5 Stars!! Simon “Sin”
Singleton is adorable!! A fun engaging story, with a heart-wrenching ending
that leads us into Jewel of the East!! The wait is going to kill me!
Victoria Vane is in a class by herself, her writing and storytelling is consistently good, she is always at the top of her game and The Trouble With Sin is no exception.
DeVere, Ned and Simon are at it again. When these 3 debauched mischief-makers get together, it is nothing but hilarious. The dialogue is rich and flows effortlessly, and the reader can’t help but laugh and smile at the antics of these charming, wicked young men.
Simon is a hopeless romantic, always looking to enrich his sexuality, but he’s always the gentleman. Woman play on his sensitivities and he constantly finds himself in a position of being their champion. His parents aren’t pleased with the direction his life is taking and the company he keeps, namely DeVere, so they reduce his quarterly allowance, and without funds, it’s cramping his style and cutting into his social life. Skilled with words and his pen, he accepts an offer to embellish a directory profiling the sexually experienced women of Covent Garden. Simon considers it a means to line his pockets and provide a much needed service…LMAO!!
"Has Sin not told you, Ned? But I suppose you've been away too long to have heard. Sin has taken Harris' directory of Covent Garden whores to poetic heights."
Ned sat back and eyed Simon from beneath furrowed brows. "So you have become a pimp?"
"Come now, Ned, such contempt?" DeVere protested. "The man does the world a service. Don't be such a prig!" Ned only seemed to grow even more disapproving.
"I only call a spade a bloody spade—and a pimp, however poetically inclined, is still a pimp. You waste your breath if you think to convince me that this is a philanthropic endeavor."
"My dear Ned," Simon replied, "we speak of a business dating back to man's fall from Grace, and as long as man remains thusly, a need will always exist to provide gratification of his carnal appetites."
This is just a sampling of a conversation that had me in stitches, one of many treats you’ll find in this book. The Devilish Vignettes are not romance driven, it’s all about the characters, and it’s all good!! We get see these men we’ve grown to love in The Devil DeVere series in their youth and the events in their lives that shaped them into who they become. No matter how many words Victoria Vane chooses to use for her stories, they are complete and leave the reader satisfied. These little snippets enhance a series that stands well enough on its one, and this reader appreciates the author’s efforts to give us more!
If you enjoy historical romance and haven’t read The Devil DeVere series, start with A Wild Night's Bride, you’ll wonder what took you so long!
**A copy of this book was kindly provided by Victoria Vane in exchange for honest review**
Victoria Vane is in a class by herself, her writing and storytelling is consistently good, she is always at the top of her game and The Trouble With Sin is no exception.
DeVere, Ned and Simon are at it again. When these 3 debauched mischief-makers get together, it is nothing but hilarious. The dialogue is rich and flows effortlessly, and the reader can’t help but laugh and smile at the antics of these charming, wicked young men.
Simon is a hopeless romantic, always looking to enrich his sexuality, but he’s always the gentleman. Woman play on his sensitivities and he constantly finds himself in a position of being their champion. His parents aren’t pleased with the direction his life is taking and the company he keeps, namely DeVere, so they reduce his quarterly allowance, and without funds, it’s cramping his style and cutting into his social life. Skilled with words and his pen, he accepts an offer to embellish a directory profiling the sexually experienced women of Covent Garden. Simon considers it a means to line his pockets and provide a much needed service…LMAO!!
"Has Sin not told you, Ned? But I suppose you've been away too long to have heard. Sin has taken Harris' directory of Covent Garden whores to poetic heights."
Ned sat back and eyed Simon from beneath furrowed brows. "So you have become a pimp?"
"Come now, Ned, such contempt?" DeVere protested. "The man does the world a service. Don't be such a prig!" Ned only seemed to grow even more disapproving.
"I only call a spade a bloody spade—and a pimp, however poetically inclined, is still a pimp. You waste your breath if you think to convince me that this is a philanthropic endeavor."
"My dear Ned," Simon replied, "we speak of a business dating back to man's fall from Grace, and as long as man remains thusly, a need will always exist to provide gratification of his carnal appetites."
This is just a sampling of a conversation that had me in stitches, one of many treats you’ll find in this book. The Devilish Vignettes are not romance driven, it’s all about the characters, and it’s all good!! We get see these men we’ve grown to love in The Devil DeVere series in their youth and the events in their lives that shaped them into who they become. No matter how many words Victoria Vane chooses to use for her stories, they are complete and leave the reader satisfied. These little snippets enhance a series that stands well enough on its one, and this reader appreciates the author’s efforts to give us more!
If you enjoy historical romance and haven’t read The Devil DeVere series, start with A Wild Night's Bride, you’ll wonder what took you so long!
**A copy of this book was kindly provided by Victoria Vane in exchange for honest review**
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