La Hija Del Diablo Lisa Kleypas Epub (2024)

A scene detailing the society's reaction to their unlikely engagement

Gabriel found Phoebe waiting in the hallway, twisting her lace handkerchief in anxiety. He didn't speak. Instead, he pulled her into a quiet alcove and kissed her with all the pent-up passion he had tried so hard to suppress. La Hija Del Diablo Lisa Kleypas epub

Gabriel turned, his eyes narrowing as he took in the vision of the girl in the midnight-blue gown. "And you look like trouble, My Lady. Do your parents know you are wandering alone?" A scene detailing the society's reaction to their

Lady Phoebe Challon was the picture of pure, untouched innocence in a London ballroom. She was the youngest daughter of the most feared man in England—Sebastian St. Vincent, the Duke of Kingston. Known to the ton as "The Devil" for his ruthless past, Sebastian had shielded Phoebe from the darkness of his world. Yet, the same fire that once burned in her father now simmered beneath Phoebe’s polite smiles and silk gowns. She was bored of the endless parade of proper, boring suitors. Then came Gabriel Thorne. Gabriel turned, his eyes narrowing as he took

Over the coming weeks, a secret courtship blossomed. They met in the corners of libraries, during morning rides in Hyde Park, and behind the cover of heavy velvet curtains at society balls. Gabriel tried to resist her. He told himself she was spoiled, the product of a wicked lineage. But Phoebe challenged him, forced him to laugh, and showed him that goodness did not have to be cold.

"You think you are too good for my daughter, Lord Westfield," Sebastian purred, his pale eyes cold and calculating. "You think your perfect morality makes you the better man. But if you break her heart, I will show you exactly how I earned my title."

In return, Gabriel gave Phoebe something no one else ever had: he saw her as her own person, not just the daughter of the infamous Duke.