We met, Vere, Duke of Ainswood in the previous book and he came across as a bit of an ass. I really enjoyed the previous book in the series and wondered if anybody could top Dain. Although he thought he was rescuing Lydia Grenville from the cluches of a renowned wastrel, he quickly discovers she is angry at his interference! Amused by the sultry hell-cats's fury, Mallory vows to teach her some humility - in life and in love. She was a breathtaking firebrand, and Vere Mallory, the notorious Duke of Ainswood, had never seen anything like her. I lost count of the times I laughed at the witty and snappy remarks exchanged between Vere and Lydia, and I admit I had a silly smile on my face when I read the last line of the book. In summary, I really loved this book and recommend it to everyone who loves a very funny and not too-angsty romance. That´s a minor complaint of mine that I could easily overlook, considering that this book was not about Dain. 'Demon Seed' and 'Satan´s Spawn' are NOT endearing terms! I had this problem with Dain when I read 'Lord of Scoundrels' and I didn´t expect to see him still behaving like that in 'The Last Hellion'. What I didn´t like was the way Dain kept calling his son Dominick.

I even liked Bertie Trent in this book, LOL. I loved their dialogue and the way one tried to outmaneuver the other. The story flew very smoothly, with a series of 'harmless' antics that threw Vere and Lydia together and kept building the sexual tension between them, up to the point where neither of them could deny their mutual attraction anymore - no matter how 'annoyed' they felt about it.

A 6-feet-tall, 28-year-old spinster (even though she was NEVER referred as that in the book, which I found very refreshing), intelligent, self-confident and in possession of a sharp tongue - and quick fists - that had Vere doomed from the start. Loretta Chase did a wonderful job showing how much he was affected by the row of deaths that took away his family, up to his beloved 9-year-old cousin, and even before I read the rest of the book, I KNEW he was one of the 'good guys' and his 'hellish' behavior was just an act.Īs for the heroine, Lydia Grenville, she was a real hoot. And it didn´t take long, he had me right at the Prologue.

After reading 'The Last Hellion', I stand corrected. When I was first introduced to Vere Mallory, the Duke of Ainswood, in 'Lord of Scoundrels', I was less than impressed with him and I couldn´t see him as the hero in any book.

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