A rigged horse race – with a marriage and a lost child riding on the outcome.Can the matchmaking Brightwell sisters avoid scandal and disaster as they try to rescue two tortured souls and unite their passionate hearts?When Miss Eliza Montrose’s extraordinary bravery wins her the respect of matchmaking queens Fanny and Antoinette Brightwell, the sisters and their bumbling brother decide they must … and their bumbling brother decide they must find a worthier suitor for the young woman they’d initially disliked.
But Eliza has her own reasons for agreeing to marry their odious cousin. Reasons that have nothing to do with love!
When handsome, honorable horse owner Rufus Patmore proves Eliza’s perfect match, the Brightwells secretly hatch a plan that involves their cousin and a
horse called Devil’s Run riding in the East Anglia Derby. A horse that is suddenly and unexpectedly inherited by Eliza.
Despite having acted with the best of intentions, the Brightwells discover that fixing the outcome of the race has unintended consequences.
**This is book 3 in the Scandalous Miss Brightwells series, though it can be read as a stand-alone.
Book 1: Rake’s Honour
Book 2: Rogue’s Kiss
Book 3: Devil’s Run
Book 4: The Accidental Elopement
What readers are saying:
“Very intriguing Austen-esque novel with well developed characters and story line. The best historical romance novel I’ve read in a while.”
”…wonderful story! …Loved how it was written. I could not put the story down it was so good.”
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The love of a mother for her child guides her. Loved the sisters who want to help and encourage a romance between the main characters. Accepting others with all their past mistakes, seeing their good and growing their love is a theme. Sweet.
Devil’s Run by Beverley Oakley is an outstanding historical romance. Ms. Oakley has provided readers with a well-written book. The characters are phenomenal and I loved the way Ms. Oakley maneuvered them through this story. Eliza was to marry a man she didn’t care for but then she finds Jack, the son she gave up at birth, is a playmate to his cousins’ children. Rufus sees another side of Eliza and wants to marry her. Rufus and Eliza’s story is loaded with drama, action, humor, spice and suspense. I enjoyed reading Devil’s Run and look forward to my next book by Beverley Oakley. Devil’s Run is book 3 of the Scandalous Miss Brightwell Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
Good story.
Some parts were a bit aggravating because of the lack of communication between characters but then I suppose it was meant to throw in twisted moments.
I liked this story though it was a little helter skelter with points of view. Eliza’s past comes back and gives her a big reason to get married. Problem: not to the right man. Her belief in fixing the past gave her a strength through unconditional love. Rufus was a good man but had to work through his concept of right and wrong before accepting what was in front of him.
I received a copy of this story through Candid Book Review, and this is my unsolicited review.
A well written romance, with underlying suspense, Devil’s Run highlights the double standards, judgmental attitudes and abuse that many women were faced with in the Regency era. Written after the stye of Jane Austen, Ms Oakley brings out the quirkiness of country gentry and difficulties facing women of the times. Nevertheless the honourable Rufus sees Elize’s good qualities and does everything in his power to protect her from the machinations of her family. Jane Austen’s writings generally leave me with a melancholic feeling and this book is no different. However, I believe it fits the times and conditions facing Elize. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.
Another gripping suspense romance
This is another gripping story in a series of suspense romances, that is full of emotional twists and turns. The characters are wonderfully crafted with the strength and determination to achieve their dreams. This is a great book that would be suitable for all those who love spicy historical romances.
It was so non-interesting that I chose to spend my time in reading something else.
This was one of the slowest reading books I’ve ever read. It could have been written in 6 chapters as the plot was so slow and it was so repetitive. I fell asleep reading it more than once!!