Devil's Desire (Casablanca Classics)

This is a really good historical romance read. Both the main characters, Alex & Elysia, are tryinnical in their own way and well matched. The whole story has depth and is well written with good pace. Each scene keeps you turning the pages. I first read this book 20 years ago, and I still enjoy re-reading it.

i first read it when i was in college,i think 5 years ago.i borrowed it on our local library and is very old i think its the first issue and the pages colors brown and faded then but i still read it.i never really thought id find reviews about it on the internet!i must say i have the very same feeling with a reader's post June 24,2002.Elysia's free-spirited and kind-yet-stubborn hearted lady againsts Alex's ruthless and hardened-heart.they're perfect for each other and i've never really forgotten their romance plus the fact that it was released almost 20 years ago!most of romances today are just almost predictable.Alex and Elysia's one of my all time favorite romances.=)

This book was first published by Avon April 1975.From inside cover:IMPETUOUS DESIRE- A severe beating was Elysia's first indication that she would have to battle alone to achieve her destiny. Young and beautiful, born into English nobility, Elysia was suddenly an orphan- and cought in the clutches of an aged, spiteful aunt whose brutality toward Elysia forced her to flee for her life.SEARING PASSION- Alone and penniless, she embarked on a perilous journey through the English countryside, only to encounter the man they called the 'Devil'- Lord Alex Trevegne, with his jet-black hair, golden gypsy eyes and enormous sensual appetites. Women meant but one thing to the arrogant Lord Alex- until he met Elysia...ENDURING LOVE- Thrown together by sinister forces into an alliance of hatred, Elysia and Alex soon felt stirrings of passion for each other- like none they'd ever felt. But pride kept them apart, until that one night when all the world seemed to explode-and the deep-seated rivers of emotion within Alex and Elysia burst into the white heat of desire and destiny!

to be honest, the hero was hard and at times very dark, whichis one of the greatest appeals to the novel. Lets be honest we don't read romances to hear about biddable male characters that we could meet in the supermarket. We want the hard bad guy, trapped in the confines of a novel, that's part of the charm of romance. Alex in devil's desire delivers this.If you are a reader that refuses to pretend that you disaprove of this type of hero,this book is a five.On the other hand Elysia at times is kind of irritating , her high morals and stuck up ways, may distance some readers.But all in all a better romance than most written nowadays.

I really enjoyed reading this book! It has a wonderful plot and story! I read this book many times and it still is a great read! I really do recommend it!