Review—Blue-eyed Devil
Lisa Kleypas wrote the novel Blue-eyed Devil. St. Martin’s Press published the book in May 2008; the novel has 336 pages.
The great state of Texas is made of big open spaces, big oil, big men, and big values. Haven Travis is part of an old money family from Houston. Between her father and three brothers, she rebels against the sheltered life she has lived. The decision to marry a man her father disapproves of leads her into a relationship, which is nothing she could have ever dreamed of. After a chance meeting with one man, a blue-eyed devil, who causes new feelings for an inexperienced young woman, Haven marries the man she has met in college. Nick seems to be in love with her and all she can hope for, but once her father cuts her off and they get married, life seems to go downhill. They move to another town, where both have jobs and they have a home, but her husband is seldom satisfied. When she is encouraged to stay at home, then he changes her name, the situation gets worse. One night leaves her bleeding and hurt, and then she turns back to the family she left for this man.
After a healing period and a new job, Haven begins to live again. Therapy helps and her family supports her desire to control her decisions, to a degree anyway. Once her life is back in a modicum of control, the blue-eyed devil, Hardy Cates, enters her life again. Trust is an issue in a relationship that one player is very unsure of and the other is determined to have. Through understanding, patience, and the willingness to explore untapped needs, passion and a future also becomes a part of Haven’s future.
Lisa Kleypas has written an intense and intriguing novel. Her characters are easy to become involved with and care about. This is the first book by this writer, this reader has tried and after crying in the first few chapters, I will read more. A fully enjoyable read, that was hard to put down.
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