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Devil's Desire

  • 1975 first published
  • 428 pages
  • ★ 3.7 (7 ratings)
  • 5 editions

Devil's Desire is a 1975 historical romance and Regency romance novel by Laurie McBain. It takes readers to Cornwall, England in the Regency era. It features Lady Elysia Demarice and Lord Alex Trevegne (Devil). It deals with marriage.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 48 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

It runs to roughly 428 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Devil's Desire

IMPETUOUS DESIRE ... SEARING PASSION ... ENDURING LOVE Women mean but one thing to Lord Alex Trevegne, whose jet black hair, golden gypsy eyes, and arrogant ways have earned him the name "Devil," until circumstances -and passion-conspire to bind him to the beautiful Lady Elysia Demarice. Fleeing the brutality of an aging and spiteful aunt, Elysia encounters Alex at an inn. When the two are discovered in a compromising situation by a guest with a grudge against the "Devil," they are forced to marry. Alex is determined to leave his bride and their marriage of "inconvenience" behind at his isolated estate in Cornwall but soon discovers the innocent Elysia awakens emotions he believed himself incapable of feeling. In a rousing, unforgettable saga that sweeps across the valleys and peaks of human destiny, the stormy alliance of beautiful young Elysia and Alex plumbs the depths of raw human emotion -- lust, jealousy and hate -- for though Alex has married Elysia, he cannot possess her in flesh or spirit. Out of the turbulence of their clashing wills comes one of the greatest love stories ever written, as their twin passions mingle at last, in a rippling tide of liquid fire!
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Lady Elysia Demarice
  • Lord Alex Trevegne (Devil)

Subjects

  • Regency" Historical Romance
  • Cornwall, England : county
  • Marriage

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Devil's Desire?

Devil's Desire was written by Laurie McBain and first published in 1975.

What genre is Devil's Desire?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is Devil's Desire?

The median edition has 428 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Devil's Desire?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me and To Sir Phillip, With Love.

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