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This book was much, much better than the description on the back suggested to me. Yes, it's a story about a courtesan and a rake and a wager between them, but it's much more than that. What was noticeable about this story was the incredible concentration on the two main characters. They were the focus of every scene, there were just a handful of episodes that involved people other than Olivia Raines or Julian Southwood, the Earl of Erith. This led to the book having quite a claustrophobic feel as we were admitted into the thoughts and feelings of these two people in great depth.

In terms of actual plot there wasn't a great deal but it didn't seem to matter as so much focus was given to the characters of both Olivia and Julian. Both have parts of their lives that they don't like to bring to the light, both like to feel in control and to exert their influence on others, both have found themselves in behaviours that are different from their natural natures. There was a great deal of emotion in this story as Julian learns about Olivia's past, what led her to being a courtesan, and she begins to understand the source of his rakish and emotionless behaviour. Both characters were appealing although Olivia at times felt a little too distant and I had a tiny suspicion at the end that Julian had been slightly emasculated by Olivia's requirements and because of his deep love. But overall this was a very enjoyable story and I'll be looking out for more books by this author in the future.

Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2009

Wieder einmal ein wunderbares Buch von Anna Campbell. Wie in allen ihren Büchern liegt der Fokus auch hier ganz klar auf den beiden Hauptfiguren Olivia und Julian. Ich glaube es gab kaum Szenen in denen nicht einer der beiden vorkam. Das zieht einen nur immer tiefer in die Geschichte und gewährt einem ausgedehnte Einblicke in die Gedanken und Gefühlswelten von Olivia und Julian.
Anna Campbell hat immer sehr gut konstruierte Geschichten, deren Handlung durch den Verlauf der Bücher hinweg spannend und packend bleiben. Dadurch, dass so viel Augenmerk auf den Charakteren liegt fällt es auch nicht weiter auf, dass es keine besondere Geschichte gibt.

Auch in 'Tempt the devil' hat eine der Figuren ein äußerst ungewöhnliches Problem. Das macht die Charaktere einzigartig und originell. Gut fand ich auch den Tausch der typischen Rollenverteilung, so dass Julian in diesem Buch derjenige ist, der den Schmerz über den Tod seiner Frau nicht verkraftet hat, weil er sie so sehr geliebt hat.

Ein tolles Buch mit Tiefgang und Intensität, dass ich nur weiter empfehlen kann!