From Publishers Weekly
The prose in Blake's latest (after Shameless) is rather like rococo art: complex, often lyrical and a tad grandiloquent. After an explosion destroys the riverboat on which she is traveling, Angelica Carew awakens to find herself supposedly wed to her rescuer, Renold Harden. Renold, she learns, is the stepson of Gerald Delaup, late owner of Bonheur, the Louisiana plantation her gambler father had won in a game of cards. Renold, convinced that Angelica's father had cheated to gain Bonheur, will go to any lengths to reclaim the land that rightfully belongs to his mother and half-sister-including force Angelica into a miserable marriage. While an enjoyable read, the characters come off as vapid and uninspired: Renold's hatred and vengeance falls flat, while Angelica, in her annoying blandness, justifies and accepts everything Renold does and says. Read this one for the rich texture and exquisite attention to antebellum detail. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Literary Times
In a dishonest card game Gerald Delaup, Renold Harden's stepfather and the only man Renold ever respected loses his home to Edmund Carew. Unable to face the loss, Gerald commits suicide and Renold is left with bitterness and hatred toward Edmund. Vowing revenge, Renold sets his sights on the one thing that matters most to the gambler-- his beautiful daughter Angelica. With Bonheur, the plantation stolen from Gerald as Angelica's dowry, Renold is determined to get back what rightfully belongs to him and to destroy the man that destroyed his stepfather. If he can make Angelica love him more than she loves her father, Renold will have accomplished the greatest revenge of all. Edmund dotes on his daughter-- to lose her love would surely destroy him. But in his single minded plan, Renold doesn't take into account his own feelings for the angel who is his bride. From betrayal and hatred blossoms the beginnings of a passionate love between Renold and Angelica. Angelica is drawn to the mysterious stranger in a way she can't explain. Her stirs her senses in a way her fiance never has. But there's something not quite right with Renold's words of love and Angelica resists the attraction. She doesn't know that he intends to make her pay for her father's dishonesty-- all she knows is that her desire for this man is all consuming. But when the truth comes out, will Angelica stand by the husband she has come to love or her father? From a riverboat on its way to New Orleans to a magnificent plantation by the Mississippi, Jennifer Blake invites her readers to step into the past... One of the best known and most loved authors of romance fiction delights her readers once again with a story of love and betrayal, hate and forgiveness. Ms. Blake's writing is fresh and entertaining and her characters are fascinating. But it is the romantic setting that captures the imagination and touches the heart!Silver-Tongued Devil is fast paced and incredibly well written. From her flawless prose to her attention to detail, Jennifer Blake delivers a memorable love story! Jennifer Blake is marvelous! She wraps her words around our hearts and refuses to let go! The devil meets his match in a beautiful angel-- this is romance at its best! Fans of Jennifer Blake will be breathless with anticipation to read Silver-Tongued Devil! And they won't be disappointed!Kristina Wright -- Copyright © 1994-97 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved

Review
"Blake's a master at romantic fiction."
--The Chattanooga Times

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