Devil of Mine

Tropes: Reformed rakes make the best husbands

Release Date: May 7, 2024

Until death us do part…

Celine Cadieux is surrounded by simpering fools. All she wants is a gentleman she can abide well enough to wed. Instead, she burns for the one man who refuses to heel—Gabriel Hasket, Marquess of Rycliffe, the most powerful man in London. He is not a good man. Unfortunately, he’s the only one of any interest.

Gabriel, however, has no desire to take a wife, and he doesn’t seduce innocents—not any longer. Though he feigns disinterest, he’s as addicted to Celine as the rest of the dandies. And nothing he does dissuades the obsession on either side.

Then a stolen moment forces their hands, and Gabriel is relieved. But he wasn’t made for wedded bliss.

Celine adores the scorching passion she and Gabriel share. But she begins to chafe against the mysterious nature that first attracted her, and the reality of Gabriel’s dark past threatens to end their future before it truly begins.

Devil of Mine is a mesmerizing and tragic prequel novella by Ally Hudson that breaks all the rules. If you enjoy steamy Regency love stories and a good cry, you’ll love this heart-achingly beautiful tale of passion, loss, and hope.

Set a decade before the events of the other Most Imprudent Matches books, Devil of Mine is a romantic tragedy rather than a traditional romance. It tells the first part of Celine’s story—one marked by passion, loss, and choices that echo far into the future.

While Celine’s journey continues in later books, Gabriel’s ends here.

Please note: this story contains the on-page death of a main character.