She came to him as a precious gift, a naked angel rolled in a rug. Once he gazed into her green eyes, saw her tangle of honey blonde hair, he was undone with passion.

Elizabeth would never surrender. He was a hated Montgomery -- she was a Chatworth -- and the blood war between their families raged on, a wildfire of rape, murder, and betrayal.

Elizabeth vowed to fight the handsome lord, to resist the burning desire in his eyes -- no matter how great the temptation.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Another Deveraux Treat!
Comment: This author is fabulous! I have enjoyed all of her books. Every one, including this one, is a treat. They are all different. while reading this book, you feel like you are living back in this era.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Really bad story
Comment: When I read this book, I felt like the author was under a deadline to get it into the publisher. There is little character development, and the plot is ridiculous, even for a romance. And then there are the multiple endings. I count four endings. And I didn't really like the main characters and the endings became cartoonish. There was sex, but no real heat.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Wonderful ending to the series
Comment: Velvet Angel was a really good way to wrap up the Velvet series. I LOVED Elizabeth and Miles, it was nice to see someone with a fear of men come out of her shell in the way she did and become so passionate and with such fire and courage in the end. I felt they were a fabulous hero and heroine, I thought Kit was adorable and it was nice teo see MIles as more than just the playboy who hits on his sister-in-laws and is alwasy getting someone else pregnant, instead he lvoes his children and takes care of damsels-in-distress. Points to Miles too for refusing to rape Elizabeth, something his brother Gavin can't say (read Velvet Promise to understand that). One of my favorite parts of this book is seeing the four women work together so well and how they all love their husbands so fully. I also thought the scene where Elizabeth goes to the Montgomery castle for help and mistakes Judith for a servant was HILARIOUS. It was neat to meet the start for the Montgomery tradition of naming someone with second sight Christiana (that's Roger Chatworth's future wife who forsees him coming when they're in France, this tradition comes into play in Mountain Laurel and The Temptress, both 19th century Montgomery novels). Finally I loved the part at the end where Jude Deveraux explained what happened to everyone, although I do wish she would write that story she hinted at about the modern day descendant of Judith who meets an American who claims to be descended from Miles.

However, I do have a couple problems with this book, all with the fact that things happen too quickly/inconsistencies in the book. First, we met Elizabeth Chatworth in Velvet Song when she helped Alyx at the wedding. That's when she was rolled in the carpet and they decided to deliver her to Miles in the first place - in that scene of Song, she was completely surrounded by men and yet seemed to show no fear. But her fear of men was the central plot point for about the first 1/2 of this book. How does that work, why wasn't she clearly terrified of Pagnell and his men when they were obviously threatening her and Alyx? Furthermore, I could understand her acting wantonly the first time with MIles because the girl has been holding back years of passion, but it doesn't make sense for her to beg/be the one that initiates it when she's so scared of men touching her? ALso, where does that fear go with Miles after that happens? It's obvious that the fear is still there for other men but with Miles it's like suddenly she can't STOP touching him or having him touch her. Also, the hatred between Roger and Miles sure seems to end pretty quickly as they walk in France, and suddenly they agree to work together? Yeah THAT makes a whole lot of sense... NOT. Personally as much as I loved the explanation of why they call second-sight girls Christiana and seeing the four women work together to get their husbands out, I felt the whole second half with rescuing Christiana and Miles from France was unnecessary and like a whole different story, it just didn't make sense.

Overall this was a GREAT book but there were some inconsistencies and problems. But still it tops Velvet Song for me and was a great way to end the Velvet series.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Beware the quiet ones....
Comment: Out of all the Velvet novels, this one is my favorite. Miles may be "the quiet one" of the brothers but he doesn't lack for passion and patients, especially where Elizabeth Chatworth is concerned.

I throughly enjoyed this book and didn't want it to end. It did bring closure to the story but at the same time I wanted more!

I was pleased that Roger Chatworth also found love. I didn't like some of the things he did but I did like him. As for Alice Chatworth, I'm happy to say that in the end she got her comeuppance.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Fast paced and hard to put down
Comment: Velvet Angel is a beautiful story about Miles and Elizabeth Montgomery. The Chatworth and Montgomery families are involved in a bitter blood feud. Elizabeth Chatworth is captured by an ally of the Montgomery's and presented to Miles Montgomery as a gift. Of course, one look at Elizabeth's beauty was enough for Miles to know that he desired her above all else. But, as all courageous heroines are prone to do, Elizabeth made him work for it. Elizabeth and Miles eventually fall in love but the feud between their families threaten to tear them apart by undermining the fragile trust they have for each other.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was fast-paced and beautifully woven. Not only is it a love story, but also a story about family, trust, and forgiveness.

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