Football Romance Meets Geek Chic
Devil in Disguise is the 4th installment of the Portland Devils series, and I had a little bit of a hard time getting into it, mainly because the lead character, Dyma is so young in the story, and it took a long while to get the story moving along at a faster pace..However...it does get better. This is a beautifully written story, with scenic backdrops from a small ranch on the plains of North Dakota to metropolitan Portland, and the college town of Seattle. This sweet love story will capture your imagination and the characters will capture your heart. We met them in a previous book in the series, Shame the Devil, as the main female character Jennifer, is Dyma's mother in that book. This story is for Dyma and Owen.
Owen, a Portland Devils NFL center, and also owns a ranch in rural Wyoming - divorced and has been (platonically) dating his best friend's girlfriend's 19 year old daughter, Dyma. Dyma is worlds apart different from a farm-girl rancher type. She's loud, opinionated, a feminist vegetarian, science and math geek that looks more like a punk rock star, rather than a rocket scientist in training. She's edgy, she's confident, and yet vulnerable and ready to rumble. Owen is a gentle giant, a romantic young gentleman who has high standards, honor code and traditional values/work ethics. He really sounds too good to be true. He's almost too perfect, really.
They met under unusual circumstances out at Yosemite National Park, where the previous book kicked off. Dyma was too young (in high school) at the time and Owen was a gentleman (also not interested in going to jail or losing his NFL career). We pick up the story though, where Dyma is bit older and finished with high school and is still very much attracted to Owen, who is 6 years older than her. Neither one had any long term plans for a relationship, but somehow that is what might be forged out of a very deep case of like for one another. Owen is star struck by her dynamo energy and sparkly personality and is holding himself in check because she's just turning 19 now and just barely finished with high school. These two can't wait to become more than just friends, but in order to work, their relationship still must develop slowly, and they go through some adjustments along the way. There are some embarrassing and hilarious 'firsts' in here, but I won't spoil it for you. Be prepared to laugh, sit back, and remember what it was like to be young and in love.
I loved these characters, their maturity, their sense of humor and their energy between each other as they grew closer and realized they were falling in love. I love how Rosalind showed how they grew close to each other over time, and developed the relationship, as nothing long-lasting ever really happens overnight. Though technically a standalone, this book is best read after another one in the series, "Shame the Devil" as it will make more sense with the references to other characters previously mentioned.
Enjoyed this book very much! Now I will have to recover from book hangover!
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