Devil in Spring

3.5 stars. This book caters to fans of Sebastian-Evie and Kleypas spoil us with Challons galore every now and then I feel like this book's main objective is to please said fans above. New readers might find it a bit tedious to find the book focusing more on showing someone they do not know (Gabriel's family) than on Gabriel and Pandora. And Pandora was also a disappointment since in the previous books she was shown to be an independent-minded girl and her boardgame was referenced a lot that you expect to see it here. Instead it was merely used as a lead-in to a poor facsimile of the key plot in [b:Devil in Winter 114166 Devil in Winter (Wallflowers, #3) Lisa Kleypas http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309220205s/114166.jpg 1823830], you can't help but feel it was forced as some sort of a homage. There was no part dedicated to describe how the boardgame venture was undertaken. The reader just gets told at the end of the book how successful Pandora's game was. I also found the character Nora Black pointless because Gabriel said the reason he had a married woman as a mistress was because she was the only one that can keep up with his "perversions". I had no idea what these perversions are since he didn't seem to be doing anything out of the ordinary with Pandora.I enjoyed this book for the appearances of Evie and Sebastian and their children but I could not identify with Pandora or Gabriel. On its own, the book feels just like a run-of-the-mill bodice ripper where a rake seduces an innocent. Also, you can't help feeling the book being used as a showcase for a whole new series of the Challons. Being Sebastian-Evie's fan I will surely be reading them though I'm worried the books will again be used merely as a peek to Sebastian and Evie's happily ever after and will not be able to stand on their own (assuming the books were actually written).