Loved the story of Eve and Callum! She was already in love with him since her childhood, except she thought he was dead. He felt something for her immediately, but wasn't sure what it was. I understand Alistar's reactions when he found out about Eve and I can't wait til "love knocks him on his but" I think their sister said. I don't like that there's no mention of what happens in the end to the bad guys and I can't believe that Callum is going to let off Lord Flynn lightly. I do hope this isn't the end! Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy!

The final book in Christy Caldwell ‘s Sinful Brides series is as captivating as the first two. I loved meeting Calum in the Scoundrel’s Honor and loved his happily ever after with Eve Pruitt, a strong loving women who has faced many hardships. They met as children, each living a hard life on opposite sides of society.. When a young Eve tries to save a wounded Boy, it only leads to horror for both of them. Years later, Eve is in desperate need of saving and fate leads her back to Calum, now a man whose circumstances have changed. How can these two people get over their pasts and make a future together? Only Christi Caldwell can weave her magic and make you believe in happy endings! I highly recommend this story!

Christi shines again in this wonderful story of loyalty and love..

As this is the final installment of the series, I have zero qualms about saying that this has been my absolute favorite book in the series. Everything about this story just works for me. Childhood friends, separated by betrayal, reunited by accident, inevitably falling in love, reading it was simply lovely. I could not put it down! I shirked all responsibility to read it, and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. (Probably will do it again. You know I love a good reread!)

Ever since Robert and Helena found their happily ever after, Calum has been my favorite brother. He did not seem to be forced into a false coldness like Ryker or Niall. No, Calum has always been the gentle soul that held his sister when the nightmares came. He has ever been the loyal protector, and I have loved him for it from the first time I met him. Therefore, it brings me infinite pleasure to say that I love him even more than ever now. His story is one of terror and desperation, but there is also love and triumph.

Eve is a good soul. Ever since she was a lonely little girl, she has shone from the inside out with love and gentleness. The rare sort of person that, if you’re ever lucky enough to know, should treasure forever. Eve made a mistake as a child, she naively trusted a man who ought to have protected her, and it cost her the only friend she had ever known. As an adult, she continues to show kindness and love to scared little children in need of a friend. Eve, as many of us do, punishes herself more for mistakes than she deserves.

One of my favorite things about this story was the little things that recalled sweet, shared childhood memories between Calum and Eve. They had so many happy memories of stolen moments. It was truly beautiful. If I were prone to weeping, the ending definitely would have had me reaching for tissues. I won’t give any details, but you’re going to love it.

This story is one for the ages. Mark it down as another marvelous love story from the desk of my favorite author. I recommend this book most highly to everyone. Sneak off and grab a few hours to yourself to enjoy this amazing story. You deserve it. 🙂

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley to read in exchange for a fair review. This book The Heiress's Deception is Book 4 in Sinful Brides and will be published on December 12, 2017. I have not read the other books in the series prior to reading this one but will put them on my list because the characters do sound interesting when we meet or hear about them in this story. There are a lot of different tropes going on in this book enough that one might find them overwhelming but some how Christi Caldwell makes it all work so if you are looking for a book with a runaway heiress who loves horses has an evil duke for a brother as well as a missing brother, is an ugly duckling who helps out at a foundling hospital and hides out in a gambling hell run by a now grown group of Oliver Twist like urchins including a childhood friend whom she almost got killed then this is your book. Sizzle level medium.

Eve and Calum have a past. She was the daughter of a duke and he was a pickpocket, an orphan who used to hide in her stables, her childhood friend until one night Calum picked the wrong pocket and got stabbed to death… he took shelter once again in her stable and she, being only nine, looked for help… but instead of helping them, her older brother sent Calum to Newgate and requested that he hanged.

Some seventeen years later the duke died and Gerald got the title. A cruel man who, in the absence of their other brother, knowing that she was to inherit a vast sum when she came of age, he gave one of his ruthless friends permission to ruin her. She had to escape and assume a new identity, so she ends up looking for a job as a bookkeeper at a gambling club, discovering moments later that the owner is the very friend she had betrayed in her childhood, Calum is not dead.

None of them lived their lives in comfort; none of them were left undamaged by that one day. She’s lived her life in grief and regret, tortured by a brother who reminds her almost on a daily basis that her beloved friend hanged for her. Calum had to endure a time at prison and then had to live on the streets again until he and his kin gathered money enough to buy a gambling hell that made them prosper. He’s incapable of trusting anyone outside his kin and is bitter about the girl who betrayed him. He doesn’t recognize Eve when she knocks on his door, but there’s something about his new bookkeeper that makes him suspect her of something… is she a spy? A thief? Nevertheless his suspicions don’t stop him from falling in love with the mysterious woman… who seems to correspond.

Before Calum and Eve find their happy ending they’ll have to overcome their fears and trust each other. They will have to revisit that time and remember why they became friends in the first place, before that day tore them apart. And this was the part of the novel that I loved the most. The revisiting, the memories… how they found comfort in each other back then. And they both will have to deal with the fact that these seventeen years apart weren’t easy, for none of them. The moments when they are together, when they learn who the other has become now that they are adults, were my favorite. Eve is a great woman, strong and brave, even though she thinks she’s a coward. And Calum is a sweet kind man, the years on the streets and at Newgate didn’t make a cruel man of him, on the contrary; he is loving and supportive of his kin and then of Eve, protective but leaving her space to defend herself. He respects her and values her as a woman and that is something she is not used to.

However there was one particular thing that I as a reader didn’t like very much. It is the fact that towards the end when they are desperate, the other brother appears out of thin air. Kit, the brother who was never there suddenly comes back and saves the day. And this is a plot device that almost never works for me, especially because in that moment, Calum already had the solution to their problems at hand, making the ‘Deus Ex Machina’ unnecessary.

Overall, despite that scene, I enjoyed reading this novel very much. I read it in one sitting and because of it I now plan to read more books by Christi Caldwell.

I was caught at the very beginning, I just could not put down.. It was a wonderful story, heart warming, thoughtful and loving. Calum Dabney lost his parents when he was six. He was sent to a cruel founding home, which he ran away from and ended up on the street. Lady Eve Pruitt lived in a townhouse with her brother, Gerald. He was a very evil man and he wanted Eve's dowry.
The characters are so life like and the plot is complex and there are some surprises at the end. The author has a well written, and smoothly moving book. Christie Caldwell has always written such a great story. I loved the banter between Eve and Callum. She proved she had brains when she found where the other bookkeeper had stolen money from them.
. I highly recommend this mesmerizing tale.

I had just finished the third book in “The Sinful Bride” series, so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to read "The Heiress's Deception" by Christi Caldwell, and remain immersed in the lives of The Hell and Sin Club. The novel follows Callum, one of the owners of club and Lady Eve Pruitt. Callum has grown up on the streets with the characters from the previous books, but what makes him different is that he came from parents who were happily married but died when Callum was quite young, leaving him to fend for himself. As a teenage boy, he meets Eve, who is nine, who he knows as Lena. It is Lena he turns to when he finds himself badly injured. Eve, not knowing who to turn to for help, seeks out her older brother, who sends Callum to prison. Eve is forever traumatised, believing Callum to have died.
Several years later, Eve is desperate to escape her brother who wants her married, solely to obtain her dowry to pay his debts. She escapes and takes employment at The Hell and Sin Club, only to find Callum is alive; however, Callum is not aware that his Lena is really Eve. She hides her identity but in doing so, finds herself conflicted.
The qualities that make Callum and Eva unique from the beginning of the story is beautifully explored in this story. The challenges they have faced have only made them stronger and never bitter. The underlying admiration that the characters feel for each other is one of the great qualities of Caldwell’s books, and there are many! Once again, I have thoroughly enjoyed this story and hope that this is not the end of a great series.
I received an advanced review copy from Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I can't say enough about Christi Caldwell - every time I read one of her books, it's like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day! Whenever I am in a book slump, I grab one of her books to make it all better. Doesn't matter which book. If it has her name on it, I'm reading it. This one was of particular interest to me, because I love the idea of childhood friends becoming lovers as adults. It's a trope that I really like in a romance novel. The hero was one of my favorites in the previous Sinful Brides books, so I was excited to read about his happily ever after!

Lady Eve Pruitt needs safety from her brother, and the Hell and Sin Gaming Club is the perfect place for her to hide until she can get access to her funds left to her by her father. Disguised as Eve Swindell, she is hired on by the club as the bookkeeper, and in doing so, she puts herself in direct contact with the boy she betrayed seventeen years ago, Calum Dabney. Of course, he's not a boy anymore, and Eve can't help but be attracted to this man who towers over her and kisses with such passion. Soon she loses control of her disguise and finds herself falling in love with him, though he is still unaware of who she really is. When he finds out, it will take all of Eve's courage to fight for her safety and for the love she has just now found.

Eve and Calum were an amazing couple, though they had their bumps and bruises along the way. Although I didn't like how long Eve lied to Calum about her true identity, I understood it and loved her selflessness when it came to others who depended on her. Calum was rightfully gruff and cautious of Eve at first, but he can't help but be attracted to the woman who stands up to him. I loved how he and Eve came together once her true identity was found out, because that was my main concern while reading. I wanted him to acknowledge that her betrayal all those years ago was unintentional, and I also wanted him to realize the hell she went through at home since then. What came out of this story was a love that was stronger than either Eve or Calum imagined, and I wish the story had kept going long after it ended.

I'm excited for the next book Christ Caldwell creates - it's sure to be a winner!

He went back to the place owned by the man who stabbed him?

It wasn't the poor little girl's fault.

It's a helluva thing when work is your safe place, especially when you're a lady of the ton.

Is she sure Kit's just gone, not dead?

That's a bluff if I've ever heard one!

She's given him so many hints that she's his Lena, but he still doesn't get it.

He has an interesting bedside manner.

The lady knows her stuff.

Aw, he remembers her birthday.

I didn't know the Greeks were the first to put candles on birthday cakes.

Only he could make proposing with a candle instead of a ring sound romantic.

Please tell me Gerald dies a horrible death.

4.5 stars. I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. This is the fourth book in her Sinful Brides series but can be read as a stand alone. I have read many of Christi Caldwell but nothing in the last year or so. This book was like a “welcome back”. I enjoyed the feelings that both the Hero, Calum, and the heroine, Eve were having. That fact that both seem confused and conflicted worked for me.
Eve is in danger from her brother, the Duke of Bedford. She goes into hiding at a gaming hell where one of the owners is Calum Dabney. They at one time were friends as children to have it end with terribly.
The book does a great job with such things like right vs wrong, good vs evil, and the good of the one vs the good of the many. It also deals with all the grey area in between.

I tried to read this story twice. I just couldn't get the story started in my mind.

I have mixed feelings about this book. I'm hesitant to talk about why because both my good and bad feelings would ruin the story for you! I can tell you that I liked the characters and found the book satisfying. It was an enjoyable read, but probably not one I would read again.

The Hell and Sin series is a great look into the haves and the have nots and how upstarts who did not know their place were regarded. Calum is a very engaging character who ends up in a spot he cannot imagine. Lost loves are sometimes the best kind and this book does a great job of exploring that.

(Big sigh!) I am just so completely satisfied after reading the end of this book. Christi Caldwell must have some kind of magic that looks into the heart of her readers and puts it down on paper. I am completely enamored by her writing and specifically her Sinful Brides series. This latest installment with Calum and Eve didn't disappoint me. I went on their journey with high expectation and couldn't be more happy with the results. Thank you Christi for what you do. I find the most pleasure in your work and cannot wait for more!!!
(Another sigh)
To anyone who reads this...please pick up one of her books. You won't regret it!

The Heiress's Deception is another beautiful story in Christi Caldwell's Sinful Brides series, and I have learned three things from this book; the first is, no one ever knows the full truth, unless you ask. Two, forgiveness is one of the most powerful, and generous things you can ever bestow on another person. And lastly...never read a Christi Caldwell book during my lunch break, because you will end up looking like a panda for the rest of the day, and there ain't no fixing that!

So clearly the gods have been listening, because The Heiress's Deception is Calum story, that I have been impatiently waiting for, since Rykers story. And in this book we get to read the deception in his past, which caused him to be thrown in to Newgate, and other parts of his life, before he met his family.

But we also meet a Lena, young girl who feels like she betrayed her only friend, and has to live through the guilt and pain of her betrayal. When little Lena grows up to become Lady Eve, she continues to pay penance, by devoting her life and inheritance, to people that need her protection the most.

But then Eve is targeted yet again by the evil in her family, and so she flees, only to find herself at the mercy at the person she betrayed.

Oh my goodness, what a book! I feel both emotionally rung out and exhilarated at the same time. The beauty of this story shines from the moment you start reading; from both Calum and Eve's suffering, to Calums  determination to learn from his mistakes, you cannot help but care about these characters. I was also lovely for revisit with Helena, and her calm attitude. Though I will have to say, I think I see Adair's downfall coming, and I cannot wait.

When you read any Christi Caldwell book, you should prepare yourself for an emotional rollercoaster, where you literally spend most of the book, with your heart in your mouth, but that is one of the most alluring things about a Christi Caldwell book! It's not just a book, but the entrance in to a new world!

I give The Heiress's Deception 5 stars

Here we have Eve being forced into a dire situation by her greedy and cruel brother, a bit of a worthless bum, I would say. She chooses her survival arena out of desperation, a gaming hell one of the worst places she would ever go but never say never, her life depended on it. To be betrayed by one's brother is unthinkable for Eve but if she didn’t escape life as she knows it would come to a crashing end. Finding the one person she thought she had unwittingly caused his death, was akin to your heart being ripped out and put back in. This is an amazingly enriching and intriguing book, the storyline is absolutely beautiful which peeks at your interest at every turn, the characters are also excellent, together they present a captivating and interesting package. This is a must read, that holds you captive until the very end.

Wonderful story of Lady Eve, the sister of an evil Duke, and Calum, a boy from the streets of London she knew as a child. Years pass and now Calum is an owner in a rather infamous London gaming hell, and a man with whom one does not trifle. Lady Eve desperately needs a place to hide from he brother for a period of time fir her own safety, so she disguises herself and applies for a position as a bookkeeper at Calum's business. Will he remember her? If he does will he be pleased or filled with rage? Calum is oddly attracted to this mousy woman with a talent for numbers, and Eve to him, and the heat between the two builds throughout the book in a crescendo that explodes in romance novel perfection!
I thoroughly enjoyed this story and it's gathered group of colorful characters and would highly recommend it to readers of romance novels who enjoy intrigue and heat with their hea!

Christi Caldwell continues to prove to me why she has become one of my FAVORITES in historical romance. I thought The Heiress's Deception was a great finally to the Sinful Bride series.

Mr. Calum Dabney and Lady Evelina Pruitt met first as children. Calum, an orphan of the streets and a thief. Eve, the privileged daughter of a Duke. Through random meeting in her father's stables they embarked on an unlikely friendship. Though, through certain circumstances....Eve is left believing Calum is dead and Calum is left believing Eve is a traitor.

Years Later,
Lady Eve is in dire straights. Her beloved brother, Kit, is missing and her eldest brother, Gerald, now a Duke is severely in debt from gambling and mistresses. Eve needs an escape if she want to keep her inheritance safe and reluctantly takes a job as a bookkeeper at the Hell and Sin Club. She is completely surprised to realize that Calum hadn't died and is her boss.
Mr. Dabney is also having a rough time. His beloved club is losing money and Eve is not a distraction he needs. Will Gerald find Eve? Will we find out what happened to Kit? When will Adair be knocked on his arse(literally) by love?

I loved the interactions between Calum and Eve. Even though Eve knew who he was the whole time I felt that deep down Calum recognized Eve from his youth. I thought their romance had a nice built up and thoroughly enjoyed their office conversations. I can't wait to read Adair's story.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

The Heiress’s Deception ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️by Christi Caldwell
(Sinful Brides #4)

As children Calum Dabney and Evelina Pruitt meet serendipitously. Calum in a young pickpocket boy of the streets and Evelina is the daughter of a Duke. It is when Calum seeks shelter and food in the stables owned by her father that their friendship develops. Calum lives by the laws of the streets he never trusted anyone except his brothers of the streets.

When Calum appears one night at the stables gravely ill, he had been stabbed while pickpocketing a peer. Lina tries to help him but realizes she cannot and gets her brother Gerald. As luck would have it, Calum had pickpocketed a watch from Gerald. When Gerald see him he beats him and sends him off to Newgate prison.

As the years passed, Calum always felt Lina had betrayed him and Lina also felt she unwittingly had. When Lina’s father dies, Gerard becomes more unreasonable and gambles away the family fortunes. It is when Lina comes of age she will inherit her funds which Gerard wants to control. He has become abusive and debased I his treatment of her.

Lina escapes to find a position a bookkeeper in the Hell and Sin Club. She disguises herself changing her hair and wearing drab clothing and spectacles. However, when she enters the club she has no idea one of the proprietors is Calum. She immediately recognizes him and has mixed feelings of love and fears for what he believes. Calum finds her a conundrum just not fitting the person she is trying to portray.

As they begin to work together, the closeness begins to develop. The conversation between them seem so genuine you are in awe of the author’s ability to see so deep into their souls. I have read all the books in this series and I have enjoyed each one completely.

Ms Caldwell is to be admired for her deep analysis of each characters. She peels alway the lies, the truth and uncovers the souls of each one.

October 3, 2017 – Started Reading
Review 3.5/5. The fourth in the series following the rise of five street urchins to Hell-owners who found family in one another and each finding his/her love from the aristocracy. This is Calum's story, the second-in-command of the Hell. How do we know he is second in command? Because the author repeatedly told us so, like she repeatedly stressed the sibling bond between them to the point of tediousness. Adair was referred to as "his brother" at least 60 times on my word search count and Helena, who only featured in one scene, but was referred to as "his sister" 24 times. That's not even including "brothers" and "siblings". This is a recurring issue I have with Caldwell, and I have read most of her books. Anyway, I digress. Lady Eve Pruitt found herself in dire straits and her safety threatened by her unscrupulous brother, the Duke of Bedford. She sought refuge in a gambling hell, disguised as a book keeper not realising that this particular Hell belongs to Calum, her childhood friend whom she thought dead after she inadvertently betrayed him to her evil brother. Calum did not recognise Eve initially, but he was inexplicably attracted to this strange little malodorous woman (courtesy of her dyed hair). Eve was shocked to see Calum alive after all these years, but she kept her identity hidden, scared that he would turn her away in anger after she caused his near death at the hands of her brother 17 years ago.

Their story just did not move me as it ought to. Not withstanding all the repetitions, Caldwell is a solid writer. I'm not sure, what was missing from this story for me. Perhaps the fact that Eve was only 9 when they met, made it strange for Calum to blame her for her 'betrayal', but the author did not belabor this point, which I appreciated. Perhaps the ending was too abrupt. Calum was a nice person, not a caricaturally tough and embittered man, but tough yet still nice and thoughtful to his fellow beings. Eve too was a lovely heroine, strong and resourceful and never a 'woe me' personality. I will round it up based on the strength of their characters.