The Saint’s Devilish Deal by Kristina Knight

I am kicking off Kristina Knight’s tour with CLP Blog Tours and her contemporary romance novel The Saint’s Devilish Deal. This book follows Esmerelda Quinn and Santiago Cruz, two stubborn individuals who continue to fight against their love. Esme and Santiago (or Saint) find themselves sharing ownership of her Aunt Constance’s villa in Puerto Vallarta, while Constance takes extended leave. Being forced to work together brings out the tension, even though both Esme and Santiago are fighting their true feelings for one another. But is Saint the man that Esme thinks he finally is, someone she can be with, or is she about to get played?
I really enjoyed this book. I’m a big travel lover, and so I always find books set in the non-usual places interesting. I liked hearing about the villa and the plans to try to make it a booming establishment. The connection between Esme and Santiago was just plain hot. They’ve know each other for years, had a relationship in the past, but Saint has the issue of picking up and leaving at less than a moment’s notice, and Esme isn’t sure she wants to take a risk with him again. I liked watching their new relationship develop along the chapters. The Saint’s Devilish Deal is a fairly quick read, and even though some plot points could have been expanded on to bring more depth to the story, I didn’t think it was truly necessary. I just caught myself sometimes thinking I would have liked to know more about a certain situation, but it didn’t take away from my reading. This book is about romance, and those areas are a-plenty! This is a book I would recommend!
[Rating: 4]