Dair Devil: A Georgian Historical Romance

I’ll admit, I side-eyed the pineapple premise at first. But *Dair Devil* won me over in Chapter Three, when Rory used a fruit knife to make a point about marriage contracts—and Wyndham’s narration sold the moment with such dry relish, I actually laughed out loud. This is a romance that trusts its audience to love complexity: Dair isn’t a brooding hero but a *flawed* one, whose redemption arc feels earned precisely because Brant lets him stay a little bit terrible. Rory, meanwhile, is that rare heroine who’s both book-smart and street-smart, her dialogue laced with a sarcasm that Wyndham delivers like a fencing riposte. The pacing stumbles slightly in the middle—Brant’s subplot about Dair’s estranged father, while thematically rich, drags the momentum—but the audiobook’s production saves it. Wyndham’s character voices are distinct without veering into caricature, and his handling of the Georgian cadences (particularly the *sotto voce* asides) adds layers to the humor. My one real critique? The ending wraps up *just* a touch too neatly for a story that otherwise delights in moral gray areas. Still, if you crave historical romance with teeth—where the banter is razor-sharp, the history feels lived-in, and the narrator could read a grocery list and make it sound like seduction—this is your next listen.