The Devil She Knows

By: Alexandria Bellefleur

Narrated by: Ellie Gossage

USA Today Bestseller | One of People's Must-Read Books of Fall 2025 | LibraryReads Hall of Fame Pick | IndieNext Pick

“A fantasy-tinged sapphic romance with perfect banter.”—People

A down-on-her-luck woman makes a deal with a crafty demon to win back her ex-girlfriend after a proposal gone awry, only to discover the girl of her dreams might be the devil she knows, from nationally bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur.

Samantha Cooper is having a day from hell.

In less than 24 hours, her life has unraveled, leaving her single and with nowhere to live. Adding insult to injury, she’s trapped in an elevator with a gorgeous woman claiming to be a demon.

Daphne is not at all what Samantha expected from someone claiming to be an evil supernatural entity. She’s pretty, witty, dressed in pink, and smells nice. And she’s here to offer Samantha a deal she can’t refuse. Six wishes in exchange for one tiny trade—Samantha’s soul. There’s a glaring loophole in their contract, one Samantha fully intends to exploit so she doesn’t fork over her soul. After all, she only needs one wish to win her ex back.

Hell-bent to gather the last of the one thousand souls she needs so that she can be free of her own devilish deal, Daphne grants each of Samantha’s wishes . . . with a twist, so that Samantha is forced to make another.

As Samantha’s wishes dwindle and Daphne offers her glimpses into the life she thought she wanted, the unlikely pair grows close. Perhaps the girl of Samantha’s dreams is actually the stuff of nightmares, but Samantha and Daphne will have to outsmart the Devil himself if they want a chance at happily ever after.

Critic reviews

“Sharp, charming, and sexy as hell. This is Alexandria Bellefleur at her best.”—B.K. Borison, New York Times bestselling author of First-Time Caller

"With a wildly inventive premise, whip-smart prose, and the sexiest demon to ever wear pink. The Devil She Knows is a reflective, darkly comedic spin on the old adage be careful what you wish for. A perfect paranormal romance!" —USA Today bestselling author Jenna Levine

“Full of sexy snark and sizzling chemistry—The Devil She Knows is a devilishly good time.”—USA Today bestselling author Lana Ferguson

"The Devil She Knows is a wickedly delicious romance, full of demons, true love, and true love with a demon! It would be a sin to miss this one!"—USA Today bestselling author Jen DeLuca

"Leave it to Alexandria Bellefleur to always deliver on a devilishly great romance! This book is steamy, spunky, and incredibly charming. Chock full of zany hijinks, top-notch banter, and uniquely cool worldbuilding, The Devil She Knows is a delightful treat for paranormal romance readers everywhere."—Mallory Marlowe, USA Today bestselling author of Love and Other Conspiracies

“Sexy, soapy, and sinful. The Devil She Knows is a delightfully hellish and romantic ride!”—Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Dream On, Ramona Riley

“Bellefleur brilliantly deploys her devilishly clever wit in her latest superbly satisfying, sweetly sexy sapphic love story for which many readers would happily sell their own souls to possess a copy.”—Booklist (STARRED)

"This is a fun rom-com, with snappy dialogue and an attraction between the two that oozes off the pages.”—Red Carpet Crash

Amazing narrator

Absolutely great story!! Was SO cute but still had me on the edge of my seat and the narrator was fantastic!

Fun, but could be spicier

I loved the story premise and LOVED Daphne. At first, Sam’s a bit of a whiny baby gay that you want to shake a little, but she comes around. Honestly, I just wish there was a bit more spice btwn the two. You know Daphne’s head game would go crazzzzy with that slit tongue.

Impressive Chemistry

You know what's going to happen the entire time, yet you're on the edge of your seat every step of the way. It's completely riveting and the characters are excellent. Daphne is absolutely delicious, and you can't help but root for Sam the whole way through.

Bedazzled but with Lesbians

Like my title implies, this was like watching Bedazzled with Brendan Frazier. But sapphic! I love this book along with Ms. Bellefleur’s other book Fiancé Farce and will be reading this again and again.

Maybe just not for me though I still enjoyed it.

Ultimately my review almost feels like it boils down to the book feeling far too short for the story it was trying to tell. Note I thoroughly enjoyed the story but that speaks more to the authors talent for characters than anything else. So maybe the story isn't for me but if you like other things by the author it's worth a read don't let me discourage anyone.


This book feels like it's wants to be twice as long, like it's missing it's entire middle ground and because of that several things suffer(for what I expected/wanted given the authors other stories).


I was expecting a Romance novel where I'm not quite sure what I read. it has the shape of a Romance novel but there is so much magic and such that it feels like the author wants to write a romantasy (romance novel in a wholly fantasy universe but they can learn more or less to either side).

At the same time the whole first half of the book feels like the author's screaming to a friend to please get out of a bad relationship. for someone who needs to read that, I'm sure it's great but because it was all done with illusions, it felt like it had neither consequences nor repercussions. really it felt like I was being told the ex is bad not shown it despite being shown it over and over.

it's a good message but mixed with magic and done so back to back, a la Christmas Carol, it comes of as telling rather than showing. After all we only 'really' saw the ex two times in the novel.

The entire first half of the novel in fact is told through Christmas Carol style alternative lives which are cool but seeing an alternative version of the main characters do something only means something when we care about the main character and we(I) just didn't have the word count to attach unless with the characters. That would have been fine if in the middle there was more interaction between the two but the instant romance falls flat from me compared to the authors other more grounded works.


in fact, the pacing kind of ruins the novel's message. or it ruins the first half at least. the novel spends its entire first half talking about toxic relationships and then has the main character jump into a romance in less than 24 hours with demon. Ok sure it's romance but this feels more like falling in love with your therapist and that ruins the novels message for me by conflating the two.


Still a good novel and one I recommend, but not without some flaws(for me). Read it to form your own opinion.