If ever a couple were meant to be together, it is the Duke, Thomas, and Charlotte. His motives in rescuing her to save her from the rake who ruined his sister are admirable, but his longing for her can’t be denied forever.

Charlotte wants to spit defiance at the man she is sure is no more than a fortune hunter who will make her miserable in matrimony. Why then does her heart whisper that perhaps she has truly met her match at last?

I loved the villains-each chilling in their own way. Charlotte’s so called friends are truly horrid, but get their just desserts.

I really enjoyed seeing Charlotte grow from lovesick schoolgirl for totally the wrong man, to a mature woman who can be a real wife, and sister to young Elizabeth, Thomas’ sister, who also has huge potential.

I love the secondary characters, Jonathan and Clifford. Thomas is wonderful, sexy, dashing but without being a total rake. While this may not have as many hot love scenes as the later novels in this series, the writer is able to deliver a wonderfully paced romance and suspense novel you will remember long after you have finished reading it.