Diane Farr (1)

Two sisters are invited to London for the season by their rich aunt. Caitlin, the elder of the two, does not really hope to find a husband and is quite content, until she falls in love with a viscount during a chance meeting. Unfortunately, the viscount is betrothed...

The plot is not the most original (although attempted murder does occur!), but I did not mind because I enjoyed the reading experience very much. The novel is well-written and the style seems appropriate. There is some humor, but it is not over the top, and I liked the heroine and also the supporting cast. I would have liked the hero to be a bit more fleshed out - to be honest, I couldn't really understand why Caitlin fell head over heels for him - but that is a minor quibble. I am looking forward to reading more by this author.… (mehr)

A surpassingly lovely story about a fortune hunter who falls in love with the rich lady he is chasing. Beautiful, charming, witty dialog. Lovely characterization of both the hero and the heroine.

The hero makes the mistake in the beginning by admitting to the heroine that he needed to marry money. He thinks that the heroine is a housemaid and then has to dig himself out of the hole he has placed himself into. He refuses to go on and try a different heiress since he has fallen hard for the heroine.

Very well written and the plot holds together very well. Even though she is an independent spinster lady of 26, she didn't seem to be just a modern woman stuffed into a long dress. The feel for the times was very well done.

The hero is more than just a rogue and fortune hunter. He has depths and is a very kind man. He character is very well developed. I loved him and would take him in a heartbeat.

If I thought harder I might be able to nit pick something that wasn't perfect but it would be hard and I loved it so much I don't want to spoil it for myself.… (mehr)

A cute book but not as good as the other book I read by this author [b:The Fortune Hunter|1377591|The Fortune Hunter (Lord Rival, #2)|Diane Farr|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328044955s/1377591.jpg|1367525]. Somehow it didn't realize its potential. It was too short and neither of the two romances felt complete to me. A lot more could have been done with the set up of having the heroine think that the hero was mad. And it felt unfinished because we never found out what happened to the plotting duchess.… (mehr)