A solid work, but a little more histrionic than usual Sarah Maclean, a little less believable in the barriers between the lovers. I guess I wanted a little more humor, a little more depth of character. ( )

Really, I give this 4.5 stars. I'm done with the trope of "rich man tells father the line ends with him". Grow. Up. You're just killing off your own happiness as petty payback against someone who will be dead eventually and unable to care. ( )

Where can I get myself a King?

Seriously. He might be my favorite so far and I never thought she would outdo Cross and Duncan West.

Read it. ( )

This book had everything I didn't know I needed in one book and I want to scream from the rooftops about how amazing it was. I'm slowly coming around to some historical romance thanks to Sarah MacLean and Julia Quinn. But Sarah is 100% my favorite.

Sophie is my now very favorite heroine from a historical romance novel and frankly, one of the best female MC's I've read lately period. She's intelligent, outspoken, funny and fiercely protective of her family. Frankly, she's everything you aren't "supposed" to be as a woman in her time. After standing up for her sister at a ball, Sophie ends up running away, yearning for the life she remembers before money became the end all be all of life.

Our hero, King, has quite the reputation for charming women and meets his match in Sophie. Full of witty banter, their relationship progresses, despite all odds and grows in to something neither one of them expected or wanted.

I had a smile on my face throughout much of the book and when I finished it, I was sad I would never read it again for the first time. If you've been on the fence about this one, I highly recommend you pick it up. I don't think you'll be sorry. ( )

What a fun book. :) I'm so happy I didn't give up after flouncing the horrible audiobook version. ( )