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Top-notch romance, highly recommended.

Faith will be rewarded. Great characters, good plot. ( )

Brilliant characters

Ms Rice has crafted a wonderful story, with masterful insights into human characters. Her hero and heroine are perfectly flawed and a delight to know. You look back on the journey you travel with them with sadness when it's all over. ( )

This steamy Regency caught my fancy. The main characters weren't your average titled leads. Fitz is broke and needs a wealthy wife. His future bride is far from wealthy and wants to be reunited with her siblings that have been taken from her as the solicitor believes they need a male presence in their lives.

What I appreciated most about the book is there were no easy answers or solutions, although we left the people happy with their situation. What I missed was the clever dialogue found in more traditional Regencies. I enjoyed this book enough that I got the second book in the series.

If you like Regencies and don't mind tastefully romantic, steamy scenes, then you should like this book. ( )

Fitz Wyckerly has just inherited a destitute earldom. He decides his only chance is to get away from his creditors to obtain the race horse he won in a card game. Unfortunately, his illegitimate daughter Penny gets them thrown off the stage coach into Abigail Merriweather's farm. Abby is trying to find a way to get her four half-siblings back from their guardianship and she and Fitz form an unlikely alliance to come up with the means to take care of all their troubles.
Grace Burrowes recommended this book and since I love her books I decided to give this a try, and I'm glad I did. It's a lovely romance with wonderful characters, a good storyline, and terrific writing. I intend to read the next books in the series while I'm waiting for Grace's next book. ( )