Ya no era una jovencita, y además no tenía dote. Así pues, la señorita Constance Woodley no entendía por qué había despertado el interés de una de las más respetadas damas de la alta sociedad de Londres. Sin embargo, con la ayuda de su benefactora, se transformó en una fascinante criatura que llamó la atención del guapísimo, encantador y ligeramente calavera lord Dominic Leighton. Y, ante la mirada de asombro de todo Londres, la don nadie y el vizconde libertino demostraron que, incluso en el cruel mercado del matrimonio, cuando el amor estaba en juego, todas las apuestas eran válidas…

Miss Constance Woodley is having a lucky day. A supremely lucky day.

Due to a Duke's fancy, Lady Francesca is going to take her under her wing and look for a good match for her. No more standing in the corner as the companion to her cousins.

Constance is a charming character, modest and well-mannered. Lady Francesca is a superb social manipulator, aiding her at every turn.

A few stumbles on the way to true love and happier ever after.

A charmer of a novel, like a candy with a soft center.



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Liked it. One thing really bothered me though when the hero and heroine get caught in the rain and seek shelter at the convenient cabin nearby and H/h proceed to discard their wet clothing...You know what happens, but the whole time they know that the rest of their party(from the outing) was nearby and of course these people are going to be wondering about them and waiting for them. And then of course they ARE waiting when the couple returns after a couple of hours. Would they really not be thinking this would cause a scandal?? I certainly had no doubts! 3.5/5 ( )

This book had a number of positives and negatives for me. I enjoy the setting (both place and time), and the characters were entertaining. There were a number of clever plot elements, and everything ends well. I could easily give this book three or four stars if not for one particularly jarring element: premarital sex between the main couple.

I am hardly so naive as to believe that nothing ever happened before marriage in Regency England. However, I do not need it described for me, and it wasn't even really necessary for the story. The same attempted scandal creation could have occurred without it, and it would have made a lot more sense than what ended up transpiring between two individuals who hadn't even known each other for more than a couple months, tops. They called it love in the book. It really wasn't; it was unbridled passion and lust. ( )

Francesca makes a wager with the Duke, he selects any girl from the ball as Francesca's next matchmaking endeavor and she will have her engaged by the end of the season. He chooses mousy chaperone Constance. Constance is shocked when Francesca befriends her. Orphaned, 28, and living with her aunt, she's chaperoning her cousins, not looking for love herself. But under Francesca's tutelage, she's blossoming and catches the eye of Francesca's brother - not what Francesca had in mind! ( )