From Goodreads: The Bourne Matrimonial Agency has one rule—never fall in love with the client. However, they never said anything about kissing a rake…
Briar Bourne’s matchmaking career could be summed up in two words—comic disaster. Unless she can learn about the irresistible forces that draw men and women together, her professional future looks rather bleak. But Briar has an intriguing plan—enlisting London’s most irredeemable rake to teach her everything he knows about attraction. Given his notorious reputation, it’s no surprise that Nicholas Blacklowe, the Earl of Edgemont, requests one thing in exchange for his tutelage. For every lesson, he wants a kiss in return. And what harm could there be in a simple kiss? After all, Briar would never fall for a scoundrel…
Nicholas has no romantic notions about love, and no intention of changing his ways. He’s only helping Briar so that she can find the perfect bride for his jilted cousin. Yet Briar is so clever, so curious, so candid—so blasted tempting—that soon, Nicholas can’t stop wondering what it might be like if he was irresistible to her.
Ten lessons. Ten kisses. And a million ways to fall hopelessly, scandalously in love.
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My Thoughts:
The second in a series, this was one of my binge reads over the holidays...it was fun, made me laugh, and had smart characters I enjoyed. The first was also an enjoyable read, but definitely not necessary to understanding and enjoying this book. We see a bit more of the sister's background and emotional trauma from their previous life experiences in this addition to the series.
Like her older sister, Briar cherishes her volume of Jane Austen's book that was a gift from her mother. We don't see as much focus on the book as we did in the first, but it does play a role in the story all the same. I loved Briar's attitude, her hopefulness, her independence, and the fact she has "lucky" items...which don't always work to obvious advantage! Our hero is the typical rake with no desire of marriage that of course can't resist our heroine, but there's a bit more depth to the character development than just the traditional hero.
I found it fun and enjoyable, and laughed out loud at some of the secondary characters, some of which still confuse me as to their role in the story and if we'll see them in the third installment. It's fairly clear the hero of book 3, and it sounds like a definitely departure from the Duke and Earl we've met in books one and two.
** review copied provided through Edelweiss **
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