4 of 5 starsWhen Isolde Ophelia Goodnight receives a mysterious letter telling her she's gotten an inheritance, she hopes against all others that it's funds to get her back on her feet. What she doesn't expect is to inherit a decrepit castle with an uninvited guest, Ransome, the Duke of Rothbury. The castle is the only thing she has worth anything and when Ransome orders her to leave his castle, she digs in her heels and refuses. With neither of them budging in their stands, Ransome offers to pay her to be his secretary and review mountains of unopened letters. Izzy agrees and begins to wade their the piles of correspondence that has accumulated by the neglectful duke to find out why the castle was sold in the first place. Can these two come to a compromise that serves them both well?
I loved this book! It was a funny, silly and an engaging retelling of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale. There were several laugh out loud moments as these two adjust to each other as well as a growing mystery brewing on who exactly is stealing from the duke. Along the way these two begin to fall in love, but it could all disappear when the duke's competency is threatened. Can Izzy marshall her fantasy fans to help her convince the duke's solicitors that he is perfectly sane? Their attempts at this are silly at best, but suspending belief and just enjoying the premise, I found it all thoroughly enjoyable. My only criticism is that when they uncover who was stealing from the duke, there was no consequences for such egregious behavior.
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