3 of 5 starsAmerican Maxwell Crenshaw finds himself back in London when his father falls ill. His father commands him to marry or he'll not support his daughter August in her quest for a dock project for Crenshaw Ironworks. Max comes up with the scheme for a pretend engagement with Lady Helena March to placate his father, but he never expected to fall in love with her. Now his biggest obstacle is to convince Helena to marry him. Lady Helena vowed never to marry again. She's hiding a secret and cannot let herself fall for the handsome American. Can she stay strong and resist his charms?
I enjoyed the first two books in this series, but this one was kind of boring for me. All the angst that Helena constantly experiences got old after a while. She was taking it upon herself to decide Max's life as well as her own. I did love that Helena was passionate about helping unmarried women and their children and Max was so honorable when dealing with the crisis at Crenshaw Ironworks, but I didn't think August continuing to work now that she was a duchess fit in with the prevailing opinion of Society. Max's father, however, was just so arrogant and cared for nothing but his own profit to the expense of everything else. Even the epilogue did not satisfy my hope for the perfect HEA. I won't say what that is so it doesn't spoil the book for any other readers.
I voluntarily read the advanced reader copy and all opinions are my own.
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