4 of 5 starsLeo, the new Earl of Salcott, returns home from a grand adventure on the continent to find that he's been named the guardian of Miss Clarissa Studley, the daughter of one of his father's friends. He has no idea why he's been named guardian, and he plans to marry you off as soon as possible. Except there's a problem. Clarissa arrived in London with her half-sister Izzy who she refuses to be parted from. Leo refuses to let Izzy be presented to the ton with Clarissa because of her illegitimate birth, but he's no match for the Studley sisters as they go behind his back and forge their own way into Society. Leo is appalled, but he can't stop thinking about Izzy and her irresistible boldness and beauty, but how can he fall for the young woman when her circumstances make her off-limits to him?
This was an interesting book about the unshakeable love between two sisters who refuse to be parted from each other. Their devotion and cleverness in getting around Leo's ultimatums were well done. The secondary characters--Leo's valet Mateo and his aunt Lady Scattergood--added some light-hearted levity to the story and were quite enjoyable. I wasn't so enamored with Leo though. He ran so hot and cold toward Izzy throughout the book and bungled so many things that I found it hard to forgive him as easily as Izzy did. Although he wasn't my favorite hero, I was glad when he finally confessed his feelings for Izzy and they got their HEA. I'm looking forward to the next book and hope it's Clarrisa's story.
I voluntarily read the advanced reader copy and all opinions are my own.
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