4 of 5 starsThis was a story of love, loss, pain, unbearable grief, and the coming together of two people who have experienced it all. Benjamin Nash, Marquess of Creslow, knows he needs to marry, but he cannot bear the thought of opening his heart again after what happened in the past, so he hires a matchmaker, Rebecca Sweet, to find him a bride with a "no love" stipulation. He's handsome, charming, and witty as long as he doesn't feel anything for the women he's flirting with. I felt such empathy for Nash, and the author does a good job of explaining why he felt the way he did.
Rebecca Sweet was left penniless by her philandering husband, and she vows she will never again let another man control her. A brief interlude several months before Nash hires her as a matchmaker sets the stage for a reunion of sorts. Rebecca knew who he was, but Nash was in the dark about her name. He endures another shock when he meets the matchmaker and finds out it's the same woman he's been thinking about for months. The rest of the story takes place in Merrywell at the matchmaking festival and Rebecca's hometown.
Sparks fly between these two, but each of them is stuck in the past over lost love, lost family, and lost independence and cannot let go. I liked Rebecca. She was strong and resilient despite the hardship of her marriage and then the death of her husband. She doesn't mourn him in her heart and sets out to carve out a life for herself where she is no longer dependent on a man for her happiness. Can these two finally connect for a second chance at love?
This was another good edition to the series, although readers should know there are some graphic sex scenes in the story. I voluntarily read the story, and all opinions are my own.
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