ABOUT THE BOOK
Miss Adeline Hayes is the perfect lady's companion: pleasant, conversational, and unceasingly proper. But when her closest friend, Charity Edgeworth, breaks off her arranged marriage without explanation, even Adeline's superior skills are put to the test. Charity's father banishes the two young women to the country, sending Adeline with a charge to find Charity a husband—or suffer dire consequences. As Adeline takes on the role of reluctant matchmaker, she discovers more than one obstacle in her path. Not only does Charity prefer escaping in books to socializing, but Adeline soon finds her own attentions distracted by the standoffish—and irritatingly handsome—Mr. Evan Whitfield. Amidst an eventful foxhunt and the unexpected arrival of Charity's former betrothed, Adeline simply doesn't have time for a battle of wits with Evan. But the two are continually drawn together until Adeline begins to question her tightly guarded convictions about love and marriage.
However, when secrets are revealed and truths made known, Adeline must face her most fearsome obstacle yet: herself.
REVIEW
I enjoyed reading about Miss Adeline and her best friend, Charity, even though I didn´t agree with all their actions. Miss Adeline has been threatened by Charity´s father leaving her with only a few options. One of those options was telling Charity about the threats so they could make plans together. But Addie chooses not to do that, not wanting to add to her friend´s burdens. After all, Charity has recently broken off an engagement that left her with a broken heart. And so Addie sets out to find her friend a husband. But Charity continues to grieve the loss of the man she love´s and Addie has her work cut out for her. Things become more complicated when Addie meets a man and falls in love herself. But some of the decisions Addie makes really aren´t hers to make and complicate things for everyone. I especially liked the witty banter between Addie and Evan, it made for some amusing moments in a rather serious story about choices and consequences. Both Addie and Charity are sympathetic characters despite their flaws, or maybe because of them. A refreshing romance that has depth and character in spades and makes for an entertaining and thoughtful read.
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