June 15, 2011
Reprising incidental characters from her popular Bridgerton series, Quinn launches a new quartet featuring the memorable Smythe-Smith family of stunningly discordant musicale fame with a witty romp that has a pair of childhood friends resisting their feelings because they couldn't possibly be in love with each other--could they? An accident and a brush with death turn their preconceptions upside down--just in time for misunderstandings to complicate things even further. VERDICT Lively, swiftly paced, and often hilarious, this engaging story overflows with likable characters and will keep readers laughing, flipping pages, and happily rooting for caring, sensitive Honoria and honorable, conflicted Marcus finally to get it right. A delightful start to a promising series. Quinn (Ten Things I Love About You) lives in the Seattle area.
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Starred review from June 1, 2011
Marcus Holyrod is a man of his word. He promised Daniel Smythe-Smith, his best friend in the world, that he would not let Daniel's sister Honoria marry an idiot. Since Lady Honoria Smythe-Smith seems hell-bent on acquiring a husbandand since Daniel is currently sojourning in Italy due to a dueling contretempsit would seem that it truly is up to Marcus to keep Honoria from marrying the wrong man. Of course, if Marcus keeps eliminating candidates for the position of the future Mr. Honoria Smythe-Smith, Honoria is going to be left with very few options, other than considering marrying Marcus himself. Few romance writers are as skilled at choreographing the complicated dance of romance as Quinn, and with her latest irresistibly clever Regency historical, the Busby Berkeley of romance fiction sweeps readers off into an exhilaratingly witty waltz of words they won't soon forget.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)