Greatly amusing romance
4 stars
In order to save the family from financial disaster, Lady Cordelia Bannister’s father arranges her marriage to a man she has never met – much to her annoyance. Not about to let anyone run her life, Cordelia poses as her companion to find out more about her intended through his secretary – a man who soon captures her attention. But what Cordelia doesn’t know is that the man she is falling in love with is actually her betrothed – American Mr Daniel Sinclair.
Daniel is sure that he will win the wager he has with his friends to be the last of them to wed. But he never expected to find love and he never expected that his courtship would be the most delightful and confusing game that he has ever played. With the biggest prize at the end.
This is the third book in Victoria Alexander’s Last Man Standing series (after A Little Bit Wicked and What A Lady Wants) although I did feel this book could stand alone more so than others in the series.
Daniel and Cordelia were both excellent characters and I thought they were exceedingly well matched pair. Their banter, wit and arguments were delightful and greatly amusing and had me laughing out loud on numerous occasions.
I also really liked the plot line of mistaken identity and the crazy situations that ensued as a result of the deceptions of both Cordelia and Daniel. However, having said that, the plot really seemed to drag at the start of the novel. But when the deceptions started to unravel, the story really warmed up and it was really worth waiting for.
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