Langlinais (Manifesting Destiny) has crafted a wonderful, witty Regency romance. Brynnde Archambault is facing another season where she is expected to find a suitor, and she doesn’t hide her disdain for being “traded off like a heifer.” She finds a kindred spirit in Garrick Sommerford, Viscount Burbridge, as both buck against society’s expectations of how a proper lady and gentleman should act. Brynnde accepts Garrick’s eventual proposal, but her father calls it off when Garrick’s family is involved in a shocking society scandal. Brynnde resigns herself to spinsterhood and dedicates herself to playing matchmaker, but fate may have other plans—she is suddenly taken ill and Garrick rushes to be at her side. Great characters and crackling banter keep the plot moving, and the slow, steady growth of Garrick and Brynnde’s relationship will please fans of chaste romance. (BookLife)