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A better story than the first in the series, with a great blend of romance and mystery. I also enjoyed the way the leads stayed true to themselves even while growing closer.

bumblehui's review against another edition

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4.0

I liked the mystery and both main characters were likable.

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andra_mihaela_s's review

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

taisie22's review

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adventurous informative fast-paced

5.0

James De Vere is dying. Laura's father just died. He marries her so that the rest of his family won't inherit his money and estates.
It's a great story. Laura is an intelligent and likable heroine, while James is closed-off and acerbic. I very much enjoyed it as they try to solve the mystery of James's illness and the rest of the story. I was kept guessing until the end. The romance is an enemies-to-lovers trope which I don't usually like but this one worked. The additional characters kept the story interesting without taking up too much space in the main plot.

tessisreading2's review

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4.0

I can't really explain why I liked this book so much - it's a fairly straightforward romance and the plot devolves into utter ridiculousness (the villain is revealed in the last few pages and in the meantime the sheer number of assassination attempts the main characters survive defies belief), but I really loved it. I guess I just really enjoyed Laura and James, and also Camp's reluctance to go the tried-and-true jealousy route: the amount of angst each character does as they realize their marriage of convenience has become something more is somewhat minimal for this genre. It's just watching the two of them learn to be married (and, you know, not get murdered), which is very sweet. The marriage part. Not the murder part, which was fairly dumb.

agrace13's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

kreshishta's review against another edition

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3.0

momentary to forever

A cynical man changes his ways of thinking for love of a woman. And with a mystery to be solved. fun easy read.

rainelle_barrett's review

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5.0

I was surprised. I liked this book. The book had a nice flow to it that made me want to keep reading it. Note to myself, stay away from mercury. Lol

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