This was my first book from this author and it was really fun!
If you like:
-fake engagements💍
-ridiculous hijinks🤭
-dramatic families👩‍👩‍👧
This may be the book for you!

Overall, my enjoyment was a little mixed. I found myself frustrated and annoyed with the hero at times for his kind of childish behavior. I think his issues with marriage maybe went on a little too long, especially since it was such a quick, no problem solution. The heroine I liked no real qualms there. I felt bad for her and her sisters, especially Vee who was having a really tough time. The actress hired to play their mother was really funny. I enjoyed the back and forth between her and the hero’s mom.
I smell a romance brewing between Hugh’s best friend and one of the sisters. So I’m looking forward to reading about it in the sequel.

Never Fall for Your Fiancée is a delightfully charming romantic comedy starring Hugh Standish, Earl of Fareham, and Miss Minerva Merriwell. When Hugh finds out Mama is coming to England to meet his fiancée, he hires Minerva to be said fiancée. You see, he really doesn’t have one. Can they make Mama believe they are a couple, without actually getting married? It will be lots of fun to find out. The characters in this story are marvelous. Personalities jump off the page. Hugh and Minerva are an entertaining couple. I love the snarky banter and the sweet moments between them. Giles, the sisters, the butler, and the actress all added to the fun. The story sailed along nicely and was quite enjoyable. A happily ever after? Well, of course. This is a lovely beginning to a new series. I look forward to the next story.

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. My review is voluntary.

Thank you Netgalley and St Martin's Press for an eARC in exchange for a honest review.

The entire premise of this book, a historical rom-com with the fake dating/fake fiancee trope had me hooked. Hugh is tired of his mother's meddling, and so for two years he invents a fake fiancee, Minerva who he is utterly in love with but is very sickly. The "Minerva" Hugh invented is intelligent, beautiful, loves horse riding but the real Minerva who Hugh happens to meet, is a beautiful, intelligent, and impoverished artist named Minerva Merriwell, who is absolutely afraid if horse. She who agrees to pose as Hugh's fiancée and, when the time is right, stage a broken engagement in exchange for 40 pounds.

This book is laugh out funny, from the main characters Hugh and Minerva, the side characters Minerva's sisters Diana and Vee, Hugh's butler Payne, the alcoholic actress Hugh hires to play the girls' mother, his bestfriend Giles who is hiding a secret, loves sweets and just loves watching Hugh's fake fiancee ruse crash and burn. Hugh's mother Olive, is very inquisitive and is definitely aware of his ruse and her second husband is delightful but he had a moment that surprised me.

Hugh and Minerva had chemistry from the start, and soon their fake engagement starts to turn into a real romance, with their witty banter and they are both stubborn at times too. I loved the tender moments they had together especially where Hugh takes Minerva to the beach but I wish they had more of a connection and cue the miscommunication between them.

This story felt like a romance historical novel where drama exploded because of a lie that spun wildly out of control, and how everyone involved tried to keep up their act without Hugh's mother and stepfather finding out the truth. This an absolutely delightful, laugh out loud, and simmering fun roller coaster of a story and I could totally see this book being made into a movie.

The Earl of Fareham, Hugh Standish doesn't plan to marry, believing he won't be faithful. To keep his mother from constantly setting him up he creates a fake fiancé and fills letters with elaborate details of his courting Minerva. When his mother unexpectedly plans to visit, instead of fessing up, he doubles down. He meets a real life Minerva (Merriwell) and offers to pay her to pose as his beloved. With his sisters in tow and a hired actress to play her mother they go to his country estate to await his suspicious mother.

This is delightful comedy romance. At times it is borders on farce. A scene of burning a log of Mozart music as mother and son contemplate their next move is hilarious. Hugh's fear of turning out like his father is hard to understand compared to his feelings for Minerva but you know the story is going to end well. I'm assume there is going to be a sequel for his best friend the future Duke. I will be on the look out for Virginia Heath's next book. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. (4.5 stars)

Do you ever feel the need for a warm drink and a melty piece of chocolate? When the weather is right on the cusp of chilling your bones, that it just takes the edge off? Some books for me have that feeling; just sweet enough to warm my cockles, but not enough to give me diabetes. For the first frost of the season, I was delighted in partaking of the Reese’s Peanut Brittle Peanut Butter Cup of November 2021 releases, Never Fall for Your Fiance by Virginia Heath.

A lil’ bit o’ plot:
Hugh Standish, Earl of Fareham, has a problem. You see, in order to keep his marriage minded momma off his back, Hugh devises a fake fiance, Minerva Landsridge, to whom he has been loyally betrothed for the past two years. Hugh has faced many hardships that have fallen his faux fiance in their fabricated times together: consumption (!) and the death of her beloved fictional father, to name a few. When Hugh’s mother announces she’s coming for a very real, live and in person visit, he must dig up a betrothed partner, and fast. Thus enters Minerva Meriwell, who as luck would have it, is in need of cash and fortuitously shares the name of his soon to be bride. Along with Minerva, however, come two sisters, a hired stage actress for a mother, and a villainous, very much alive father. Will Hugh ignore all the warnings and fall for his fiance?

The Compliment Sandwich

The Top Bun (The Pro)
Hugh & Minerva
We’ve all met a Hugh and Minerva. Two people that are so nice, you kind of want to hate them, but they work so well together, you just sit back and seeth with envy?
Wait..just me?
Okaaaaay then.
Anywho…
Both characters acknowledge the other to be upstanding, good, likeable individuals. Heath goes to a number of lengths to provide examples of their good natures. Hugh, for example, hides his philanthropic tendencies under the guise of a scandalous rake persona. One particular instance is where we learn that Hugh has built a small hamlet for aging tenants to live rent free with their pensions for the remainder of their lives. Let’s just say that discovery is a direct hit to Minerva’s heart:

“What a lovely thing to do.” Something odd happened beneath Minerva’s ribs. A Little thud, like a bolt sliding into place, then her heart seemed to grow and swell. Hugh really was a nice man. Perhaps one of the nicest.

Minerva learns this fact from Hugh’s step-father, not the man himself. Hugh, in fact, refuses to reveal any of his more altruistic endeavors to her. She learns more about his true nature from his butler, rather than the man himself.

Minerva has single-handedly raised her two sisters from an age in which she would barely be considered an adult herself. She divested herself of any romantic entanglements that would impede her from caring and providing for her younger sisters. With a blackguard for a father, both Minerva and her younger Diana fully acknowledge the predicament they find themselves in and want to better themselves.

Their youngest sister, Venus (Vee), pines away at the thought that their scoundrel father will return. Despite all this, Minerva has not become jaded. While she understands their impoverished circumstances, she isn’t ashamed by their lack of wealth or income. Hugh sees all that she takes upon herself and wishes to unburden her.
“I have eyes, Minerva. The more I get to know you, the more I realize you pull yourself in every direction trying to be all things to all people. A mother to your sisters, a pretend fiancee to me, a gracious hostess, a good friend. Your intrinsic niceness is humbling”.

In a way, Hugh and Minerva remind me a little of Jane and Mr. Bingley; hinting at a little of a ‘too nice for their own good”. As Mr. Bennett quoted “each of you so complying, that nothing will ever be resolved on; so easy, that every servant will cheat you and so generous, that you will always exceed your income.”. If Hugh and Minerva are Jane and Bingley...that must make Diana and Giles… Elizabeth and Darcy. Interesting...

The Meat (The Con)
Venus (Vee)
I was trying you guys, I...was...TRYING. I can only hope that by the time we get to her book, Venus has grown up a bit. I had to remind myself on numerous occasions, ‘dude, she’s seventeen and has no parents’. It wasn’t helping. At one point in the novel, Giles and Hugh decide that for the fake fiance plan to work, Venus must be packed up with a governess and sent away. I whole-heartedly agreed. Let that sink in.

Vee is totally unamiable, selfish, and overly emotional. So...pretty much a seventeen year old girl.

Surprisingly I didn’t suffer any headaches or a detached retina for the eye rolling that occurred every time she was on the page. I will say, however, that she softened by the end of the book. Still, it was a struggle.

Having read other Viriginia Heath novels, however, I have faith, if anyone could redeem Vee, it’s her.

The Bottom Bun (The Pro)
Olivia Peabody (Hugh’s mother)
From Hugh’s description of this mother, the reader envisions this tall, impressive, harpy, who looks down her nose at the impoverished and is a slave to societal norms. Oh ho, not so, dear reader! Instead, we are introduced to a warm, boisterous, yet diminutive in size, delightful woman. While extremely skeptical of Hugh and his supposed fiance, she accepts Minerva and her family almost instantly. Olivia “Sass is my middle name” Peabody is pushy, yet loving. Her relationship with Hugh’s stepfather is absolutely entertaining. The advice she provides Minerva is actually quite insightful at times, while being couched in the ridiculous.

“To be frank, my dear, I was heartened to see it [Hugh and Minerva arguing]. It shows he cares. I have never trusted those couples who claim never to argue. I think it shows a lack of depth in their relationship and a grave imbalance. People who love one another argue. People who are indifferent don’t...Jeremiah and I have had some stinkers over the years. I once threw a hairbrush at him”.

At a point in the novel, you discover how Olivia and Mr. Peabody’s love match came about, and it’s both heartbreaking yet auspicious. At no time did I believe that if Olivia discovered the fake fiance plot would she be nonplussed. In fact, she’s the type of mom that would applaud your ingenuity while at the same time never letting you out of your room again.

To sum it up, I really enjoyed this book. The love scenes were spot on and the second act break up was almost too enjoyable for my sadistic heart. The subsequent tension and anguish was just the right amount for me. I love stringing out that HEA just a little bit longer. I’m a HEA edger. HEAdgelord. Trademark! Slap it on a shirt!

I didn’t know if we were going to have any steam in this book - we’d had a few make out scenes, but nothing too ‘involved’. Never fear, dear reader, you do get the money shot towards the end.

Overall, I really loved the characters (even the one that irritated me) enough that I’ll be back for the second and third installments in the series. If you haven’t checked out Viriginia Heath’s oeuvre, I’d highly recommend it. She’s a lighthearted author if you are looking for something with low stakes, slight angst, and lots of sparks.

I'd like to thank Netgalley and St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin for gifting me this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun book. I'm a fan of regency romance, romcom and the fake fiance trope so this book incorporated all three. I really liked the cover, it's what drew me to want to look into it more.

While the plot is very predictable it was still fun to follow the story. Let's face it, we're in it for the HEA anyway. Minerva and Hugh were so easy to like. They had great chemistry, even though they had a hard time telling each other how they felt for each other. Minerva's sisters are a little bratty but still bearable and I can't wait to see what is awaiting them in the future. There was a little steam in the book that I was kind of surprised about. It went from 0 to 10 in no time at all.

All in all, I really enjoyed this historical romcom and was so happy to be chosen to read it.

This book is nice. Excellent even. Better than Mozart. And what I found is that it was very funny - to the point where I woke up my husband as I read from laughing out loud. Minerva is a loyal, responsible, practical older sister trying to make ends meet for her two younger sisters - one outspoken and brash, the other naive and innocent after being abandoned by their father and the death of their mother. In a moment of serendipity she meets the Earl of Fareham, a bachelor and self-proclaimed rake in need of a fiancée named Minerva. What follows is descriptive, funny, and genuinely an enjoyable few hours as you devour this book. This is the first in the Merriwell Sisters series and I cannot wait to see what happens next!

This book was amazing! So funny and witty and with characters that actually acted how normal people would when thrust into this kind of situation. I look forward to reading more from Virginia Heath! Hopefully the sisters get a story?
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review!

Totally barmy tale!

Hugh Standish, Earl of Fareham embroils himself in a pastiche of falsities, up to his earlish neck and then some, when he spins a tall tale to his mother about the fiancée that he doesn’t have. Hugh works hard to stay away from his mother’s marriage plans for him. In desperation, he created his perfect fiancée, Minerva. He imbues Minerva with pathos, endurance, near death experiences, superb horse riding skills, kindness, beauty, a stellar young woman floating through life like a veritable angel. You name it, Hugh’s bestowed upon his perfect fiancée all the qualities to be desired in a gently bred young maid.
When his mother decides to return to England to meet his delightful fiancée (now that said fiancée is recovered from consumption and out of mourning for her beloved father!) and to help plan the wedding,
Hugh is in despair. As he ruefully muses, “ The trouble with lies is they have a tendency, if not well managed, to catch a man out.” The opening is perfect and throws us directly into the path of Hugh’s troubles. Racking his brains for an idea, he happens upon a gently spoken, down at the heel young woman confronting an older man who’s reneged on paying her for printing blocks he’d employed her to make. What Hugh latches onto is that this young woman is named Minerva. Lightning bolt idea! A sign from the gods! This might be the perfect person to help him with his predicament. At this stage let me say Hugh is reminding me of a startlingly aristocratic, yet thoroughly inbred Afghan Hound, all looks and no sense.
Minerva comes with two sisters and somewhere is lurking a father of dubious ethics. That should be ok. But as you can guess the road to ruin is paved with good intentions and our idiotic High is well and truly down that road.
I loved Hugh’s trusty butler Payne! He’s brilliant! A figure to my mind, somewhat along the lines of Hobson the butler, in the movie Arthur!
A comic regency romantic romp that requires suspension of belief and a willingness to embrace some hefty frivolous nonsense.

A St. Martin's Press ARC via NetGalley
Please note: Quotes taken from an advanced reading copy maybe subject to change
(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)

This is a Historical Romance, and this is the first book in the Merriwell Sisters series. I have to say that Historical Romance is normally not my thing, but the storyline in this book made me want to read it. I did love the storyline, and I found parts of it so funny. The writing in the book was a little bit to flowery and over done for me. I found the characters in the book to be well developed, and I enjoyed most of the characters. I just did not like how somethings in the book just keep coming up over and over. Overall, I found this book just ok. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (St. Martin's Griffin) or author (Virginia Heath) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

He invented a fake fiancée....its's a farce.

Hugh, an earl, who is a third generation womanizer, gifted with a wandering eye. He's a rake, as many ladies have captured his attention, but failed to retain it after a dalliance. He know this of himself, so he invents a fake fiancée to stave his mama off (he has good intentions, but just accepts or invents the easy path).

Conveniently, he meets the pretty Minerva, of the same name he has bestowed to his fake fiancée as his mother is set to arrive on English soil. This conveniently solves his immediate problem of producing a real person, and she's actually named Minerva. Minerva is the embodiment of his paragon of virtue Hugh invented.

It's a farce. This book is filled with such farcical situations. It is indeed, a rom-com. So, just know that its a farce and go with the zaniness and enjoy.

Let's be clear. This is not a traditional Regency a la Georgette Heyer or even some of the more recent practitioners. This is a farce, a comedy of manners (and errors) and, as the publicity goes, a Rom-Com. I'm not sure when historical romance started being marketed as romantic comedy, with cartoonish covers, but just because it isn't in the common way, don't miss reading Never Fall for Your Fiancee. It is a hoot. The two leads, Hugh Standish, Earl of Fareham and Minerva Merriwell, penniless spinster and support of her sisters, are marvelous together. He is trying to stop his mother from pushing him into marriage, while she is just trying to stay alive — her feckless father left the family bereft and she sells woodcuttings to make a living. When Hugh invents a fake fiancee named Minerva and meets a real Minerva in need of assistance, he decides that she can pretend to be his soon-to-be-wife and fool his mother. Mom, knowing her son, is coming from American to meet his intended. Hugh doesn't expect his mother to arrive early or his fiancee to bring her two younger sisters. The complications that follow are hilarious but also tender -- because the two (of course) begin to fall in love. And as you watch nature take its course, laughter will be your companion. (I received an ARC from NetGalley. Much appreciated, and opinions are mine.)

Happy Tuesday y'all! And Happy release day to Never Fall for Your Financée! I'm not always super into these kinds of historical romances/historical rom coms, but I've read a few this year and I've enjoyed all of them, so thank you so much to St. Martin's Griffin and Netgalley for letting me read an eARC of this one!
Never Fall for Your Fiancée 4/5 Stars
Summary from Goodreads:
The first in a new historical rom-com series, a handsome earl hires a fake fiancée to keep his matchmaking mother at bay, but hilarity ensues when love threatens to complicate everything.
The last thing Hugh Standish, Earl of Fareham, ever wants is a wife. Unfortunately for him, his mother is determined to find him one, even from across the other side of the ocean. So, Hugh invents a fake fiancée to keep his mother’s matchmaking ways at bay. But when Hugh learns his interfering mother is on a ship bound for England, he realizes his complicated, convoluted but convenient ruse is about to implode. Until he collides with a beautiful woman, who might just be the miracle he needs.
Minerva Merriwell has had to struggle to support herself and her two younger sisters ever since their feckless father abandoned them. Work as a woodcut engraver is few and far between, and the Merriwell sisters are nearly penniless. So, when Hugh asks Minerva to pose as his fiancée while his mother is visiting, she knows that while the scheme sounds ludicrous, the offer is too good to pass up.
Once Minerva and her sisters arrive at Hugh's estate, of course, nothing goes according to his meticulous plan. As hilarity and miscommunication ensue, while everyone tries to keep their tangled stories straight, Hugh and Minerva’s fake engagement starts to turn into a real romance. But can they trust each other, when their relationship started with a lie?
This book was so fun- were there so many missteps and did so many things go wrong? Absolutely! Was there a bunch of miscommunication between characters? You bet! Was it all done in the best way possible? Definitely! I had such a great time reading Never Fall for Your Fiancée. I really liked all three Merriwell sisters, so I was so glad when I saw that this was the beginning of a new series! I hope Diana and Vee get their own books too. Hugh was one of my favorite love interests in these kinds of historical rom coms- not because he was anything special or great or anything, but he was so funny. And I loved his mom! She was amazing! Overall, this book was a cute, fun read and I definitely enjoyed it! And I can't wait for more stories set in this world!

4 stars

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This is a cute, entertaining Historical Fiction Romance set in 1825 England. Earl Hugh Standish has so far avoided his mother's matchmaking schemes. For the last two years he invented a fiancée to keep his mother at bay - and in America. With his mother due back in England in the next few weeks to meet his bride-to-be, Hugh is about to be found out. Hugh doesn't want to disappoint his mother, but more importantly, he doesn't want to get caught in a lie. He just needs to get someone to impersonate his intended to satisfy his mother, and then she will sail back to America happy and Hugh will still be free. Maybe. If it works. Which is doubtful.

Minerva Merriwell has struggled the last five years to support herself and two younger sisters after their father abandoned them. With work scarce the sisters are penniless and about to lost their home. So when Hugh proposes she pose as his fiancée for his mother's trip, she knows it sounds ridiculous, but the offered money is the answer to her prayers. All she needs to do is pretend for a week or so, and then she and her sisters will be on their merry way. Right? Of course not...

Once the group arrives at Hugh's country estate, nothing goes to plan, which is not surprising. I love the chemistry between Hugh and Minerva. They are so cute and flirty their banter pops off the page. Hugh's mother Olivia and her husband Jeremiah are also great characters and are a great foil to Hugh's plans. The minor characters in the book are pretty one-dimensional, including the sisters, but there is enough background to set the girls up for their own books in the future. I look forward to reading those books.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and St. Martin's Press. All opinions are my own.

Rating 4
Never Fall For Your Fiancee by @virginiaheathwrites was wonderful. This book is exactly what you need if you're having a bad day. I was smiling and laughing from page one. The banter between all of the characters was hilarious especially between Minerva and Hugh. I thought they had great chemistry and even though they were infatuated with one another early on there was no insta-love. The plot was fun and ridiculously over the top (in a good way) and the story Hugh made up about Minerva was entertaining.

I loved that each character had depth and their own personality. I absolutely adored the relationship Minerva had with her younger sisters. She did a great job raising them after her dad abandoned them when she was 19. She literally proves to her sisters that she would do anything in order to keep them fed and a roof over their head. I also enjoyed the relationship between Hugh and Giles. They definitely seemed more like brothers than best friends. Giles would do anything for Hugh and proved it by going along with his whole charade.

Honestly, this was such a fun romantic comedy with a refreshing historical setting. This book takes place in 1825 and the author did a great job of making the reader feel as though it was actually 1825. The plot, writing, pacing, setting, and characters made for a good story. I cannot wait to continue reading this series to see what happens with the sisters!

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in return for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. *


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Never Fall For Your Fiancée is a Regency era romance that is the first of a series featuring the Merriwell sisters. NFFYF features Minerva Merriwell, the oldest sister who has been struggling to support her two younger sisters after their feckless father abandoned them 5 years ago. After a chance encounter with Hugh Standish, Earl of Fareham, Minerva and her sisters’ financial woes could be taken care of… if Minerva agrees to pretend to be Hugh’s fiancée while his meddlesome mother visits. With a best friend who is just there for the entertainment, a youngest sister who wont’ play along, and a drunken stage actress hired to play their mother, what could possibly go wrong?!

NFFYF is a sweet and funny read if you’re looking for something light in your reading life. The last few chapters felt a bit rushed and parts of the middle dragged but overall I enjoyed it and look forward to reading the rest of the series. I’m especially looking forward to feisty Diana’s book!

Never Fall For Your Fiancée is out today!

4/5 stars 2/5 steam
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Hugh has been lying to his mother for years about having a fiancée named Minerva and it's finally come back to bite him in the ass, as she is coming to visit to meet the fictional woman. As he's trying to figure out what to do he rescues a down on her luck young woman who is trying to get the money she is owed for her work from her client and as luck would have it her name is Minerva. He offers her $40 to play his fiancée for a few weeks at most but she insists on bringing her sisters with her.
There's an actress hired to play their mother, his best friend is set up to run away with her and a the girls absent father who isn't worth his weight in anything.
The premise here was entertaining and the dynamics between the sisters and the other side characters was fun, but I really just didn't feel the chemistry between the MC's. Although I do believe if Diana and Giles get their own book I can already see the sparks in this one.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. MArtin Press for the opportunity to read this book.
First, I like that the cover it's different and refreshing from the ususal covers of Historical Romance.
The story goes about an Earl who doesn't want to get married, but his mother can't help it, she wants him to have happiness in his life, so he must get married. In order to avoid it, Hugh Standish, Earl of Fareham, has faked in his letters that he has a fiancee, but when his mother is on his way back home, he must have a fiancee to play alog.
I really enjoy the first of these series The Merriwell Sisters, a little bit predictable, but stil fun reading.

I received a copy of this book for review from NetGalley. Never Fall for Your Fiancee was a fun and funny romance. While not quite zany enough to be a fully fledged rom com, it was definitely a fun read. The characters were witty, the dialog was delightful, and it was a good fake fiancee plot. While I did really want to smack both Minerva and Hugh upside the head with a rolled up newspaper more than once, at least his mother took care of that for me. Overall, this book is fun, ridiculous, and witty. If you want a confection that will make you smile, this is the book for you.

November 1825

Hugh Standish, the Earl of Fareham, 36, has received a letter from his mother informing him that she and his American stepfather are sailing from Boston to Hampshire for Christmas. He knew they would eventually come to meet his ficticious fiancé but now that the time is upon him, he is panicking. To keep his mother from matchmaking for him, he told her he is engaged to a young woman named Minerva and has held his mother off meeting her by telling her that Minerva has been in mourning. But now the time of reckoning is upon him.

While taking a walk, Hugh encounters a young woman arguing with a man saying she has not been paid her for the work she did for him. Stopping to help, Hugh learns that she does illustrations and the man was trying to cheat her. With Hugh's help, he finally gives her the money. When he learns her name is Miss Minerva Merriwell, 24, he cannot believe his luck - Minerva! He offers her 40 pounds to pose as his fiancé for one month at his country home, Hampstead. Desperate for money to care for her two youngers sisters and no parents, she agrees. The 3 young ladies head for Hampstead.

Oh my! This book is such a delightful romp. Hugh is a confirmed bachelor and determined to maintain that status, but he hasn’t met anyone like Minerva. She is beautiful but not perfect. She cannot ride, she cannot dance, and she most certainly cannot sing. Oh, but she is perfect for him. I loved Hugh. Such a charmer and the man who wants to keep everything running smoothly. The entire cast of characters here are so much fun and keep the reader laughing. As Hugh would say, this book is Excellent!

Copy provided by the NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.