I so love this book! Not only is this so entertaining and hilarious but also suspenseful and adventurous. I had been enjoying Diana and Giles’ relation from the first book so when I excitedly read this, I couldn’t stop it.

Diana’s life has been getting better since her sister married to Hugh, an Earl. She loves her life, her new family and her job as a nitpicking grammarian for a newspaper yet nobody knows that she is truly talented at her work that it can risk her reputation and life. On the other hand Giles always pretends as a rogue because he wants to irritate his father especially after he knew the threatening revelation.

I did immensely enjoy how the story went from the beginning to the last. When Giles’ father dies leaving so many mysteries of his life and the future of Sinclair estate, Giles decisively goes to Shropshire where he grew up and buries his father and invites Hugh’s family to accompany him. When Giles was explaining his family ancient story, I had an inkling that that someone was going to be the villain and it was surprisingly heart-pounding when that someone turned up. As Giles has no other choice but to ask for help from Diana, they begin their investigation and adventure, and I couldn’t put the book down!
Despite it, I had my own favorite character among the characters within, Dalton, as a supportive character, had captured and entertained me from the beginning!

It is thoroughly riveting story, full of lively humor and romance, gorgeously evocative and I loved the compelling family ties among the characters which make the story more fascinating and heart-warming. Miss Virginia Heath’s writing has always enchanted me!

I did enjoy this story, even though I had taken a great dislike to Diana as she appeared in the first book of the series, “Never fall for your fiancée.” In this, her own story, she is softer and nicer than she was, and some of her attitudes and actions are explained. She is also redeemed by the fact that she is prepared to help Giles, a man she purports to detest, because it is the right thing to do.

From the moment I met him in the first book, I liked Giles. In public he comes across as feckless and irreverent, the kind of person who, in real life, would drive his friends mad with frustration, but he was always a likeable rogue. His intelligence and underlying honour were never in doubt from the first, when he was quick to point out the flaws in Hugh’s plans in book one. Now, in his own story, it was delight to get to know him better.

At the very start of this story we learn that his roguery is not the result of bored entitlement but is a carefully crafted construct designed to embarrass and upset his father, the Duke of Harpenden, for reasons that become clear to us almost immediately. An honourable rogue, then.

It is that inbuilt honour which threatens to tear him in two when his father dies and he faces the choice of doing the honourable thing and telling the truth as he knows it, which will lead to ruin not just for himself but for the estate and everyone who relies on it for a living, or doing the other honourable thing and perpetuating his father's lie, thereby cheating someone else out of their inheritance but saving the estate and its tenants from a fate worse than death.

The main story is his quest for the truth which will, hopefully, solve his dilemma and set him – and everyone else – free. When Diana discovers what's going on, she determines to help him. Being a story by Virginia heath, their subsequent quest leads to misunderstandings, awkward situations, and some laugh-out-loud moments. It’s the sort of book I’d love to see made into a film.

I was well over halfway through the book before it dawned on me what the solution to Giles’s problem might be. Up till then, I enjoyed wracking my brains, trying to figure out how this particular circle might be squared. After this moment of revelation, I enjoyed reading on, eager to discover if I was right. (I was.)

I'm still not sure I could be friends with Diana in real life, but I feel I understand her better now. I like Giles even more than I did before, although I suspect he would still drive me potty if I knew him in real life. All I can say is, life will never be dull for the pair of them.

The one thing that did jar was the revelations made by a secondary character at the end of the book. (I won’t spoil things by giving away who or what.) Although one of those revelations was a wonderful punchline the other jarred and perhaps could have been hinted at earlier. It was, however, a very minor quibble, all things considered.

If you're looking for a cosy read, heavy on the humour, with an ultimately satisfying outcome, this is the book for you.

Giles Sinclair, newly the Duke of Harpenden, enjoys his encounters/bantering with Miss Diana Merriwell. When a family secret could destroy his chances of becoming a better Duke than his father, Giles turns to Diana to get to the bottom of it.

This is a well-written, fun romance. I truly enjoyed the development of the relationship between Diana and Giles. Great chemistry between them. Well done.

I received an advance reader copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.