What a fun, sweet story! Emmeline and Will must have children to keep their estate., as per her grandfather’s rules. After eight years of marriage with no offspring they are summoned to her grandfather, the Duke’s, birthday celebration . Panic, schemes, lies and awakened truths all come to light.. This story pulls at your heartstrings, makes you laugh, makes you angry and leaves you with a feeling that all is right with the world. Well worth the read!

This author is one where you see her name on the book, you immediately buy it and read to the exclusivity of supper, breakfast and taking kid's to school the next morning. And when it is finished, you read it again. Then you go back to the book store to see what other books are for sale.
And this author has created another book for my keeper shelf.
The heroine has lived all her life on an estate that was inherited by her mother for the duration of her life, if her mother married and had a child. But her parents want to move to Bath because her father's health is bad and the heroine is having her first Season. The heroine is told to marry, and soon because her cousin is already engaged and looking to move into the house and "redecorate". And since the servants have lived there and served the heroine's family, the cousin is going to fire them and hire new servants. So the heroine is looking for one of her four suitors, but doesnt see one and she needs to marry tomorrow, before her cousin's wedding in a month. She sees her childhood friend who is 2 years older than her and just finished school. They always played together and she would follow him everywhere because they were only 2 years part. She is desperate and asks him to dance, then asks him to marry her so they can save the house and she can propel his political career. A win-win situation. He thinks about it, but he is only 20 and she is 18, but he is interested in a political career. The hero sys yes and 3 days later they are married. Oh, and they have to have a child with in 5 years.
Spoiler alert.
So, eight (8) yers have gone by, the hero has a rising-like-it-will-never-stop career, and him and the heroine are very political, charming and persuasive. They are the 'it' couple. She has done her part and he has done his. Then comes the onvite for Great-grndfather's 79th birthday and he wants all of his children, his children's children, their children and the following generation to come celebrate his birthday, and "...please bring your two children with you." Well, the cat is out of the bag with no returning it. The heroine has to tell the hero that she lied to her family and they have a 7 year old son and a 5 year old daughter. The kicker is that they tried to have kids when they were first married and after 2 years, her mother's doctor told her she was barren. But she had to have a child to keep the estate. And in the mean time their marriage turned into a partnership. So she made ip the children, and kept journals so she could remember who she told what like to.
This was a funny tale of how to weave a lie around the truth.
As usual, this is a well written, no mistakes, cohesive story. The concept is a little modern, but I won't hold it against her. It is a very good story that grabs the reader. I give it 5 stars and recommend reading at least twice!

Very sweet. A regency period flare with some fun thrown in. Predictable in a good way.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC.