Verity Hartley, the eldest daughter of Baron and Baroness Hartley, is not a liar by nature, but when she literally falls at the feet of Nell Hunnicutt, her snobbish neighbor who is bragging of her recent season in London and of all the offers of marriage she has come home to consider, Verity blurts out a lie to end all lies when she tells Nell that she is betrothed to the Magnus Warring, the Duke of Longhurst. Which is completely ludicrous, considering the Duke blames her family for the death of his father and the financial ruin of their estate, thanks to a scheme he alleges Verity’s father dreamed up to scam his father. But that doesn’t stop her falsehood from taking flight and landing her in an even bigger lie when the duke demands that she pretend to be engaged to him, but jilt him so he can marry the heiress he has been wooing without seeming dishonorable. She agrees because one, she caused this problem, and two, jilting the arrogant, self-righteous, pompous duke will be her pleasure. Besides, it's not like she would ever fall in love with him or want to marry him in truth, why even the thought of it is beyond ridiculous!

Magnus, the Duke of Longhurst is a man who believes in family, duty, and honor, and for the last seven years, he has worked hard to pull his family out of the financial hole his father dug with his impulsive and reckless investments. He has been offered an investment opportunity that will not only restore his family's fortunes but will also secure a livelihood for his younger brother, something his mother constantly reminds him of, but to invest, he will need money, and so he has set his sites on heiress Anna Snow, the daughter of Phineas Snow, the Button King, an obscenely rich merchant. But when he meets with Mr. Snow to ask for permission to marry Anna, he is turned down, because it turns out he is already betrothed to Miss Verity Hartley, the daughter of the man who ruined his life! He assures Mr. Snow that this is a misunderstanding and promises that it will all be taken care of without a scandal. But to protect his honor, he has no choice but to go along with Verity’s lie, first by proposing (so he isn’t lying – unlike SOME people) and then by demanding she breaks off the engagement after spending time with him in public to convince people that they really are betrothed. Once she dumps him, he will return to London and marry Miss Snow and forget this ever happened. It is a great plan and there is no reason why it won’t work exactly as planned because there is no way he would ever fall in love with her or want to marry her in truth, why even the thought of it is too preposterous to believe!

I enjoyed this story, I thought it was well-written and nicely paced, with wonderful characters and even a bit of a mystery thrown in to provide an interesting dash of intrigue. I loved the interactions between Magnus and Verity, especially their banter! As much as I dislike the trope, I felt the love triangle was handled well and the emotional growth of both Verity and Magnus was particularly well done, I even found myself tearing up a time or two wondering how they would ever be able to have a happily ever after. The story is filled with duty, honor, family, intrigue, secrets, lies, nasty neighbors, steamyish love scenes, surprising revelations, naked clergymen, a mischievous cat, more than one twist, and the promise of HEA. I do wish there had been an epilogue because it did feel like a few things were left hanging, but nothing major. Overall, I thought this was a wonderful start to a new series that I would happily recommend, and will be looking forward to future installments.

4.5 stars, rounded up

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.*

I think that this is Vivienne Lorret's best book yet. Verity and Magnus spark off of each other through the whole story. Verity doesn't let him get away with anything -- even when she is in the middle of another precarious position. She has a terrific wit, and their banter is fantastic. Underneath the fun, though, both characters have some flaws and issues that need to be addressed, and Magnus and Verity help each other negotiate that. There are also several surprising twists to the entertaining plot. I am truly looking forward to the next in this series.

This book was entertaining and well worth reading. Verity the heroine tried so hard to make everyone happy but felt like she always came up short. One day, while being mocked by an old rival, Verity blurted out that she was engaged to a duke. She never imagined that the actual duke would show up and demand that she help him set matters straight. Magnus the duke had been arranging a marriage to an heiress. Unfortunately, Verity's careless words could spoil his plans. Making things worse, their two families had been enemies for years.
This enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine romance was delightful. There was lots of humor and sizzle with just the right amount of steam. There was a third act break up, but I'm willing to forgive it since it allowed the author to craft a most appropriate ending. As the first book of a series, it did a great job of building a framework for many future stories. I'm eager to see what comes next!
I received a free ARC from NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

Truman "Hawk", Verity, Honoria, and Althea" Thea" Hartley, children to Baron Conchobar Erasmus Hartley and his wife Roxana Hartley. Lively family that loves theatrical plays and making them.
Hawk and Verify are the sensible ones, Honoria the dramatic on and The a the play write along with their father who also directs the plays, mom does acting in them.

Percival, Peter and Carlton Culpepper. Local boys that want to shower Honor is and Thea with their wit and grace, but are just annoying.

Nell Hunnicutt, local snob that thinks she is the best thing. Her it's archenemy who play nasty pranks on her.

Magnus Warring, the fifth Duke of Longhurst, brother Rowan the nerd Orwell of the family thanks to their father, Leander Warring and mother Geraldine Warring, the Dowager Duchess of Longhurst,.
Since Magnus was fourteen he has been the defacto duke as their father was prone to anxiety fits. While their mother spoiled Rowan, she forced Magnus to be the responsible one and take care of the family while fixing all of Rowan's messes.

Magnus and Hawk were school friends and forever in each other's lives until the scandal broke. Magnus took it out on his friend and began hating all the Hartley's stood for. Now seven years later he is linked to the family again. Phineas Snow. The Button King, is putting Magnus thru his paces as he tries to broker a marriage with his daughter Anna.

What started as a little white lie to shut up her archenemy Nell has gotten out of hand. She wanted to just have the upper hand with Nell "the tick" as she thinks of her. Figuring it would not get out of the village or grow as wild as it did. But, Nell being Nell, she made sure it was done up grandly.

Now Verity has the Duke of Longhurst spitting mad, wanting revenge, and a retraction to the lie. His grandmother, Lady Broadbent, has decided to somewhat help. She advised him to play along, let them see it is a bad suit, and then end the engagement which would give Miss Anna Snow the ability to play the rescuer of his broken heart.

So come join the comedy of errors play as these two have a battle of snarky comments, sarcastic comebacks, and sympathy of the other's plight. Find out who caused the scandal, why, and the outcome. Watch as Verity gets the best of Magnus with laughs to his arrogance. Magnus gets her back with dominance and a dance. The protagal brothers return with news of their own

My biggest issue that stopped me from really enjoying this was Verity. Her personality was inconsistent and annoying. She often seemed younger than a 26 year old spinster and more like a 17 year old naive girl, especially when it’s mentioned that her parents were very open about the ways of the world and relationships.

I also thought the constant alluding the scandal involving Verity’s and Magnus’ family needed to be revealed earlier on. Using misunderstandings from a lack of communication as a driving force in plot is a pet peeve of mine.

This is going into my "one of the best books of the year pile" and that pile is pretty small. I just adore Vivienne Lorret's writing. She is witty and her characterizations are wonderful.

Verity is a spinster who has been overlooked most of her life in favor of her much prettier and vivacious sisters. She has a frenemy who makes her so mad she tells one little lie!

Magnus is a man on a mission to replenish his family coffers and get over the scandal that ruined them.

When they meet it is pure fireworks! I loved their interactions and how they both fought their growing attraction and love until the very end.

I'll be the first to admit I'm a big fan of Vivienne Lorret's writing, and this book definitely keeps with the trend and is actually the book that got me out of a 3 month reading slump (Thank you!)

Tropes:
- Fake engagement
- "plain" heroine/ugly duckling
- enemies to lovers
- stingy/grumpy duke
- feuding families
-"who did this to you"

In a moment of panic when faced with her nemesis, Verity lets her pride get the best of her and says she's engaged to a Duke. Naturally the news spreads and she finds herself in a fake engagement with her family's enemy. Magnus is annoyed to say the least. He is still trying to fix his family's financial position and hoping to get engaged to another woman (don't worry, no love triangle!!).

Honestly a bit surprised at the level of conflict and plot that progresses in this book. Beyond just personal conflict and trauma the book progresses down a whole other pathway during the climax of the book-- attempted murder, nefarious plots, etc etc. which I think added a lot to the book and pacing of the second half.

But back to the fun stuff... the chemistry and relationship between Verity and Magnus is my favorite type of dynamic. The banter, the animosity at the beginning, growing to care for each other. It flows and works so well. I wish this book was longer, I enjoyed reading it so much.

Also how dare Vivienne Lorret make me crave a book where the MMC is a vicar???

(SIDE NOTE: I haven't seen anyone mention that the one guys name is Fitzherbert Eugene.. isn't that just the inverse of Flynn Riders real name in Tangled?)

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for free copy for a review

Thanks #NetGalley for the advanced copy of #ItHadtoBeaDuke by Vivienne Lorret in exchange for an honest review.

I adore Lorret's writing - it's funny and witty and just a joy to read. My only complaint is that she always throws in one big wrench towards the end of the book that I usually hate but she manages to pull it back by the end of the book and I love the book regardless of the thing I hated and this book did that again. But overall I loved Verity and Magnus and I loved watching them fight tooth and nail their attraction to each other. I am usually a hard sell on love triangles but this one was very well written so I loved it.

This is a great start to a new series and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the books as they come out!

A friend told me that this had been recommended to her as a good historical romance, so I grabbed it and I'm glad that I did! I haven't read anything Vivienne Lorret before, but I'll definitely be checking out her back catalogue. This wasn't anything groundbreaking, but it was a really well-written, funny, and charming, and I found it really comforting. A classic enemies to lovers with a spunky spinster who lies about being betrothed to a prominent Duke, who isn't happy with the rumors that his actual fiancee-to-be is now hearing. I loved Verity and Marcus as well as the cast of supporting characters - I'm definitely hoping this is the start of a series as the description says!

Verity never lies, in fact she is terrible at it. So why does she lie and say she is married to a duke. Of course not just any Duke but Magnus Warring, the Duke of Longhurst who grew up with them but after a scandal involving her father wants nothing but revenge.

This was a fun read. I knew how it would end, as most of these end the same, but how we got there made for an entertaining read.

This bestselling author is actually a new to me and I was lucky enough to have NetGalley send me an ARC. This is an enemies-to-lovers adventure at its best. In this adventure sworn enemies are stuck together after a little bit of lies and deceit are brought to light. Verity has let a lie slip trying to impress the ton. She didn’t mean it to include her worst enemy. When Magnus discovers that his family's enemy has included him in a lie he doesn’t know what to do. Then she dares to ask his help and continue the lie for a week till they can both get out of the situation and save reputations. What neither one expects is attraction and passion.
I really enjoyed this fun story and I know I have found a new author to love. Her writing is incredibly detailed and she creates characters with depth and real emotions. Her humor and wit add to the fun of the story and when you throw in the super sexy and passionate characters and those hot special moments you get a completely wonderful historical romance you won’t be able to put down. This is the author I needed to add to my collection of favorites. You are going to love this one!

Loved this one! This was my first book by this author, and it took me a while to get into it because I struggle to get past the first chapter. The reason is that the first chapter is very much a romcom vibe with a lot of over the top, selling this antics and shenanigans going on, and that is generally not my favorite kind of book I prefer things to have more serious tone, angst depth. However, once you get past the first chapter, this the book does settle into a somewhat more serious intones story with really great characters, great character development, and some fun moments. The intimacy scenes are pretty spicy and well done. While I could use just a little bit less of the silly romcom Hijinx, I expect that they are some favorite parts for other readers. Nevertheless, all in all, this was very enjoyable, and I am now reading the backlog for this author.

This was my first Vivienne Lorret book and I found the storytelling to be engaging and the characters likable. Magnus Warring, the Duke of Longhurst was the perfect example of a stern brunch daddy. He is a grump to the extreme and when he becomes looped into a little white lie involving himself as the fiancé to spinster Verity Hartley, the grouchiness comes out two fold. This is a case of forced interaction of opposites and the feuding between Verity and Magnus’s families puts them even more at odds. Despite their dislike for one another, I found that I liked both of the MCs very much. Lorret does a great job of building tension between the two and this slowburn of a novel kept me entertained with the banter. Verity does not think of herself as the most desirable sister and her coping mechanism is her way with words, until they get her into trouble. She suffers from panic attacks and I loved the way they were represented. Magnus is a stickler for truth telling and loves to live on his high horse the moral ground, attempting to shame Verity for her engagement lie. Of course it doesn’t work and he find that he just can’t seem to get her out of his head no matter what she does. My issue was with the pacing of storyline. Several times it felt like the character arc was reaching its peak and then the story would take a different turn. Although everything is wrapped up by the end of the book, there were a few storylines that seemed unnecessary and took away from the main relationship. I’m not sure I 100% believed Verity’s reasons for being angry with Magnus in the third act and I thought that their separation didn’t help to bring the characters back together. I found myself slowing down at the end and think that the story could’ve been wrapped up a bit sooner. Regardless, I will read more Vivienne Lorret for her character writing. I received an advanced copy from the publisher and NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
3.5 ⭐️

This is the first book in the Liar's club series. As with most first books in a series, it introduces a whole host of characters that will be featured in subsequent books. In this case the Hartley family. They are a very dramatic group both figuratively and literally. All except Verity, the oldest daughter
Verity is the logical one, the buffer, the fixer upper. She avoids drama at all costs! Until she doesn't,and it's a doozy! She declares herself betrothed to the Duke of Longhurst, Magnus. When these rumors reach London and the Duke, he comes to find out what is happening. It leads to the beginnings of a adventurous love story.
This book made me laugh and got me emotional. The love-hate relationship between Verity and Magnus felt a little long at times but you could definitely feel the chemistry between them. Nice set up for book 2. I can't wait for it.
4⭐⭐⭐⭐
I want to thank Netgalley for the opportunity to review this book.

CW: Panic attacks; bullying; confinement; child abuse; gun violence; references to drowning; child death

I don’t even know, man. This book left me so…confused? I think I liked it in the end, but I also really struggled with it? I feel like a giant shrug emoji when it comes to my feelings on it.

This review may be a bit rambly, so bear with me.

I really, really struggled with the first half of this book as things just weren’t clicking for me. I didn’t buy their intense hatred of each other in the beginning. We know Magnus hates her family because of some scheme that Verity’s father was allegedly the ringleader of that ruined Marcus’s father. But we don’t get the full details until way later, so it’s hard to understand WHY that hatred ran so deep.

The setup for them having to fake an engagement felt a bit flimsy? I wasn’t buying why they had to stay engaged for only a week. There was also clear scheming and matchmaking from his grandmother, but neither seemed to notice.

Now, the pacing was wild, leaving the book feeling disjointed and lopsided. The first half of the book took place over a week, but in reality, we only saw 3 or 4 separate days of that week play out. That made everything in their early relationship feel very sudden and rushed. And then the second half of the book took place over the course of a few months, which I felt worked better as it let their relationship develop and grow over time. There were also many weird and abrupt time jumps throughout the book where I kept finding myself going, “Oh, that was fast,” or “Oh, so like three have gone by now, okay.”

Shockingly, my feelings on the romance are complicated. I love the trope of lying that you’re engaged to a Duke you don’t know, and then falling in love. But I'm not sure this was necessarily the best-executed version of that.

Now, this is also an enemies-to-lovers book. But…the animosity didn’t make sense to me until about 60% into the book. There’s a scene that reminds me of the “I LOATHE YOU” scene in front of the fountain from Princess Diaries 2, where my feelings started to turn in a very positive direction. After that scene, I began to LOVE the romance and was really buying it.

From around 60% to 90%, I was jiving with the romance, having a grand old time reading it. I loved Verity being forced to escort Magnus with Miss Snow on outings. I loved the feelings they were having towards each other, but her hurting a bit because she thinks he’ll do his duty and forgo love to marry the heiress. BUT. Then Verity learns something related to Magnus and blows it a bit out of proportion, in my opinion, which soured me a bit on the ending. He does a grand gesture to win her back (very entertaining), but I thought she at least needed to apologize for her actions.

This book also didn’t have an epilogue, which confused me so much as it felt like it ended abruptly. I would have liked an epilogue to wrap up Magnus and Verity’s story since we didn’t really get to see them having their happily ever after, as their reunion and resolution to the drama all got wrapped up quickly in the final chapter.

Plotwise, things took some weird turns a few times.

First, I was not expecting so much trauma behind what causes Verity’s panic attacks and fear of closets and being trapped inside. While I appreciated how her panic attacks were handled, I was a little blindsided by what started them, as it felt way more serious for a book that feels pretty light-hearted overall.

Second, when Verity’s father shows up in London, things go in a wild, but very fun, direction. I was not expecting such high-stakes drama connected to the big scheme that caused the schism between Magnus and Verity’s families. Still, I really enjoyed watching that play out, even if it was very unexpected.

When it comes to the main characters, I think I liked both Magnus and Verity. Verity’s name is very tongue-in-cheek, which fits well with the tone of this book. She’s a bit impulsive, that’s for sure, as she doesn’t always think things all the way through before acting. She’s not afraid to speak her mind, which I loved. I could also empathize with her. She feels like the odd one out amongst her family and sisters, and she’s internalized that. Her biggest fear is abandonment, which I could relate to. I also thought the depiction of her panic attacks felt very real.

Magnus was very much a stern, stuffy Duke, determined to do his duty for his family to make his mother happy. (As an aside, I kept wanting to call him Marcus the entire time I was reading, so there is that). He’s very good at holding a grudge and driven by revenge, which makes sense as he wanted to hurt those who hurt his family. But I was a bit confused as to why Magnus needed to sacrifice everything so his brother could get everything promised to him? What about your feelings, Magnus, and what you deserve? That was a bit of a head-scratcher for me. He keeps his feelings buttoned up inside, but once he unleashes them, it’s game over as he’s all in.

I’m so glad that Verity and the girl Magnus wanted to marry, Miss Snow, ended up having a friendship. It would be so easy for Verity to hate her, but I adored that Verity immediately liked her. Their friendship felt incredibly genuine, and I’m happy Lorret didn’t pit them against each other.

Despite all these mixed feelings, I ended up liking the book in the end. I think. I’m still not sure. I think the writing and style of this book were entertaining, and parts of the romance worked really well for me. But it did drag in the beginning, and I had some issues with the relationship conflict towards the end. Do I recommend you read this? I think so, but I would get it out of the library over buying it.

I am excited for the premise of the next book as we see Lorret setting that up in the final pages. I’ll be checking that one out as it looks like it will have one of my favorite tropes that we don’t get enough of in historical romance, and I’m excited about it!

“Because her grandson, the Duke of Longhurst, and I are engaged to be married.”

Verity is the serious, plain, and at almost twenty-six years of age, spinster sister of the Hartley family. Her two younger sisters are beauties and with a scandal that had her father accused of masterminding a swindling deal and older brother that was forced to leave his architecture apprentice job to join a merchant ship, her prospects don't look too inviting. Which is why when her neighbor nemesis is mocking her again, Verity, the staid, responsible one, lies convincingly for the first time about being engaged to the Duke of Longhurst.

“But it will still be a lie, all the same.”
“Not for this week. I fully intend to treat you as I would if we were betrothed. Therefore”—his lungs expanded and contracted on a resigned breath—“Miss Hartley, for the next seven days, will you consent to be my betrothed?”

Magnus is on the brink of finally righting his family's fortune after his father lost it all in the Hartley swindle with a betrothal to the Button King's daughter, Anna Snow. When a rumor reaches London that he is already engaged, Anna's father is, rightly, upset. Magnus promises to get things sorted out within a week and travels to the village that his grandmother and former bestfriend, Truman Hartley's family live. With his grandmother's advice of not looking like the jerk that breaks off the engagement that everyone seems to believe, when he confronts Verity about the lie, they both agree to act engaged for one week, before Verity will break it off.

He wasn’t drawn to her out of a need to tame her. For some inexplicable reason, she had unleashed something wild inside of him.

It had to Be a Duke is the start to the new Liar's Club series and with it's light angst and back and forth couple, it was a fun start. When Verity and Magnus are together, which was wonderfully for most of the book, they had an amusing chemistry with Verity pushing Magnus to his brink with either her word play with him or his protective nature over all the scrapes she gets herself into. They pretty much banter throughout the book and while I can see some thinking it goes on too long, I liked how each banter session had Magnus cracking just a little more. He can't let go because he thinks he needs to marry an heiress to refill his estate coffers and allow for his younger brother to come back home and “live the life he was promised” by their father. Magnus is pressured and guilt tripped by his mom and there is still that lingering animosity Magnus has for Verity's father.

Verity hated the Duke of Longhurst. He was the most maddening, vexing man she had ever had the misfortune to know.

After the week together in Verity's village, they shared a kiss, Magnus kind of hightails it back to London, still determined to marry his heiress. With some maneuvering by his grandmother, she and Verity go to London and there Magnus can't seem to get away from her, especially when Verity and Anna become good friends. Magnus has his issues and we get a better look at how Verity has her own, feeling like the always forgotten plain one due to men paying more attention to her sisters and a governess who liked to lock her in closets. Verity can't quite believe that Magnus would want her, it's a little comedy of errors when every time they're together Magnus is fighting his attraction and Verity thinks he's fighting the urge to throttle her.

But, perhaps, he just didn’t want her to feel alone.

The latter second half has the mystery of what really went down with the swindle deal and we get some danger, suspense, and mystery characters revealed and explained. There is an open door bedroom scene and an ending third act breakup that felt a little forced but I'll accept it because it did eventually lead to a pretty big grin inducing move by Magnus.

And when she smiled up at him without the slightest degree of maidenly shyness, he knew he was too far gone to resist her.

There were times where I really enjoyed this and times where I thought it started dragging. I just felt like the story wasn't quite shored up right, this did have a lot of little and big elements outside of the romance and I'm not sure they were structured or laid out cohesively, probably first in a series syndrome. There were plenty of series baiting characters, Anna and revealed mystery character and the story ending with Verity's sister's supposed to be made up betrothed viscount showing up at their house.

It was just that, somewhere along the way, she had stopped hating him quite so much. And all this not hating him was making her heart ache.

There was also a desk scene I don't want to forget to mention (Pushing back the chair, he stood in front of her. “You’ve made me waste a lot of ink, I hope you know.”) that was sweet with it's finally dawning on Verity what Magnus' feelings truly are when she finds some of his keepsakes and then steamy when he shows some of those feelings, very smile inducing. Even with some of my complaints, I did just plain enjoy the lighter angst relationship of these two, I'll always love a lead slowing breaking down for another lead.

The Viscount Who Loved Me meets Pride and Prejudice in this new enemies-to-lovers novel by Vivienne Lorret!

very solid three stars! this was my first introduction to Lorret and I can definitely see myself reading more in the future, especially in this series! I'm intrigued to see who the next book is about as it foreshadowed a bit at the end but I would be interested in reading other couples, like Anna and Mr. Dashing, if Lorret decided to write outside of the Hartley family.

I enjoyed Magnus and Verity's story although I think it was a bit too "will they or won't they" for me. this made me feel kind of ambivalent to their love story overall, but i did love Verity's family and the behind the scenes mystery. the ending was cute and satisfying however it felt a little rushed which left more to be desired. I would recommend though as I think the witty banter and angst would work for other readers!
definitely check it out if you like a ton of angst, enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/ grumpier, and a fake engagement!

Accidentally saying you are engaged to a duke.. one who hates your family, and who happens to be almost engaged to another woman... then that leads to a fake dating scenario, where those antagonistic feelings become chemistry and grow and turn into something more, are really a whole bunch of tropes that really just work for me.

I loved Verity and while I thought in the beginning that I wouldn't like her family I actully really loved them as well. I thought Verity and the Duke made a great couple, I loved how Verity came out of her shell when he was around and that led her to feeling safe enough to tell others her real feelings.

I had a lot of fun reading this! I laughed out loud, my heart melted, and felt all the emotions. I flew through it didn't want to put it down.

And that ending! I can't wait to see how it will all play out in the next book!!

I would actually probably rate this a 3.5. It was a 4 star for me, except that much of the book felt really repetitive, leading to a slow paced book. If all of the extra bits were removed, I would have flown through this, as I thought the couple had very good chemistry and I was giggling/kicking my feet at parts.

I was quite excited after seeing that blurb(a fake engagement because of a small lie?🤣) and I enjoyed it so much!
The only thing that I love more than fake dating/fake engagement stories is probably a book where the protagonist lies about being engaged to someone she doesn't know well and gets caught in that lie😆 and the other person is like I have a fiancee?🤣 Which is basically what happens here!

Verity Hartley - the daughter of a baron, usually tells the truth(just like her name😆) and isn't that good at lying. But when she's bickering with a neighbor(who's kinda mean girl-ish) she lies that she's engaged to the Duke of Longhurst, thinking that it's a harmless fib and noone would find out. But, unexpectedly the rumors spread like wildfire and the duke himself shows up at her door asking for an explanation 😂
Magnus had everything planned out and was planning on marrying an heiress to save his estate but now he seems to be engaged to a woman he barely knows - and who's the daughter of the man he blames for ruining his father's life. Talk about awkward 😶😂

I had so much fun reading this one! Verity thinks she's the plain spinster when compared to her sisters, but she's quite chaotic and adorable too. It was hard not to love her and while Magnus might be her opposite - a bit stuffy and overbearing - he felt the same way😆 They bicker a lot but it was so funny 😂 And I loved watching these two fall for each other - they're quite clueless but cute😂

I also liked how Verity ended up becoming friends with Anna/Miss Snow and the lack of drama in that aspect. There was also an interesting sub-plot with the scandal/scam that both of their fathers had been involved in. In the end, this was a fun read with lots of romance, humor and some emotional moments too! I'm also very excited for the upcoming books in The Liar's Club series as the characters and stories seem promising(hoping the next book is about Honoria and 'Viscount Vandemere'?😆)❣️✨