A special thank you to the author, Willa Ramsey, for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.Caroline Crispin is the daughter of London's most in-demand architect. While at a party, she overhears two men calling her vulgar names and making a bet over which one of them would bed her before the end of the season. She is shattered, these men were supposed to be her friends. Sure, she flirts a little, and may be on the boisterous side, but she is simply not what they are alluding to.
Lord Adam Ryland also has a reputation—his father was a boxer and Adam appears to have inherited his skill. The only problem is that Adam is after a more simple life, to get married and live in the country, not in the shadow of his late father.
After her shock subsides, Caro decides she will not be played and decides to teach them a lesson. She employs the help of Adam—he's a little on the shy side, but he'll do. Although Adam is wanting to settle down, Caro is looking to him for a different kind of partnership that what he is after. What follows is a romp through London, love, and friendship.
Caroline is a fab heroine who is smart, sassy, and determined, not unlike her mother. She is also no shrinking violet and simply ahead of her time. Caro is refreshing, cheeky, and just the type of character deserving of Ramsey's humour.
Told from both Caroline and Adam's perspectives, the alternating viewpoints bode well to not only further the narrative, but to juxtapose Caro and Adam's personalities. Although the characters are modern in their ideas and traits, the historical setting gave this story more depth and added an interesting layer.
This book is pure joy. It is lighthearted and playful, the perfect way for me to end the summer. Ramsey sprinkles humour and wit throughout. She has an incredible ear for dialogue which translates very well on the page—she has accomplished in her first novel what it takes many authors several books to achieve.
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