Review

When Patience Waverly arrives in London with her twin sister, Prudence, she discovers she has not only inherited her Uncle’s vast estate and all its problems, but that she has also inherited the title of Baroness.  Patience, who does not prefer London, England, or its uppity aristocrats, has been thrown into a lifestyle that surrounds them.  For Patience, whose weeks at sea have left her seasick and exhausted; the move from Philadelphia to London proves to be anything but boring.

Prudence, who is determined to find and marry a man to secure her own title, sets her sights on Max Purefoy.  Unfortunately Max, future Duke of Southerland, is quite a scoundrel and proves to be seductive in addition.  Patience soon finds herself an unwilling object of Max’s affection.   Meanwhile, Prudence develops a plan to entrap Max, resulting in his near ruin and Patience’s hand in marriage.  Though the match may not be what anyone had in mind, it does prove itself exquisitely passionate.

This title caught me off guard from the get go.  Patience is a frugal, outspoken young woman who is quite stubborn as well.  Prudence, being the younger twin is also truthful, yet a little more reserved and easily persuaded.  When Patience is titled Baroness and given the entire estate, including guardianship rights over Prudence, Prudence is fit to be tied.  After all, they are twins and why should a mere twenty four minutes matter when you have the same date of birth?

The characters in this romance are quite vocal.  The banter between them is outspoken, honest and sometimes comical.  The dialogue surprised me at times.  I enjoyed how the author brought America and England together in this book.  From the beginning, the animosity between the two, along with the difference in thinking is apparent and interesting to observe.  I enjoyed the novel for the most part. However, it wasn’t the smoothest flowing book I’ve read.  There is a lot of conversation in the book which was both a positive and negative for me.  I found it entertaining yet distracting.  In addition I found the characters to be slightly annoying at times.  While this isn’t a significant issue, it was difficult to ignore. Overall, the book has a good story that is quite different than most historical romances

Reviewed by Tiffany S.