Only two out of four remain from the original wager made in
Ms. Alexander's A LITTLE BIT WICKED, and Daniel Sinclair is
sure the wager has been cursed. The two least likely to wed
have fallen in love and married, leaving only Daniel and
Oliver, and Daniel has a feeling the fates are working
against him. Providence strikes in the form of Lady
Cordelia Bannister and her matchmaking family.
Cordelia and Daniel's parents have decided it is time for
their children to wed, and as some parents are wont to do,
have selected their future mates. Joining the Bannister
family with the Sinclair family will strengthen their
fortunes and give the elder Sinclair the acceptance into
English society that he's long coveted. That Cordelia and
Daniel do not have matrimony on their minds is of little
consequence to their parents. When Cordelia sets out to
secretly discover if Daniel might be a good mate, a game of
mistaken identity is begun that could, in the end, threaten
their future happiness.
Once again Victoria Alexander has written a laugh-
out-loud romantic comedy chockfull of witty dialogue,
sensual romance and enough twist and turns to keep readers
thoroughly entertained. Ms. Alexander sets out to charm her
readers from the first page, and SECRETS OF A PROPER LADY
delivers in full. Fast-paced, entertaining dialogue and an
attention to detail are great strengths of this author's
writing and evident throughout. The humorous subtleties of
Daniel and Cordelia's romance are so masterfully developed,
it's as if the couple sat with the author to make sure she
was completely accurate in her details. I suspected that
Daniel's fall into matrimony would be my favorite of the
Last Man Standing novels, and as much as I've enjoyed them
all, SECRETS OF A PROPER LADY is, in my opinion, the best
to-date. Still, I hope to read more about Oliver, for
though he appears to be the winner of the wager, the man
deserves a story of his own!
Who will be the last man standing?
Lady Cordelia Bannister simply cannot marry a man she has
not chosen herself, no matter what her father decrees. So,
pretending to be her own companion, she decides to seek
out information about her intended by meeting with his
secretary—a man who soon beguiles her. But Lady Cordelia
doesn't know the truth—the man can't resist is really her
intended, Daniel Sinclair.
Daniel has nearly won the wager he made with three of
London's most eligible bachelors. While two of his
compatriots have surrendered to the shackles of marriage,
he's remained free to woo any woman he chooses. Yet duty
forces him to consider Lady Cordelia, so, determined to
find a way to escape honor intact, he continues the
masquerade he started.
Each finds the other completely irresistible, but when
they uncover their mutual mistaken identities, Daniel and
Cordelia must make the most important choice of all...
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