When Honoria Smythe-Smith's older brother, Daniel, was driven out of the country, lest he lose his life, she found herself with a bit of a problem. Though she's of a marrying age, Honoria's mother has yet to recover from the scandal her brother caused, and has been remiss in finding a groom for her. So like any enterprising lady desperate to have her hand taken in marriage, Honoria did the only thing she could think of-- she started her own search for a groom. As a bonus, if she gets married, she'll no longer be forced to humiliate herself at the yearly Smythe-Smith musical recitals. A violinist she is not. Now if only her brother's best friend, Marcus Holroyd, the Earl of Chatteris, would quit ruining all her good intentions.

Before Honoria's brother fled the country, he made Marcus promise to watch over his little sister and to not let her marry an idiot. Though Marcus isn't one for the ton and typically shuns society events, he gives Daniel his word to watch over Honoria. When one of Honoria's scheme's to get noticed by the gentlemen at a house party backfires, it's Marcus who ends up hurting himself. With Honoria nursing him back to health, Marcus soon realizes there's more to her than the little pest that used to follow Daniel and him around. Now it's up to Marcus to get over his insecurities and convince Honoria he's the man for her, before he loses her to someone else.

Julia Quinn kicks off her new series, featuring the Smythe-Smiths with Honoria, a very bad violinist. JUST LIKE HEAVEN is set somewhere in between Ms. Quinn's Bridgerton books, where some of the Bridgeron's are married and some are still in the marriage mart game. Though Ms. Quinn tantalizes with new snippets of the family that made her a NY Times best selling author, she couldn't quite re-create the magic of her Bridgerton series. Not to say JUST LIKE HEAVEN isn't worth a read. Marcus and Honoria are entertaining and learning more about the Smythe-Smiths (who happen to actually know how horribly they play-for the most part) is interesting in itself. Especially since their horrible musical recitals have played such a huge part in Ms. Quinn's previous books. Not to mention the return of one of my favorite all time characters, Lady Danbury. Just having her character appear makes this book a must read. Anyone looking for a delightfully light-hearted romantic comedy will not be disappointed with this book.