The last thing Lord Jack expected to find when he left his mother's Valentine Day ball was someone in the bedchamber that was always kept for his family at the inn. Lord Jack insists on escorting the young man to London since he looks barely old enough to be on his own.

Frances Hadley set out with just the clothes on her back and her horse. When the horse goes lame, she stops at an inn to find a bed. Posing as a man is proving harder than she expected but she manages to get a room to herself when weather forces her to stop.

Waking up next to a man was the last thing she could have imagined and what a man. Even living in a small town, she has heard of Lord Jack Valentine and his scandalous reputation. Frances is set on claiming her dowry and finding a small cottage. Her aunt just tried to sell her into marriage and she wants nothing to do with men.

Sally MacKenzie has really done a great job of involving the reader in the second book in the Duchess of Love series. Jack is a likable man who has lived a somewhat scandalous life style but really uses his reputation to support a series of charities.

Frances is abrasive at times but vulnerable as well. Watching the two of them interact will keep the reader guessing about what will happen next. Throw in some murders and the reader will step away from SUPRISING LORD JACK satisfied with everything that happens.