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"Fun second Mayfair sibling romance"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted February 15, 2004

While their oldest sister Lady Constance is on her honeymoon, Siblings Prudence and Chastity Duncan continue to publish The Mayfair Lady. They do so to honor their deceased mother, founder of the paper, and to bring in money to cover their father's wastrel ways. However, Falstaff, Harley and Greenwold law Read more...

"Second Duncan sister's tale is enjoyable."
Reviewed by Suan Wilson
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted February 16, 2004

Lady Prudence, of the enterprising Duncan sisters, manages the finances of the controversial broadsheet, Mayfair Lady. The publication deals with fashion, gossip, and more importantly, is a political forum on women's issues. A recent exposé on a peer has resulted in a libel suit against the anonymous owners. Prudence is Read more...

Summary

Hailed for her captivating blend of romance and sensuality, New York Times bestselling author Jane Feather has enchanted readers and critics alike. In this second book in her dazzling new trilogy, Constance, Prudence, and Chastity Duncan, London's most charming young matchmakers, are faced with a ruinous lawsuit—and it's up to the brainy, beautiful middle sister to extricate them.No sooner had the Duncan sisters' Personals service turned a profit than their controversial newspaper, The Mayfair Lady, offended a powerful earl—who is now determined to ruin them with a lawsuit. In dire need of counsel, the women turn to England's most-sought-after young barrister.Sir Gideon Malvern is notorious for his aggressive style—and his love of a challenge. Spirited Prudence, with her beauty unsuccessfully hidden behind spectacles and frumpy clothes, provides him with exactly that. But how in the world will the Duncan sisters be able to afford Gideon's fee? Prudence proposes a barter: Gideon defends their case; they find him a bride. It's an exchange of services even this most cynical, single barrister can't refuse.