"The sequel to NOBLE INTENTIONS"

This is the long awaited sequel to NOBLE INTENTIONS and is Charlotte's story. Charlotte ran away with an Italian man years before and now she's back ready to take her place in the Ton. The problem is the Ton isn't ready to forgive her for her indiscretion years before even though she's now a widow. Charlotte decides that she must remarry an appropriate man and all will be well so she starts looking around for the appropriate husband for her.

Alasdair (Dare) McGregor, Lord Carlisle, had met Charlotte five years before and thought she was a silly insipid debutante but he was intrigued with her. Then she ran off with the Italian and he forgot about her especially when he had to take care of his inherited estates and huge debts that he also inherited.

Now Charlotte is back and has decided that Dare is the perfect man for her. She even gets her best friend Caroline and her cousin and Gillian's servants in on the scheme to get her wed to Dare. The biggest problem is Dare will have no part of it so Charlotte's schemes get wilder and wilder.

To some this may seem a silly book with a silly heroine but I simply relished this tale. Charlotte may have gotten on my nerves at first but she was a wonderful heroine when she finally decided to straighten up and of course, Dare was the perfect hero. I enjoyed this one every bit as much as I did NOBLE INTENTIONS and I hope that Katie MacAlister will keep writing these silly heroines that only she can write! Her books are always good for great big belly laughs.

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted June 23, 2003

Summary

A poor widow, Lady Charlotte Collins returns to England eager to take her place in the ton, only to find herself shunned by all. Her one choice is to marry a groom with wealth, a title, and good looks, but Alasdair McGregor cruelly refuses to be the answer to her problems. In fact, she is forced by Dare's obstinacy to take extreme action— the faulty codpiece that leads to this marriage, the wedding that is literally a circus. But nothing can stand between Charlotte and what she wants most: the love of her husband.