"A delightful charmer"

Matchmaker Ainsley Danville Donovan sees how her new friend and fellow volunteer at the clinic Peyton O'Reilly and her brother Matt seem perfect together. Matt thinks otherwise as he finds the Louisiana belle quite annoying. Still he feels a strong attraction towards her and to her surprise Peyton feels the same way towards the cold New England bossy head of the Danville Foundation. A dance fostered on them by Ainsley ultimately leads to Matt and Peyton sharing a terrific night of sex, but nothing further comes of it.

Ainsley is stunned by the morning after reaction by her sibling and her pal, as she knows this match is meant to be forever. However, neither wants to go down the aisle to something permanent. Peyton changes her mind when she realizes she is carrying Matt's child and tries to "blackmail" him into marriage. Still Ainsley has her work cut out to match her obstinate sibling and her stubborn pal who share much in common yet ignore the love they feel for one another love.

The latest matchmaker's tale (see THE MATCHMAKER'S APPRENTICE and THE MATCHMAKER'S SISTER) is a delightful charmer starring two stubborn souls. Readers will think Matt is a wonderful protagonist and in Peyton he seems to have met his match (at least that is what his sister believes). Even with Peyton amorally using his fatherly rights as an inappropriate weapon (though it happens all the time) against Matt, which will take her down a peg in the audience's mind, fans will enjoy the latest matchmaking romance.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted March 13, 2004