This was a fun story about Mary Bennet and Colonel Fitzwilliam and while I did enjoy this story on it's own I haven't read the previous companion story His Father's Last Gift yet and references were made to things that happened in the other story so I am sure it's even better when the two are read together. I liked the characters of Lord and Lady Matlock in this story as well. I look forward to reading more by this author in the future.