He’s just inherited his brother’s titles... and all his debt... and the only person who can help him is his best friend’s little sister... who just happens to be in love with him. John Barnesworth loves solitude, living alone in the wilderness, and staying far away from the ton... yet when he receives news that his brother had died and left him with all his debts, John has to come back to London to settle all the debts as well as repair the estate... and deal with the fact that his brother was in a contract to be married.. which has now transferred to him and now he finds himself with an unpleasant fiancee. Her dowry might save him from all his brother’s debts... but at what cost? His only hope comes in the form of the charming, beautiful, and completely off limits younger sister of his best friend, Lady Charlotte Stirling. Charlotte has always been in love with John but her brother has done everything he can to make sure they remain separated. She is known for her good work, her kindness, and for being beloved by society... yet every single proposal she has received she has turned down, in the hopes that one day she would reunite with John and convince him to fall in love with her. When she see’s that he needs help, what better way to spend more time with him than to come up with a plan to help him get out of his debt while also slowly trying to get him to fall for her. She knows that they are opposites and that John wants nothing more than to pay off his brother’s debts and return to his life in America in solitude, but her heart wants him and if she can convince him to maybe stay for her she’ll do anything. Throw in schemes of gambling, socializing, troublesome brothers, and dealing with feelings between two people who couldn’t be more different. This one was an okay read for me, it just didn’t really have anything that captured my attention and the romance between John and Charlotte just didn’t work for me. While it didn’t work for me, maybe it’ll work for you.

*Thank you Forever Grand Publishing/ Forever Reads for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review*