Did I love an amnesia book?! I think I did. This is the conclusion to the Wagers of Sin series by Caroline Linden, and features my favorite male main character in the trilogy, the Marquess of Westmorland. A very rakish rake and a gambling, no-good drunk, Westmorland starts the book by winning an unbelievable pot at Vega's that includes the deed to a lesser nobleman's house. A series of romance-coincidences befall him and he ends up at said nobleman's house nearly beaten to death, where our female main character, Georgiana, happens to be visiting. To protect him from the wrath of her hosts and to ensure he receives immediate medical intervention, she lies and tells everyone he is her longtime betrothed, Lord Sterling. This is exactly the kind of bananas plot premise I've come to love in this series, and it makes the amnesia less stressful and ultimately humorous. 

The swoon factor set this one apart for me - this man is besotted and he shows it, and I adore seeing a man as thoroughly undone as Westmorland. There is no third act breakup in this, though the secondary plot that drives the second half of the story is far-fetched, even in the context of this far-fetched premise, and it felt like it could have been lifted out entirely. 

That said, the romance itself sung for me. I'll forgive the additional machinations in the third act, and would recommend this series to historical romance readers who want well-built characters and fresh twists on classic tropes.