This was my first book by this author. I feel like this book can be read easily as a standalone even with it being book 4 in the series.

The heroine, Nina, is looking for a safe marriage that can grow into love. She was almost engaged before and found her possible fiance had hidden secrets she just couldn't handle as his wife. She sets her eyes on a nice, boring duke.

The hero, Elliot, is known as a flirt. But his uncle has left him with property in desperate need of repair and no money to do it with, so to the marriage mart he goes. He has known Nina and enjoys her personality and decides she will do. But she wants another so he hatches a plan.

Give this book a try if you like
-some classic regency fun – balls, dancing, house parties
-you like a funny, fast paced, suspenseful romantic romp
-you like the fake relationship trope

This book had a lot to love about it. It had quite a few funny little scenes and quips and I enjoyed that. It had nice tension that built up over the course of the book. It doesn't have an excessive amount of intimate scenes that are super long and detailed so I think it will hit the sweet spot for most people in that regard. But there was kind of a lot of nonsense going on in the book. A lot of little plot devices that pulled the book this way and that way and while some people love that, I do not. I like the focus on the romance with maybe 1-2 other things going on. I think the book would have been better without them, or maybe 1-2 things solidly developed. It was overall a pleasant read for me though and I think many others would like it! I give a solid 3.5 stars. There were a few things I didn't love about the ending either that make it hard to round up to 4.

Thanks netgalley for the arc! All thoughts and opinions are my own.