Harriet is a governess. Charles Davenham is Viscount Wynford and is in need of someone to help his sister secure a decent husband. His sister believes she needs no help, as she has been reading The Husband Hunter's Guide to London.

There is more the Charles than meets the eye. He is not a lazy Viscount, wasting his time and fortune on nonsense. He is actively engaged in helping his country and find information.

I think you would like this book if:
-you like a mystery aspect
-you like the spy trope
-you like class differences
-you want a Christmas story
-you like clean or low steam romances

This story was not at all for me. A mysterious Marchioness from France shows up early in the story. And she seems to just take it over. It was all about her and her interactions with everyone. I felt like very little time was spent on the actual couple. It was all other stuff. The marchioness. Harriet and her charge. Charles doing spy stuff. I didn't see or feel the romance at all, sadly. It's also way low steam for me, I didn't realize it was a clean romance going into it. Not a bad story, just not for me. I will say I had no problems reading this as a standalone novel.

Thank you, netgalley, for the ARC. This is my honest opinion about this book.