In my opinion, this was the best book of the "Heiress Brides" trilogy, which are the only Celeste Bradley books I've read so far. I decided to give her books a try because she has a reputation for writing humorous historical romances, but I don't feel like the humor really came through in the first two books of the trilogy. I definitely found the humor in this book, though. I particularly enjoyed the scene shortly after Graham inherits where he fuels a bonfire with his father's and brothers' hunting trophies, keeping only a giant stuffed bear which he dubs Sir Fangsalot.

I'm a sucker for Cinderella stories, so I really enjoyed that aspect of the plot. Graham and Sophie/Sadie were both very likeable, sympathetic characters, which was a major improvement over the trilogy's second book as I just could not warm up to either Calder or Deirdre. I also enjoyed the secondary romance between Calder and Deirdre's butler, Fortescue, and Deirdre's lady's maid, Patricia, which had been building throughout the trilogy. The scenes with Stickley and Wolfe, also a carryover from the previous books in the trilogy, were somewhat amusing as well, although Wolfe never made an entirely convincing villain. He seemed too stupid to ever be a serious threat to anyone, though he did manage to pull off a few of his schemes, such as Rafe's kidnapping in the first book. I was glad that he ended up being punished in the end and that Stickley realized the error of his ways.

All in all, even though I wasn't crazy about the first two books of the trilogy, this one was enjoyable enough for me to consider reading some of Celeste Bradley's other books in the future. I've heard good things about the "Liar's Club" series, so maybe I'll give that a try next.