i- y'all - 

this! book! has! everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the witticism of a loretta chase and the tender romance of a lisa kleypas. and the tropes!!!!! oh baby, the tropes: wallflower and a rake! he's been in love with her for years! fake dating! fake engagement! 

and then the fake engagement takes them to the border of scotland and you <i>know</i> what that means!!! ugh this was so good.