The Wedding Challenge

The Matchmaker #3

by Candace Camp

A fan-favorite from New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp, originally published in 2008.

Lady Calandra should have suitors beating down her door. But her overprotective brother, the Duke of Rochford, has managed to scare off every suitable gentleman. Every man except the mysterious Earl of Bromwell, that is. Callie finds herself drawn to the enigmatic earl, despite her brother’s protestations. In defiance of her brother’s wishes, Callie devises a plan to see Bromwell again, enlisting the help of matchmaker Francesca Haughston. But when shadowy secrets about the duke and the earl come to light, it may be too late for Callie to see that she’s walked straight into a trap.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Regency, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Regency Romance

384 pages, Unknown Binding

First published August 26, 2008

About the author

Candace Camp is the New York Times bestselling author of over sixty books.

Her first novel, *Bonds of Love*, was published by Jove Publishing in 1978, under the pseudonym Lisa Gregory. Two pseudonyms (Kristin James and Sharon Stephens)and many books later, Candace writes under her own name Candace Camp and still loves creating stories.

Candace lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and is the mother of Young Adult author Anastasia Hopcus.

Reviews

[Suzan · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Luana ☆ · Rating 1 out of 5]

Omg, I finally finished this terrible book! Hahaha not that terrible but GOSH! I am so excited to finally start the 4th in the series, this epilogue left me drooling.

Back on track, I did not like this book, well, the heroine to be more precise. We meet her in the previous two books and she is just wonderful, but when it came to her own story I disliked her from act one.

Some spoilers ahead...

So, the heroine was caught in a compromising position by her brother and he was harsh with her saying for her to get inside and she was so crazy mad at him that they had a huge fight when they arrived home and she left her house in the middle of the night by herself without considering any danger. Yes, that is act one. I just couldn't believe her inner thoughts, how childish she behaved, how immature and weak her character is. And let's not forget how hypocrite. In one breath she tells the hero that she will not allow him to ruin her family good name, but then in the next one she is melting just with a look from him, doing things that someone thinking about her good name would never allow herselfto do. It was so annoying.

And in the end when he asked her to marry him, her attitude was so ridiculous that I wanted to throw the book on the wall. Gosh!!! But I was mad.

Anyway, the only part I liked about this book is that it reveals things that are important for the next one. Otherwise I would have dfn right from the beginning.

Maybe I am just holding a grudge against the heroine and you would like this book better than I did. The ratings are quite high.

[Mariana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my favorite of the series thus far. The writing drew me to care more. I was happier when things were going well and more frustrated when Callie and Brom acted quite foolishly. I have been looking forward to book 4 since the beginning. I hope it doesn't disappoint.

[🦉Maggie Whitworth · Rating 4 out of 5]

❤️❤️❤️❤️
💋💋
These books have such class and elegance about them it’s positively addictive reading.
It wasn’t till I was part way through I realised I’d read the book about 12 months earlier but I was so happy to read it again .
I loved it , the characters are wonderful and gel together so well .
Bromwell is so sweet , he is torn in this book by love and Honourable intentions and family loyalties.
Callie falls had and fast for the lovable Earl .
However can honesty be their downfall of will it solve all problems .
Wonderful !

[willaful · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lady Callandra can't understand why her brother Sinclair insists that she have nothing to do with Lord Bromwell, and she's far too stubborn to follow his command -- especially since Brom is the most attractive man she's ever met. But an ugly history of lies and hatred lurks beneath Brom's courtship of Callie... and someone else is determined that it will get even uglier.

This is a bit tame as revenge stories go, because Brom, though using Callie to hurt her brother, is far too honorable to actually want to hurt her. Darn it. It's an unremarkable but entertaining quick read, with a few nice angsty moments and a few not-so-nice stupid moments. (Callie's quick change from innocent virgin to sex kitten is annoying.) The characters seem very young and naive, especially next to the more mature Francesca and Sinclair, who star in the next book of the series. Recommended for readers who like the kind of light Regencies that focus on the ton and the Season.

[Damla · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Yazarla bir türlü anlaşamadım. İç seslere yer vermiyor ve ben hikayeye tam giremiyorum malesef. Seri boyunca en sevdiğim karakter Francesca oldu. Onun hikayesini merak ediyorum umarım en azından 4 puanlık falan olur ☺☺

[Ivana Azap Feješ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Callie is the sister of the Duke of Rochford and at 23, she's independent and socially savvy and doesn't need a watchdog. Why then is her brother being so pig-headed and trying to dictate who she can and can't see? Especially since she's finally met someone who makes her heart beat faster... This one focuses on Calandra, younger sister of Sinclair, Duke of Rochford. Calandra has known Francesca, matchmaker extraordinare since childhood too since she grew up on a neighboring estate. The beautiful Callie, sister of the Duke of Rochford, fall for mysterious Earl of Bromwell. Unfortunaely her brother and her Earl apparently despise each other. And what exactly Bromwell's intention to Callie? I liked both Callie and Bromwell and I thought they worked well together as a couple. The secondary characters added a lot of dimension. I really enjoyed more of Francesca's background story.

"The Wedding Challenge" is the third book of the 'Matchmakers' series. At first the book was quiet slow, and I could tell that it was fast becoming a historical cliché. But, who doesn't love a good cliché? Once the book started to pick up pace (more towards the end) I found my self unable to put the book down. However, just because it's a historical romance, it's pretty much no where near accurate... It was very good! I believe that it was better than the previous ones (although I really liked them also!)! But it had the element of revenge and I am a huge fan of this! ;) Usually by the third book in a series, the characters can grow a little tiresome and the plots a little thin. There's some of that in the beginning of this book but it really picks up towards the end. I needed something to read right at a given moment, I reached into my TBR pile and pulled this one out. It was a lovely romantic Regency-era tale. This was a guilty pleasure book, but a breath of fresh air after trying to read a few boring intellectual books :) I really liked how both main characters were instantly attracted to each other, and how both pursued the other. I also liked how there weren't any petty, annoying fights between the the main characters. Would def read this one again. Candace Camp only shows the male point of view periodically and it deters from the book, so I was conscious of it while reading this story. At one point I questioned liking the hero because his point of view was not revealed. Oh dear. This book had such a dodgy premise and yet I loved it. There's something just so outrageously, dare I say it, campey about the series, and about the romances with predictable pacing yet real spark, that I can't resist.

[Desi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Better than many books of the genre, adequate plot, but not at all amusing, as I know this series can be and the characters did not endear themselves to me. It was all rather dreary and flat.

At this point I am mostly along to get to Francesca’s story in the finale with the duke, so I still finished it.

I preferred the portrayal of Calandra in the other books quite frankly. She did not shine as a lead here, gained no additional depth. She seemed rather more childish than her claimed 23 years.

The romance aspect was also barely fleshed out. At midway through i still barely knew much about the hero other than that he loved his sly sister and was attracted to Callie. No undying love with these two leads, I would say.

I did like the Vauxhall scene description, great portrayal of subtle menace you can’t put your finger on and build up of tension at being in a bad situation. I think I may have read this before years ago.

[Neus Gutiérrez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sería claramente un 3.5 y aún estoy dudando si ponerle el 4.
Creo que es una historia muy original, dentro de lo que cabe, bien llevada y con unos personajes geniales. Tenemos a una parejita de enamorados y una historia del pasado que tiene mucho que ver con su momento, pero que a la vez se les va de las manos.

Como dijo Estefanía, el cliché del falso romance me parece muy bonito. En este caso no se cumple exactamente por ambas partes, pero forma parte del plot. Ya conocemos a los secundarios de los 2 libros anteriroes y personalmente.. ESTOY DESEANDO LEER EL LIBRO DE FRANCESCA pero ya. PERO YA. Y este libro no hace sino que ames un poco más al hermano y que te queds con toda la intriga de qué pasó y como van a terminar.

La pareja principal son muy cuquis. Dentro de sus circunstancias y de más.. su romance es tranquilo, apasionado, divertido. Y al final cuando todo se alinea, pues tenemos un final un tanto fácil pero coherente. Lo he disfrutaod mucho. Es una historia sencilla que te deja con una sonrisa. Tampoco pretendería mucho más que eso. Creo que lo mejor de estos libros es que sean sagas y que la lectura de unos te lleve aotros.

[Desi · Rating 3 out of 5]

leído en Nov 2011

[Padma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed the high drama and the romance

[Eli · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5
Bonita historia, engancha bastante. Deseando leer la de Francesca!!!

[MissKitty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just okay.

I did not enjoy this one as much. The Hero starts of with a revenge scheme, which would have been good angst at the beginning of the book, since the heroine and her matchmaker friend, Lady Francesca have no idea that he has any nefarious motives up his sleeve. Except, it didn’t go anywhere.

His sister, the main villainess of the story is deliciously evil and wants revenge on the heroine’ brother, the Duke, since he spurned her advances years ago. She told her brother, the Hero, that the Duke left her pregnant and refused to marry her. So he hates the Duke as well. At first the Hero is amenable to this revenge scheme, but soon decides that he cannot ruin the heroine who is innocent of her brother’s sins. So yeah, while essentially he is a good guy, the story sort of lost steam since we get to see his change of heart.

What I did not like at all, was that everytime the Hero and heroine are together, the heroine turns into some kind of nymphomaniac! It just suspends belief, that a lady raised in such a strict and guarded manner would be so loose with her morals and favors. While we are made to belive it is love, and that she only acts this way with the Hero, was just too hard to swallow! As the Hero even points out, had he really intended to, he would not have had a hard time at all putting her in a compromising position, she was so uncontrollably lustful in his presence 😱

So yes, she was practically handing her ruin to him on a platter, it was just too much for me!

[D.L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Similar to when I first read The Bridal Quest, I found the opening chapters dull. They seemed to serve as more of an info dump about what has happened previously in the series, who is friends with whom, etc. rather than setting up for the rest of the book or introducing Lady Calandra’s character. However, since I did like The Bridal Quest, I pushed through the first two chapters to finally get to where the story begins.

I can’t say I liked Callie or Bromwell too much, especially in the first half of the book. I found Callie to be whiny and childish most of the time. Early in the story, her brother the Duke of Rochford becomes enraged when he sees her with Bromwell at a ball. While he does harshly tell Callie to left, his anger is clearly directed at Bromwell. If Callie hadn’t been so busy feeling wounded that he brother told her what to do, she might have realized there was something important going on that wasn’t about her. Instead she complains about being treated like a child and reminding everyone that she is an independent woman and can make her own decisions. However, with the exception of her grandmother, no one seemed to be treating her like a child. She rants about how her brother can’t make decisions for her, but then seems dependant and doesn’t want to make any decisions that would upset him, except of course seeing Bromwell.

I didn’t like Bromwell either for most of the story, as he was using Callie and I was unsure how he was going to redeem himself. Bromwell hated Sinclair, the Duke of Rochford, because he believed fifteen years ago the man had wronged his sister. Therefore, his plan was to woo Callie enough to make her brother worry and rush to London to confront him. If Callie had bothered to consider anything her brother said, she might have realized Bromwell wasn’t wooing her for any noble reason. He does redeem himself by realizing he loves her and protecting her when his lying sister tries repeatedly to ruin her reputation.

The romance between Callie and Bromwell was fairly uninteresting. The majority of this book seemed to be used as a set up for The Courtship Dance, the next in the series with Sinclair and Francesca. It was one large set up to reveal that Bromwell’s sister’s lies had caused Francesca to believe the worst in Sinclair and break his heart fifteen years ago. The book seems almost equally about Francesca and Sinclair and their past.

The climax of the story, where Bromwell’s sister admits to her lies, is anticlimactic. Considering it affects all the characters involved, it’s a big let down when the scene isn’t even part of the book. Rather, Bromwell suddenly comes in and announces she has admitted to her lies and now everything is good between Callie and him. His sister has no comeuppance at all, even being present at their wedding.

I was glad Irene and Gideon appeared in the story. I think they are both wonderful characters and add to any scene they are in. Something that did distract me from the story was the amount of head hopping. A few times the perspective shifts between Callie and Bromwell within a paragraph. I was glad to hear each of their points of view, but separately.

My overall grade is a three out of five mainly because the story didn’t seem to be about Callie and Bromwell but rather all the events going on around them. Also, while I find TSTL heroines annoying, I find whiny, childish ones equally unpleasant.

[HÜLYA · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sonunda kusursuz dükümüzün kız kardeşi Leydi Calandra'nın hikayesini de okudum...Yazarın kalemini çok seviyorum oldukça sade ve akıcı yazıyor.. Okurken hiç sıkılmıyorsunuz..Yanlızca erkek karakterin iç seslerini vermiyor yazar...Bu kitap da çok belirgin gibi gelmedi bana..Başlar da hikaye yazarı biraz zorlamış sanırım pek ilerlemedi...Ama sonra oldukça güzel açıldı..Kitabı çok rahat okudum..Bu hikayede de en merak ettiklerim Rochford Dükü İle Leydi Francesca'nın durumunda bir gelişme olup olmadığı idi..
Serinin bu kitabında bu iki eski dostun? ve iidacının durumları hakkında epey bir bilgi edinmiş oldum..Bu hikayede oldukça çarpıcı bir şekilde yer alıyor..Hele bir sahnesinde Francesca ve Rochford'un bakışmaları oldukça nefesimi kesti..O ufacık sahneyi yazar öyle güzel hikayenin sonuna kurgulamış ki..Yazarın kalemine bir kez daha hayran oldum..Bu hikayede çevirmen farklı idi ama bende çeviriden gelen bir rahatsızlık olmadı..
Serinin diğer kahramanları da bu hikayede vardı özellikle Söz Dinlemez Kalbimden İrene ve Gideon'a sık rastlıyorduk..Özellikle İrene Francesca'ya çok yardımcı olduğu sahneler vardı..
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Konusuna Gelince:
Leydi Calandra mevkii,serveti ve güzelliği sayesinde talibi oldukça çoktu..Fakat ağabeyi Rochford Dükü'nin aşırı korumacı tavrı ve sertliği yüzünden de çoğu buna cesaret de edemiyordu..Hoş Callie'nin pek de umurunda değildi..Taa ki Gizemli kontumuz Early Bromwell ile karşılaşıncaya kadar..Bir davette onu zor durumdan kurtaran Bromwell ile Caallie'yi gören ağabeyi buna oldukça çok büyük tepki verir..İki erkek birbirlerinden nefret etmektedir..Öyle Rochford Callie'yi dinlemez görüşmesini anında yasaklar..Duruma anlam veremeyen genç kız aslında bu genç kont ile oldukça yakınlaşmış ve ondan çok etkilenmiştir..
Kont Bromwell içinde durum farklı olmasa da onun amacı geçmişte yaşadığı olay yüzünden Dükü huzursuz etmek amacında dır..Bu yüzden Callie'yi kullanmakta tereddüt etmez..Ama niyeti genç kızın şerefini lekelemek de değildir..Bromwell'den çok etkilenen Callie ağabeyinden gizli gizli onunla görüşürken bu arada Francesca'dan kendisini evlendirmesini de istemiştir..Bu son olaylar ile kendine ait bir evi yuvası olmalı hayatına kimse müdahale etmemelidir..

Bromwell ise sık sık görüşmeye başladığı Callie'den gün geçtikçe etkilenmeye başlar.. Ablası Daphne olaylara karışmaya başlayınca her şey kontrolden çıkmaya başlar..Francesca olayları tüm gücü ile önlemeye çalışırken Callie bu iki kadın arasındaki ölümcül rekabet ve kinin farkına varır..

Oldukça güzel bir hikaye idi..Ben çok severek okudum ama asıl serinin dördüncü ve son hikayesini okumak istiyorum..Pegasus Yayınlarından isteğim bu son kitabı bir an önce çıkarmaları.. Okuyacak arkadaşlara keyifli okumalar...




Matchmakers (Çöpçatan Serisi)
1. The Marriage Wager (2007) Aşk Engel Tanımaz
2. The Bridal Quest (2008) Söz Dinlemez Kalbim
aka The Bridal Conquest
3. The Wedding Challenge (2008) Aşk Hiç Bitmez
4. The Courtship Dance (2009)

[Beachreader · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book three of the series had more appeal at the beginning, and I was hoping this might be one that I would actually enjoy and could rate higher than 2 stars. But the author turned this strong, independent, likeable young women into a simmering miss who loses all rational thought at the mere sight of a handsome stranger. And when he touches her, she just casts off all of her high moral standards and does whatever he wants.

This is the problem with all the female protagonists in this series. They are described as strong women, but the author doesn't allow them to remain true to that character.

I have been looking forward to book 4 and the story of the matchmaker and the Duke. But now I'm afraid it is going to disappoint me even more than book 3. Callie, the protagonist in book 3, was one of the more likable characters of the series. But I ended up feeling contempt for her and dislike for the man who pursued her. Francesca, the matchmaker, and the Duke may be the only likeable characters.

It was an interesting plot with no real surprise in its development. Poorly done all round. Challenge Mary Balogh to take these same characters and storyline, and I'm sure the outcome would be completely different, resulting in 5 star books.

1.75 stars!

[Julie (jjmachshev) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A few years ago, I picked up one of Candace Camp's regency novels and fell in love. "The Wedding Challenge" is the third book of her 'Matchmakers' series and her most recent.

Callie is the sister of the Duke of Rochford and at 23, she's independent and socially savvy and doesn't need a watchdog. Why then is her brother being so pig-headed and trying to dictate who she can and can't see? Especially since she's finally met someone who makes her heart beat faster...

The Earl of Bromwell despises the Duke of Rochford. He believes Callie's brother dishonored his sister. He's doesn't intend to actually harm Callie or her reputation, but the more time he spends with her the more attracted he becomes.

"The Wedding Challenge" is another heart-warming tale of honor, attraction, deceit, and forgiveness by Candace Camp. The next tale in this series is "The Courtship Dance" scheduled for publication in February of 2009. It will feature two of the characters from this book!

[Brickley Jules · Rating 5 out of 5]

...a sweet historical romance...kept me guessing...Candace is an excellent author. I really am enjoying her books...-BJ

[iread · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Wedding Challenge is book three in the Matchmaker’s Series by Candace Camp. I have thoroughly enjoyed this series. It just gets better and better with each book. The Duke of Rochford’s younger sister Lady Calandra should have had many suitors knocking down her door; but the Duke’s dark glares have kept them away. Now in her third season, Callie is fascinated by a dark and handsome stranger that she meets at a masked ball. “A man stood leaning against one of the pillars that marched along either side of the room. He looked negligently at ease, his arms crossed, one shoulder to the pillar. He was dressed in the style of a Cavalier, his wide brimmed hat pinned up on one side and with a sweeping plume on the other. Soft leather gloves with wide, long gauntlets encased his hands and lower arms. His fawn breeches were tucked into soft boots that were elegantly cuffed just below the knees, and slender golden spurs hung at the heels. Above his trousers he wore a matching slashed doublet, bare of any ornamentation, and over that was a short round cape, tied casually at the neck and caught on one side behind the elegant thin sword hanging at his waist. He could have stepped from a painting of the nobles who had fought and died for their doomed king, Charles I - elegant, and whipcord lean and tough. The dark half mask that hid the upper portion of his face only added to the air of romance and mystery that hung about him. He was glancing about the room, his expression arrogant and faintly bored. Then his eyes met Callie’s and stopped.”
Lord Bromwell is fascinated by Callie’s beauty but once he learns that she is the Duke’s sister he pursues her with darker plans.
There are several sex scenes in the book. So I would rate this book steamy. It held my attention and I found myself loving the characters. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

[Lori D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another wonderful addition to The Matchmaker series with Lady Calandra and her brother the Earl of Rochford from the first two books. But there is also mysterious, handsome Lord Richard, Earl of Bromwell that dashingly comes into the story.
The lovely Callie, now 23, has not had many suitors due to her very daunting, protective brother who is her guardian. But when she is saved from a rowdy, overzealous man at a party they are attending, her rescuer is none other than the Earl of Bromwell. Callie found herself attracted to him but her brother forbade them both to not meet again.
Of course, Callie decides to enlist the help of her friend Lady Francesca to help her see Brom (love the name Bromwell, although a title!). As she and Brom are together, they have a special attraction that comes off the pages.
What Callie does not know is that Brom and his sister are both seeking revenge against her brother for past wrongs they feel have been done to them. Fortunately vengeance does not make the heart have no feelings of affection and as the story plays out, a lot comes to light.
In typical Candace Camp fashion, she has woven a tale that pulls you in and has your attention until the end. Such a well written story that made me not want to turn the last page. But I know there is another in this series and I can only hope to read soon!!

[Gaby Cordova · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ese final fue todo un berrinche! Callie no me gustó nada en los últimos capítulos, todo fue llorar... no me conmovió su dolor por el amor de Brom ni nada. Definitivamente estos protagonistas son bipolares porque nunca logré entender sus personalidades, en la mitad de los capítulos se comportaban de un modo y ya en los capítulos finales de otro.
Sí me entretuvo, pero nada fuera de lo normal, no diría que se puede quedar sin leer este libro en la serie ya que es la puerta a la tan esperada historia de Francesca "La Casamentera" y de Sinclair el Duque, los verdaderos protagonistas de esta serie.
Pd.- Siento que gracias a estos personajes ninguna pareja de las novelas anteriores pudo brillar... ójala que su historia de amor valga mucho la pena de leer!

[Maria Dariotis · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Wedding Challenge
Matchmakers book 3
by Candace Camp

As always Candace Camp has written a fantastic intriguing story.

Enlisting the help of Lady Francesca Callie secretly meets the Earl of Bromwell - the man her brother the Duke of Rochford is dead set against her having anything to do with.
Unbeknownst to Callie secrets, deceit and lies will ultimately break her heart. Brom starts off with revenge in mind but he soon realizes that love is worth fighting for.

I enjoyed this third instalment of the Matchmakers series it was intense full of emotions and intrigue the chemistry just sizzled of the pages! A wonderful sensual emotional read!
Can’t wait to read the next one!
I recieved a complimentary copy from the author. This is my honest unbiased opinion.

[bersabea giudice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Il migliore della serie fino ad ora.
Anche in questo caso, come per i libri precedenti, non è che della coppia m'interessasse tanto onestamente, quello che m'interessa sin dalle prime pagine del primo libro sono Lady Francesca ed il Duca di Rochone. In questo libro si vedono più spesso e finalmente si comincia a capire quello che è successo fra di loro, quindi mi butto immediatamente sul quarto ed ultimo.

[esh · Rating 3 out of 5]

daphne come out i swear i wont jump you

[Esra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amanınn ne şirret kadınmış şu Daphne yaa!! Her şey bunun yüzünden olmuş!! Francesca ve Dük arasında neler yaşanmış olduğunu sonunda öğrendik burada.. Aslında gayet tahmin edilebilir bir şeydi ama somut kanıtları görmeden emin olamadım tabii :D
Callie ve Brom süper bir ikiliydi.. Bromwell'in tüm nefretine rağmen Calandra'nın başına kötü bir şey gelmemesi için çabalamaları hatta ablasına bile karşı gelmesi onu iyice yüceltti gözümde..
Dominic ve Constance bebek bekliyormuş çok sevindim :D Gideon ve Irene ise sık sık çıktılar burada karşımıza her zamanki sevimli halleriyle :D
Vee şimdi de sırada en çok merak ettiğim çiftimiz var!! Bakalım Francesca işleri nasıl düzeltecek??

[LadyAileen · Rating 3 out of 5]

È decisamente carino, godibile e divertente. Scritto in maniera scorrevole e si legge tutto d'un fiato.
E' vero che la trama è semplice e non presenta elementi particolarmente nuovi ma la simpatia dei personaggi e la presenza di Rochford e Francesca contribuiscono a rendere la storia particolare.
Confesso che tra le due coppie presenti, ero più interessata alle vicende di Francesca e Rochford.
L'autrice é stata proprio brava nel rendere quella tensione che scatta ogni volta che i due sono insieme.

[Mel · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the weakest book in the series, it just didn't make sense that a devoted sister, all of sudden rebels against her brother for a man she has just met. Had they been seeing each other for most of the season I could understand her doubting her brother's view on the guy. As is I found Lady Calandra quite stupid, she was lovely in the other books, but in her story she was just annoying.

[BJ Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

2nd book of the Matchmaker series and the weakest story

[Lori ◡̈ · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was... ok. Nothing about the book hooked me to want me to read more.

[F · Rating 2 out of 5]

slightly ridiculous protagonist and this won't be reread, but I had to read it for the pop sugar challenge where they narcissistically demanded that a book contain the words pop, sugar, or challenge.