#3 was not my favorite of this trilogy (The Reckless Barrister #1 and The Wily Wastrel#2). First of all, I never did figure out why he was sentimental. At one point they made reference to it, but I never found him sentimental. The story was just a little too 'unbelievable'. The H/H could only get to the 'happily ever after' by telling lies or not trusting each other.