I felt pushed into the story. I think the author should have started with Miranda and Alex as kids when they first meet so I could get more of a feel for the couple.
The story picked up for me around chapter 7. Alex and Miranda definitely had a feistiness about them that was fun to read.
Ooh here we go, I love when Alex says "We are going on a raiding party". Sigh, men and their possessiveness.
Oh man all I have to say is never give a woman who feels scorned carte blanche over your money. She will get your attention!
Lady Overstreet was a hard character to like but when she gives Alex the dressing down he needed I felt myself softening towards her. She is truly one of those grey shaded characters. She had moments of pure ruthlessness but hard to blame a woman in those times trying to make her way in the world.
I started to get sick of Miranda's wishy washness. Her whole "I want to be with you Alex, wait I can't be with you, oh wait kiss me, no leave me alone, let's do it Alex (well she sort of said it like this). " Make up your freaking mind and roll with it.
I have to admit the scene where Miranda is at the Duke's party and he is about announce their engagement but Alex appears and her sisters tell her to run to him was awesome. I had a big smile on my face and wanted to yell "Go!" out loud while Charlotte created a distraction.
This book had flashes of being great but most the time I was annoyed with Miranda's inability to make a decision; I just found her annoying. I never felt I really knew Alex and at times didn't understand what he saw in Miranda, well other than her unbelievable beauty which was brought up over and over again. An ok book and I guess decent enough because I am going to read the second one in the series.

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Very good start for this regency romance series. As granddaughters of an earl, orphaned American sisters strike out for England, electing Miranda to make a titled, moneyed match to reclaim what they've lost. But, the half-breed Alex, from their hometown, has made himself a fortune in the 10 years he and Miranda have been apart. And neither is as over each other as they thought, with Miranda breaking her engagement to a powerful Duke and running off with merchant Alex in the end ( )

What a great story! I laughed and cried many times! Such wonderful writing and really engaging characters!! I love this authors work!!

I am currently on a Regency kick and this one was terrific!! ( )

I had a hard time finishing this one. normally I would have folded it, but it was my last book. I thought the two main characters were inane and annoying. so much of the story was a series of s/he loves me, s/he loves me not. and so on. there was way too much lots of brooding (sulking) and 'poor me' going on. ( )