It was almost a 4- giving it a 3.5. Some of this was just silly as a back story and the heroine is basically unrealistic. However, she's still likeable and there was plenty of hot build-up tension. All that buildup and small details when it happens, but this seems typical with Harlequins. The hero is attractive enough and I like his joking, confident personality. He won't let the fiance part die though and harps too much on it. Personally I would have been extremely irritated with my family at the end of the book. It turns out a happy ending but I was still be angry with the outcome and how bad the interference was. It's a book without much plot but it still keeps you reading.

The writing was well done and not stuffy. An issue arose, though. At the beginning the author switched viewpoint from the heroine to the hero. I dislike that. I like when romances focus on one viewpoint and stick with it. She kept switching from heroine to hero in the same chapter and it could get confusing. Then, a few chapters later, she stays with the heroines POV for the rest of the book. Maybe she thought better of it and decided not to do it anymore? Apparently so.

Harlequin themes: Virginal Heroine, Remote seclusion, Women engaged involved with another man ( )