In late 1800's St Louis, Finola Shanahan has committed to sabotaging all of her parent's attempts at matchmaking so that she can achieve her life goal of becoming a nun. In a last act of desperation, her parents hire the new matchmaker, Bellamy McKenna to find Finola a match she can't resist. His choice is Riley Rafferty, an up and coming politician who has already shown an interest in Finola. Finola pulls out all of her tricks to put Riley off, but it seems the more she tries, the more he seems to like her. As the two grow closer, they discover that each have issues in their past that will need to be resolved for the match to work. Do they have the courage to take the steps they need to make the match work, and what is Bellamy willing to do to bring about a happy ending?
This books was categorized as "Christian Fiction" and there is a Christian element in the story, but it is pretty steamy compared to most historical Christian fiction I have ever read. There is a lot of mention of rippling muscles and pulsing internal organs. Even though the couple don't have sex, there is way to much time spent on descriptions of their passionate make-out sessions. I wasn't ever really convinced that their attraction for each other wasn't purely physical. The characters are clever , the dialog snappy, and Helund puts them in a bunch of humorous situations. Still, I don't think I will be reading any more of the series. (2023, 304 p.)
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