The Matchmaking Mamas are at it again. This time they have arranged a marriage between teasing Tom (Lord) Harwood and Cassandra Vail, the oldest daughter in a family of many children and dwindling funds. Both victims of the matriarchal mechanatons resist being forced into matrimony...at first. But as they spend more time together they find more to admire in each other. Tom is working with the Rebels to try to reform a deplorable workhouse. Cassandra is trying to support her family as her mother struggles through a difficult and dangerous pregnancy. Will their struggles bring them together, or tear them apart?
This is the second in the Matchmaking Mamas series and is very like the first. Walker strikes a good balance between humor, drama, and romance. Tom can be a little annoying at times, but that makes his moments of sweetness even more appealing. I liked how Cassandra, at the end, is so emotionally overloaded she hardly knows what to do with herself. I remember that stage in my own courtship. This is not Pulitzer prise level writing, but I am looking forward to the next installment in the series which is coming out later this month. (2023, 272 p)
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