3.75 stars 
 Enoch's latest highland historic romance is out today! I am an avid fan of Enoch's work. I love her wit, her characters and storylines. This while an improvement over book 1 in the series, still falls short of what I think as her best work. 
 The book started off slow. The prologue was a full chapter length prologue, basically consisting of our heroine Majorie lamenting her social outcast situation in the ton since she used to be a paid companion before her brother inherited a dukedom unexpectedly, and having small talk with her own companion. I know our writer is setting the scene, but it could have been done in a more riveting way than a whole chapter of internal monologue. If the story opened with the kidnapping then cutting back to her thoughts on why she left and how she felt, maybe it would have worked better. 
 The middle chapters were the best, full of wit, and fun, watching our Gabriel and his family of brothers get to know Majorie. Then it got more and more outlandish as our hero not only keeps his kidnapped heroine but (view spoiler)[kidnaps her chaperone as well to quell inquiries. (hide spoiler)] 
 I don't mind outlandish plots - I love Dare's work and she sets up some of the craziest situations. But I kept wondering how he was going to dig himself out of a worsening situation. Gabriel kept making decisions that I question a mature man would make, even with his back to the wall as it was. The serious situation, with a threat looming, made it perhaps hard to continue on the same vein as the middle chapters. And of course, all the kidnap victims agree quickly not to betray the family. 
 Of course, Enoch finds a way to make it all work in the end for our duo, so you just have to hang on to your questions as you turn the pages. The last few chapters are action packed. 
 I wonder what's next for this series, and if Enoch plans to stay in the highland forever. After reading London's Perfect Scoundrel this week I feel like she could maybe use a change of pace and continue this series at a later point. 
 At a Glance 
 HEA (view spoiler)[Yes (hide spoiler)] 
 Cheating (view spoiler)[No (hide spoiler)] 
 OW/OM Cheating (view spoiler)[No (hide spoiler)] 
 Any other safety concerns (view spoiler)[No (hide spoiler)]