I found myself rolling my eyes in several places, this was so melodramatic. But I also found myself giggling and laughing in several places, and pausing to read some passages over again. I loved Valentine and Bridget as characters. Excellent book, but then again, it's Elizabeth Hoyt - what else is there to expect but excellence? 
 PS: I took one star off for all the melodrama. Really, it was a bit much. But its influence is diluted by all the other goodness that flowed through Ms. Hoyt's writing.