Sweet, fluffy read. Not much steam or romance. The heroine is admirable and not out of character for her time. The hero is a nice guy, not a rake, just a genuinely good person trying to do his best to raise two sisters and maintain the family's social position and watch out for their best interest. He is not too overbearing, not too much of an alpha male, and I really liked his character. There's not a whole lot of complexity, there is a mean and beautiful anti as there always is, but the romance overall is sweet and genuine, if not slow and unbelievable. Even if she is the granddaughter of a viscount fallen on hard times, a Duke would be hard pressed to fall for a seamstress and actually marry her. An enjoyable, if forgettable read.