Review: 3.5 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2012
I was a little hesitant about reading this after being disappointed by "to catch a spinster," but when I saw I could borrow this book for free on my kindle, I decided to give it a shot. The overall story was better than "to catch a spinster" but it didnt have the magic the first half of "to catch a spinster" had with h/h.  Although some silly things happened in this book, I was laughing out loud - it was just so funny, even if some scenes were unbelievable.  One example was the four Underwood brothers proposing to Amelia - hilarious! Another is Jameson's horse and cane - lol.This book though has something I wish the last book had so that the author had better reasons to fill up the pages than just focusing all the attention on h/h - this book had a second story with Miss Underwood - the woman Jameson broke up his engagement with. Amelia was determined to find her a more suitable husband and though it was predictable who she would end up with, it was a good choice.***SPOILER - however, I think it was best to find Miss Underwood a husband first before Amelia married Jameson.***Also this book had a very good reason why the bride should be reluctant yet unlike the heroine in the first book who should have given in sooner - this heroine did instead! I think Amelia gave in too soon after all she's been through and knowing Jameson. Also while the affection between the two was undeniable - I dont know if they were in love. I did like Amelia and Jameson together, even though I felt they were more friends than lovers - or maybe this is due to the lack of sex scenes - but either way you could tell they would be content in their marriage.Overall, I though the story was ok. I might be being a little unfair since I kept comparing Amelia and Jameson to Olivia and Nathaniel (the h/h of to catch a spinster) but it's just that their love was much more believable than Amelia and Jameson - even though Amelia and Jameson had known each other since childhood. (Although Amelia was definitely the more considerate, smarter, kind and loyal of the two heroines). But I just wish Amelia and Jameson's love was more developed - neither had secret feelings for the other - Jameson suddenly has this bright idea that they will suit because she has a backbone and he wont dare hurt her - not because he finally realizes he's in love. And Amelia eventual thinks they would suit because they do get along well and no one knows her better than him - not because she realizes she's in love either so it wasnt very romantic for me. I mean I think Robin - Amelia's brother - had more romantic feelings for Jameson - and neither one is gay - but Robin's fierce loyalty to Jameson, had me thinking at times!In retrospect though I dont regret reading this series - despite some frustrations and disappointments. If a third book comes out, I'll most likely read it - this author does give us some moments worth reading about.