Series:
The Unconventional Oliver Sisters (Book 1)
All's fair in love…
And matchmaking!
Proposal planner Aphrodite "Ditty" Oliver
believes romance should be planned and executed to perfection. That's what
keeps her in business. In attempting another successful engagement, she
instantly comes to blows with her client's brother, dashing duke Henry Paisley!
Henry believes meddling in matters of the heart is counter to a true
connection. While Ditty has learned that true love only exists in fairy tales,
she'll show him that it must be engineered in real life!
Entertaining book. Aphrodite "Ditty" Oliver is
a proposal planner in London. She believes that love can be orchestrated if
properly planned. But her reputation takes a hit when one of the proposals goes
wrong, and she decides to take a job out of town while things cool off. That
job is in a small town, where she is to help a young lawyer find a way to
propose to his lady. When she arrives in town, her client's brother picks her
up, and they immediately come to verbal blows.
Henry Paisley, a doctor and newly named Duke of Glanyrafon,
believes that matters of the heart don't need outside help. He makes his
opinion known to Ditty, who is determined to prove him wrong.
I enjoyed seeing Ditty make her plans, and could feel her
frustration when her client wasn't always cooperative. She also has a fair
amount of time when she isn't occupied with her planning, and finds herself drawn
into village life. Her organizational abilities find an outlet in helping
various townspeople improve their lives or businesses.
At the same time, Henry struggles with maintaining his
medical practice while dealing with a nearly bankrupt dukedom. Henry is a man with
a big heart, but lousy organizational skills. He turned the ducal mansion into
a senior living home for the local elderly population who can no longer live on
their own, but paying the bills remains a problem.
I enjoyed the developing relationship between Ditty and
Henry. Their debates over their differing views were amusing, and their
developing friendship was easy to believe. Both have some baggage that impacts
their willingness to risk their hearts, but eventually their hearts win out. I liked
seeing Ditty take Henry's disorganization in hand, with an interesting twist
that affected the dukedom's financial future. I liked seeing them finally trust
their hearts and find their way together, thanks to some interfering elderly
ladies. The ending was great, and I loved the epilogue.
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