5 stars Every once in a while, I’ll see a book offered for free on Amazon and I find it so intriguing that I want to read it right away. Sure enough, I saw this one earlier today, purchased it, and read it in just a few hours. It was tough to put down. I loved the characters of Anna and Jason and found myself rooting for their HEA. The concept is simple, yet unusual. Anna is married to an abusive Duke who is dying, but his brother is, somehow, worse, and Anna fears what will happen to her once her husband dies. He dies in the middle of the night and she finds a faithful servant to help her dispose of the body, intending to tell his brother that her husband is traveling. That part wasn’t very well thought out, since he was clearly so sick, but she’s desperate. Luckily, after burying the body in the woods, they encounter the body of another man who was badly beaten and left in the road. Lo and behold, he is a dead ringer for her husband so they take him in her husband’s place to have him pretend to be the dead husband. They don’t count on the fact that his injuries are so serious that he doesn’t remember anything. That just makes things easier for her. The new Jason is everything the dead Duke was not and it’s difficult for Anna not to fall in love with him. It’s also difficult for the reader not to fall in love with him. He is kind and gentle and considerate and he adores her. What’s not to love? Somehow the evil brother figures out what is up, which is really my only complaint because he seemed to know way more than he should have. Still, he’s exceedingly villainous and villains always seem to know more than they should. It’s not like the story is supposed to be totally believable anyway. It’s fictional, and if it stretches the limits of credibility, it’s all in good fun. I loved the story and found the writing to be engaging, descriptive, and easy to follow. It’s not terribly poetic, but the storytelling is competent and I’d definitely enjoy reading more from this author. June 14, 2020
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