(4.5) I have been reading a lot of historical romances lately. Sophia Nash has impressed me with her writing. It is atypical in a genre filled with similar stories and characters. I rank historical romances differently than other genres because it is so much harder for a book to stand out. And these types of mass market books, unless you are a huge romance author like Debbie Macomber, Nora Roberts etc., the low amount of readers who will rate a book like this is small. Thus, i rate romances higher than other genres based on this thought process. With this book, Nash delivers better than most mass market historical romances offer. Her ability to take the typical rake who falls in love with a happy ever after ending and make it fresh made a very enjoyable read.