Cute story! Took me a while to get in to it, but I enjoyed this. It has more wit and originality than a lot of Regency chick-lit. It takes a while to figure out who should end up with who, but by the end you're rooting for the appropriate couple wholeheartedly.

The plot: Aunt Sophie dies, leaving an unusual will. In the will, she informs her hopeful heirs that her diamonds have been buried with her, and the intervening events of the next year will determine who gets her money. Everyone starts to plot: should some of them get married in accordance with what she probably wanted? Should they contest the will on the basis she was insane? Or should they just grab a shovel and go dig her up (and her diamonds)... ( )

Two stars seems generous, but I skipped about 100 pages after reading the first half. Pages and pages of talking about the will and digging up Aunt Sophie. This was the most boring read ever. I did read the ending when Sir Hillary finally proposed to Claudia, so apparently I hadn't missed the romance-there wasn't any! I am disappointed that I purchased this book. ( )