Enjoyed an early 1900s woman trying to help single women in NY yet had to agree with her reassessment of it after living in Scotland. She had lots of spunk, came up with a solution to conditions that her stepfather created, yet was willing to get her hands dirty to fix the estate. Had a hard time agreeing and understanding James. Liked the humorous situations and solutions to the women who came wanting to be his wife. Never got the necessity of the treasure hunt. Agreed with Temperance in not going thru with the marriage ceremony. Glad to see growth for James in learning about life. Disappointed in the ending: good solution for the women involved when back in NY but hurried, disjointed finish to the romance. ( )

It's set in New York in the early 1900's and Temperance was a rich "do-gooder." Then her widowed mother remarried there by taking control of Temerance's finances and turning her life upside down.
(cheesy ending) ( )

An exciting historical romance that was filled with plenty of wonderfully humorous moments. Headstrong city girl Temperance must adapt to an un-modern Scotland and makes plenty of attempts to set James up with potential brides which ensues hilarity. I had a wonderful time reading about their developing romance and experiences along the way. ( )

Taming of the Shrew meets Pride and Prejudice.

I recently had a discussion with a co-worker about why I don't like the Stephanie Plum books. Based on that information, she decided I would like like this one, loaned it to me, and I felt obligated to read it even though it's on the opposite end of the spectrum from the books I usually like. I tried to give it a chance, but I hated every minute of it. The plot was an unoriginal mash up of two books that did it better, the storyline skipped around every time the author couldn't think of what to do next, the characters were oversimplified stereotypes, and the writing was bad.

I have nothing against anyone who likes this type of book, but now that I've tried one, I can say with complete certainty that they're not my cup of tea. ( )

Temperance is independent young women ahead of her time in New York City that encourages women to be stronger. When her mother marries an uptight Scottish man, her world will forever change. Removing her from her banking accounts, he forces her to move to Scotland with her mother. Upon arrival, Temperance is furious and attempts to ruin her step-father by over spending. As a last resort, the father decides to send her to his nephew’s house with a mission to find the young man a wife. The book is about how Temperance changes as a person and how her idea of love and compassion transforms as she spends time with James McCarn.
I really enjoyed this book. I thought that her development was well portrayed. I quickly became very fond of the characters and then completely plunged in the book. Only downfall of this book would be that it is expected. Once she leaves to go to James’ house, I could already predict the ending. So I would just depict this book as a good summer read or chick flick. ( )