Iverson Brentwood has finally met his match. Catalina Crisp heats his blood like no other lady. Her alluring countenance has stopped him dead in his tracks. But no matter how attracted he is to her, he can't give into his desire to possess her in every way...she is the daughter of the man he's sworn to destroy.Catalina's father is a well-known writer, but wastrel whose disappearances continuously put them close to destitution. Something drastic must change, so it is with quill in hand, that Catalina completes her father's latest parody of Iverson and Matson Brentwood's spectacular arrival in London. When the story hits the newsprint, a darkly handsome man is at her door, looking for her father.
Seeing the dashing rogue in the flesh, for a bewildering moment dallying with the rake seems like the perfect fictional escape—and it's all she can do not to give into the madness of the intriguing man.
Review:
Catalina Crisp is the daughter of a poet and has found
herself put in the position of needing to help finish some of her father’s work
in order to get the money they need to pay for the house, staff, etc,. Her
father is flighty, with his head in the clouds and tends to take off in a moment’s
notice and therefore Catalina has had to become the practical one in the family
and had to take over the books at the age of 16. One of the stories she had to
finish happens to be a parody based on the Brentwood twins. I really liked Catalina’s
character, she’s taken on a lot of responsibility, takes care of everyone else
before herself, and this has made her a strong person. I loved how stubborn she
was how she was able to handle Iverson’s temper without flinching.
Iverson Brentwood is the aggressive Brentwood twin (his brother
Matson is the peacemaker) who has the reputation as the Rake of Baltimore. He’s
got a big temper and very impulsive but he is very protective and loyal to his
family and those he cares about. There are questions about his past that he
doesn’t want aired out to everyone, so when this parody about his family comes
out, he is determined to put a stop to it. When he goes to confront the author,
he instead finds himself faced with Catalina. No matter that he’s dealing with
a woman, he doesn’t back down and ends up threatening bodily hard to her father
if he ever writes another word about his family. Right away he finds Catalina
strong, seductive and every ounce his equal, he’s met his match.
I loved and was captivated by Catalina and Iverson’s story.
Everything is laid out for you and I loved that there isn’t any sneakiness
(well, besides Catalina withholding some information). I love how Iverson is
very straight forward from the beginning and is a man of his word. I found him
to be quite the sweetheart and I just loved him. Catalina is strong,
compassionate, protective, and doesn’t back down or lets herself be
intimidated. I loved how their feelings and relationship developed and you just
have to keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, when Iverson finds out
Catalina’s role in writing the story, how will he react! I was rooting for them
and hoping that everything turned out ok.
