What I loved about this story....I loved that Maddy was a poor heroine and Anne Gracie illustrated her and her lifestyle with her younger siblings so richly. There was so much detail, subtly given to illustrate her world and her little home. It made me feel cozy and immersed in that world with them. As for the hero, Nash, I felt all his actions and reactions were real. I loved the chemistry and interaction between the two. She was sweet, innocent of a man's anatomy and curious and he was a sly, diplomatic rake who still stumbled with his dialogue with Maddy because men are sometimes goofs when it comes to love despite their profession. This is a Cinderella-like story but with a much stronger Cinderella, since Maddy is anything but dependent.
I usually speed-read books but this is one of the few where I read every single word.
