



While the book lacks any real drama or tension between the main characters, there is a deep connection between the two - and both are very decent people. The book feels like it walks through various tropes without deep emotional engagement. They spend much of the book together, which is good because there really isn’t much else to the book. OPINION: The strength of this book is the relationship between Henry and Adelaide. When Adelaide and Henry find themselves on opposite sides of stopping a wedding, the two take a journey across England, both thwarting and tantalizing one another. In her latest quest to help a young woman, Adelaide encounters Henry, Duke of Clayborn, who has tried to live the role of a duke to perfection. Adelaide has another secret she was not born to the aristocracy but rather is the daughter of a crime lord. THE STORY: Adelaide Frampton spends her time in ballrooms watching as she pretends to be a wallflower, but she is actually the Matchbreaker who helps women avoid the altar. Much of the book is a road trip between them (only one bed at the inn!), so their relationship shines. I enjoyed the relationship between Adelaide and Henry. Heartbreaker (Hell's Belles, #2) by Sarah MacLeanįINAL DECISION: Much better than the first in the series.
