The Minx Who Met Her Match by Christi Caldwell

The Minx Who Met Her Match Series: The Brethren Book Series #4
on October 2, 2019
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency
Pages: 264
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In the next book in USA Today Bestseller Christi Caldwell's The Brethren series, sparks fly between a spirited lady and the unyielding barrister she goes toe-to-toe with.

Duncan Everleigh, barrister, widower, father. Accused murderer. . . Found innocent in the death of his wife, Duncan's reputation is ruined, his law practice is nearly destroyed, and his daughter hates him. He's content living for his work. Until one day he meets…

Miss Josephine Pratt...Her life is in tatters. Her oldest brother has brought them to financial ruin. Her betrothed has broken their engagement. Looking to escape, Josephine loses herself in her real passion—her other brother’s law books. A chance meeting in the London streets soon finds her employed by the last man she should, the barrister who'll be opposing her brother in court.

Soon, Duncan and Josephine, two people who have vowed to never love again, find the protective walls they’ve each built, crumbling. When past secrets threaten to destroy their future, they’ll have to decide if love is enough.

The Minx Who Met Her Match is book four in The Brethren Series by Christi Caldwell. This is a truly charming book. Caldwell is an instant purchase for me. I don’t bother to read the reviews. I thought this story was lovely. It reminded me of the old Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy movies. Witty banter, heart wrenching moments and quite a bit of steamy romance. My only qualm was that normally Caldwell weaves true events or real places into her stories. She did mention a famous Greek statue in the book called The Terme Boxer. Unfortunately that statue wasn’t even discovered until 1850, and this story is set in 1822. But other than that bit of a history hiccup, I think I fell in love with the hero – Duncan Everleigh. “With the previous distance between them, she’d not had a proper gauge of his height. Up close, separated by a mere handbreadth, she was faced with another fact: He was … tall. And, drat her for noticing once more, nothing short of magnificent.” Bravo Ms Caldwell! Another one out of the park.