As the middle child of the Shanahan family, Zaira does her
best to keep the peace. She doesn't share her dream of becoming a published
author with her family to spare herself their disapproval. When she's caught in
a scandal involving the local matchmaker, Bellamy McKenna, she must put her
storytelling ability to good use and feign a match with him to avoid wagging
tongues and her parents' anger.
Feeling the growing pressure to marry as a well-known, yet single matchmaker to
St. Louis's Irish community, Bellamy reluctantly agrees to a temporary match
with Zaira. But even though the matchmakers in his family might be able to find
love for others, they have a history of disastrous relationships for
themselves. When secrets and danger force Zaira and Bellamy to work together,
is it finally the matchmaker's turn to be lucky in love?
My Thoughts:
I am beyond giddy that we finally have Bellamy's story. He has been such a cheeky character from the beginning, and I was so excited to finally read his story. I was pleased that he ended up with a Shanahan match himself, and Zaira matched him perfectly.
Their story starts off first as a fake match, but throw in some just causes, secrets that both are keeping hidden from their families, kisses that just happen, and you know Bellamy and Zaira are going to head to the altar for reals. They just need to go through some stuff to get there. Their journey was a perfect ending for this series. Unless of course the younger Shanahan's get their stories told.
Another dynamic to the story was the strong Irish community and their fortitude to make it in America. I appreciated the importance of the old-time style of matchmaking they brought from the home country. There was the fight the town still had against the horrors of cholera, and the orphan population was growing. I do not know if I have a favorite in this series, simply because they all blend and flow so well together. So, I recommend this series for great reading.
I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.
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