Sandy Barker has done it again! I loved her Holiday Romance series, and I can see this new matchmaking agency series becoming another favourite.

I loved the two leads: businesslike (but human) Poppy, and stroppy (but big hearted underneath it all) Tristan. The chemistry between them provides real sparks, the banter between them (and Poppy's friends and colleagues) is witty, and the secondary characters are all interesting enough in their own right that I'm looking forward to learning more about them in future books. And of course, being a Sandy Barker book, we're treated to a little bit of armchair travel too.

I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good romcom. Sandy Barker and the Ever After Agency are a match made in heaven!

I'm really sorry but I couldn't go past 38%. I hated this book with a passion.
First, I'm tired of authors who want to use another language for their characters and botch it beyond repair.
It's one thing if the character is learning the language or wants to use a few words to impress their partner, but, if you wittingly choose to have an Italian character speak Italian, the least you could do is research and use the correct words. I guess the author couldn't be bothered to do it because the Italian Countess spoke anything but Italian, and believe me if I say so, as I'm a native speaker.

Secondly, Poppy is so unprofessional that I don't know how she still manages to work and how the matchmaking agency is still in business. She consciously matched her client with a woman who only wanted to fuck him, when he expressly told her that the marriage should've been only on paper.
And she forces him to go along and be quiet for way too long, never telling him his match intentions and her goals. She was stupid, naive, boring, and insufferable.

The language's mistakes almost made me close the book, her idiotic behavior did the trick.

Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.