Dangerous to Know

by Mary Jo Putney

[Angie]

The Diabolical Baron is a double romance! Jason Kincaid needs to get married and produce an heir. He really has no interest in it, but then he makes a bet with a friend. He must get a randomly chosen girl to marry him within six months. Caroline's name is the one chosen, but she also has no interest in marrying. But familial duty comes first, and she finds herself engaged to Jason, whose presence she finds quite overwhelming. However, while visiting his home with her aunt, Caroline and Jason find themselves falling in love. Just not with each other.

I was not expecting what happened in The Diabolical Baron at all! I just assumed that Jason and Caroline would grow to love each other, and that there would be some drama over her being part of a bet. There's four POVs though, so it starts to become clear that these two other characters are going to be very important. And I have to say that I am so glad that Caroline and Jason don't end up together! They're just too different. He doesn't understand her passion for music at all. She is too intimidated by him to give him that push that he needs. But they do find their perfect matches elsewhere, but then spend too much time worrying about the other to call off their engagement!

The Diabolical Baron was just really sweet and a very pleasant surprise. Even though it seemed pretty obvious who everyone was going to end up with in the end, there were times when it could have gone a completely different way. I was never 100% sure who would wind up with who! I am glad things turned out the way that they did though. It's also a pretty short and easy read. Nothing drags on for too long, and the drama isn't too over-the-top.

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