This is one of the better Quinn books. It has plenty of humor and romance. This book is worth reading.

From the day her father died when she was merely ten, Caroline Trent has been passed on from one guardian to the next. Barely six weeks shy from turning twenty one and be able to claim her inheritance, she finds herself at the mercy of her latest guardian's mercy when she foils an attempted rape. Knowing she must escape until she can claim her inheritance, she runs away only to be captured by an agent of the Crown when she is mistaken for a spy.

Blake Ravenscroft thought he finally had the ruthless spy Carlotta de Leon in his hands--only to find out that he has the wrong woman. Upon learning his captive's predicament, the gentleman in him couldn't say no to her request to stay at his manor until her twenty first birthday. Of course, it doesn't hurt that he is attracted to her--even though she sorely tests his temper! But if he would just look deep inside, he would know that the tempting chit has wound her way into his heart...

I have been a big fan of Julia Quinn since reading the Bridgerton series. Her writing is superb and her characters are always well-rounded. While TO CATCH AN HEIRESS is the least interesting book of hers that I have read, this was still an entertaining book and had its moments. Caroline is a clever and delightful heroine, full of life and passion. She is perfect for Blake who suffers the guilt over losing his fiancée, who was also a government agent. The way she brought laughter to his otherwise jaded existence provided some sweet and amusing reading. I did have a good laugh over some of their verbal sparring, though I felt that the plot could have been better developed. This was still an entertaining read, with witty dialogues and fun secondary characters (watch out for the marquis and Blake's butler) though not quite on par with some of Quinn's other novels, notably the first three books in the Bridgerton series.

I have the follow up book, HOW TO MARRY A MARQUIS, and hoping for a better story.

.....so this unmarried unchaperoned 20 something year old (England 1814) just got kidnapped by "the most frightening man she has ever seen" and she is busy playing games with him not in the least bit fearful for her life, or at least her reputation???
Such is Ms Quinn's writing style...
This book and its idea is very immature, asinine, undeveloped, humorless, witless and ridiculously interminable.
Such is Ms Quinn's writing style.......
Why do I even bother anymore???
Once bitten, twice shy.......

I was really looking forward to this book and wasn't impressed. Too much bickering and fighting between the main characters. Boring and draggy.
Ms Quinn has done much much better than this.

I found this book after doing a search of Julia Quinn's novels on Amazon. I saw it received rave reviews, so I bought it. I literally saved it for a special day when I had time enjoy a good read; boy, was I disappointed.

The two main characters were constantly bickering. Their encounters were supposed to be humorous, but they were goofy and ridiculous. The parts that were supposed to be laugh-out-loud funny were only slightly amusing. I did not feel like these two characters got well enough aquainted to fall in love, so the romance fell flat for me.

This book was too cheesy to recommend. Instead read the Bridgerton Series ~ The Viscount Who Loved Me, When He Was Wicked, and It's In His Kiss were my favorites.