Married by Morning (Hathaways, Book 4)

Thank you Lisa Kleypas for another excellent book. You know the plot: she's a spinster governess with a bad attitude and a mysterious past who longs for TLC. He's an accidental aristocrat who hides his massive capacity for love behind self-depreciating wit and naughty behavior. In short they are both hard candies with soft gooey centers. The story takes place over several months while the actual romance has been building for a year as seen in the two previous novels. That said, the plot arc does get stretched (as others have noted). There's no question H & H will have their HEA. That predictability is one of the reasons I enjoy romance so much. But it's always interesting to see what plot devices the author will use to complete the book. Although we learned about Cat's mysterious past pretty early on, the actual resolution of her past and resolution of the story was unexpected. Each character had to face his/her daemons to get to the HEA. SPOILER: Interestingly, they each had to deal with the issue of prostitution. Hers was the literal meaning of prostitution via her history of family prostitutes and his via the aristocratic marriage to secure either money or land. Both of them resisted and showed that neither of them was "for sale" in spite of the outward persona they represented. Some other reviews have commented on the fact that Lisa Kleypas uses kidnapping a lot as a plot device. This is totally true. But what they aren't pointing out is that Lisa manages to create new characters and a new and unique love story in each and every book. Also unique loves scenes. Amazing. I think this is a huge accomplishment given that she's had to have written more than 20 books. I've read everything but her first several books and my favorite part is the fact that with each novel you meet new people. There are quite a few authors who recycle characters and after you've read 4 books, you've read them all. Not so with Lisa Kleypas. Cat & Leo were great. Worth the money and lack of sleep. I'm really looking forward to the next book about the youngest sister and in general just very appreciative that romance of this quality is available when I need a break from the headlines.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I liked Cam and Amelias story, i LOVED Kev and Win's story, Harry and Poppy were ok, i LOVE Leo and Marks! The banter between the two was so refreshing and it wasn't at all overdone. The sweetness of Leo and the wickedness of him blended so well. He is a very close second to Kev for me. I was pleasantly surprised that they were able to overcome their issues with each other early in the book. So that we could enjoy amusing banter but not hurtful or malicious. Loved this installment in the series. Lisa Kleypas never disappoints!

I really loved this book(Married by Morning)It was funny and passionate at the same time. Lisa did not disappoint!But I've always been more intrigued by Beatrix. So I"m just excited to see how Lisa writes her! I loved the teaser in back of the book.I hope she makes her more sensual and sexual because for the last four books she has seem to have some kind of insight about people especially the opposite sex. I think Lisa really need to hammer it home with this last installment ,thus far I have really enjoyed all the Hathaways quirks and all, they are unique and lovable in their own way. Forever a Lisa Kleypas fan.

I loved Leo and Cat..........it was a beautiful story and I was afraid that it would be heavy on the I hate yous right up until the end given their history. However, it was not once they realized they liked each other the hostility went away and left a beautiful story.