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While some people love the second chance romance trope, I’m usually left frustrated, and The Heiress Hunt was no exception. I wanted to love this book so badly, because I loved The Lady Gets Lucky and The Bride Goes Rogue, but I was frustrated by the way this story played out. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I recently watched an interview where Joanna Shupe mentioned struggling with the second chance romance trope, and I think it’s reflected in this book, which feels the weakest of the three I’ve read. Although I’m glad to have read it, I don’t know that I would have continued the series if this had been the one I started with! If you’re on the fence about this one, I don’t think you need it to enjoy the rest of the series. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Maddie and Harrison are childhood best friends who’ve become estranged after Harrison leaves without saying goodbye, only to return and enlist Maddie in helping him select a wife (while trying to win her over). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I really love that this series is based in Gilded Age New York, which is such a fun time period and a refreshing change from the marathon of Regency romances I’ve been reading. There’s so much happening when it comes to business, social class, women’s rights — I could go on and on. I loved that our heroine is a professional lawn tennis player and that we learn a bit about the tournaments and the battle for women to be taken seriously as athletes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My least favorite Joanna Shupe book is still a fun book, but I just didn’t connect with it on the same level as the other two books in The Fifth Avenue Rebels series, both of which I highly recommend: I already have a review of The Lady Gets Lucky, and will be posting one of The Bride Goes Rogue soon (the book comes out May 24th!) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ TW: sexual content, estranged family, domestic violence ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ID: A kindle displaying the ebook cover of The Heiress Hunt lays on a chair. I’m reaching out to touch the kindle with one hand. via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CbfbccCLU7H/