Royal's Bride by Kat Martin

Title : Royal’s Bride
Author: Kat Martin
Date Read: May 2012
Why did you read it: I got the 3rd book as an early reviewers from Librarything and wanted to read the whole series in order.
What was it about: Royal Dewar is singularly unlucky..forced to choose between his soul mate and his salvation. After years abroad, Royal has returned to Bransford Castle to find his father dying and the family treasury nearly empty. Then the old duke wrests a final promise from his guilt-ridden son: that Royal will marry heiress Jocelyn Caulfield and restore the estate to its former glory. However, it is not his fiancée who quickens Royal’s pulse, but rather her beautiful cousin Lily Moran.
Penniless Lily knows that nothing can come of their undeniable attraction-but there is a way she can help Royal. Enlisting some questionable characters from her past, Lily concocts an elaborate ruse to recover some of the Bransford fortune from a notorious confidence artist. As the dangerous scheme unfolds, Lily and Royal are thrown together in pursuit of the very thing-money-that keeps them apart.
Who was your favorite Character: Lily
How did you feel after reading it: I thought it was a really good book and was looking forward to reading the rest of the series. The characters were interesting and I found myself on the edge of my seat so to speak, waiting to see if Lily and Royal would end up together. With most romance stories though, I knew deep down they would, because it was a romance, but there were enough twists and turns to make things interesting.
Questions/Comments: Romance