Married by Morning

While normally I would ding this for being the second book in this series to have a kidnapping by a shadowy villain, at least it made more sense in this one. I really enjoyed the slow redemption of Leo that's been happening in the background of the previous books in the series and really comes to the fore here. Content warnings for sex trafficking, child sexual abuse (non-detailed, in past, side character), forced drug use.

Dodger the ferret has always been a charming member of the Hathaway family, but he really takes the cake here; easily best character of the book. I did really like Leo & Cat's banter in this one, and the further you get in this series, the more fun it is to get cameos from the rest of the Hathaway crew. Kleypas was perhaps too good at detailing Leo's past in the previous novels, however, so I wasn't as invested in a happy ending for him (and therefore Marks) as I might otherwise have been. Still - zippy! Fun! I like the series as a whole.

After rooting for Leo in the other books it was exciting to watch him open his heart to Catherine.