What a nice change - the heroine isn't beautiful and perfect! A departure from the young and lovely mold, Athena is practical, mature and ultimately, vulnerable. This is an enjoyable story with some interesting minor characters. Catherine Blair does a superb job of portraying both Athena's and Dominic's confusion over their feelings for each other: Athena has decided that there is no room for romance in her life, while Dominic never expected to feel attracted to a woman who does not find him charming at all. And the subplot involving Dominic's search for the confidence tricksters blends nicely into the rather unusual courtship dance that both Dominic and Athena find themselves unconsciously performing. The one criticism I had with this otherwise enjoyable novel was the subplot involving Cassiopeia, Athena's sister.

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