A Mistaken Identity by Lana Williams

Tracy’s rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: The Mayfair Literary League, #3

Release Date: May 23, 2023

Lady Harriet Persimmons long ago gave up on love, but when she met Joseph Harris, Viscount Garland, she starts to think that love might actually be in her future, she is set to announce her intention to perform a “bold act” as part of the Mayfair Literary League’s For Better or Worse Mission. But before she can, her dear friend Frances announces that she will be the next member to participate. Disappointed, but not defeated, Harriet vows to bind her time and plans to enjoy the house party at Frances’ country home. But her dreams for HEA begin to fade when first Joesph doesn’t recognize her, despite having been introduced two times AND Frances asks for her help in winning the object of her affection – who turns out to be Viscount Garland! And if that wasn’t bad enough, he is also attending the house party and for some reason thinks she is Frances! It isn’t long before that is cleared up and Harriet finds herself falling for him again and feeling guilty about having feelings for the man her friend wants. Not to mention, Harriet has secrets that make her believe that HEA could never be more than a dream, or can it?

Marriage is the last thing on Joesph’s mind, especially since he doesn’t believe in love, he is attending the house party to pitch an investment idea to Frances’ father, but once he starts getting notes from a secret admirer and has a chance to get to know Harriet better, he beings to think maybe love is not what he believed it to be. But even as he begins to fall hard for Harriet, she begins to push him away and he realizes that he can’t imagine life without her. When a common enemy threatens Harriet, Joseph will stop at nothing to crush their foe and hopefully convince her that dreams of HEA can come true!

This was another wonderful installment of the Mayfair Literary League. I will admit to being nervous about a possible love triangle, but thankfully my concerns were unfounded and while there was a bit of tension between Harriet and Frances, it didn’t ruin their friendship or cause lasting resentment (whew!) I did think the issue with the villain was wrapped up a bit too quickly and neatly, but overall, this was a very intriguing story filled with wonderful characters, secrets, mild love scenes (basically just kisses, with one lowkey love scene at the very end) a villain who gets what he deserves, new (and intriguing) Literary League members, a lovely ending complete with an epilogue as they start their HEA. This is the third book in the series, but each book can be read as a standalone title. I am happy to recommend this story and am looking forward to the next installment.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.*