A Matchmaking Mismatch

Written by Martha Keyes

Narrated by Katherine Anderson

**Previously published as True of Heart Love lessons have never gone so awry Miss Ruth Hawthorn helps support her fatherless family the only way she can: doling out love advice in a local newspaper column under an assumed name, The Swan. When she receives a lucrative request for an in-person consultation from someone signed O, her brother persuades her to go to London with him, teaching him what he needs to know in order to survive the short appointment. But when O moves up the time of the rendez-vous and Ruth's brother is nowhere to be found, she is forced to take matters into her own hands. Philip Trent, Lord Oxley, knows precisely which woman will best fill his late mother's shoes as the viscountess—now all he needs is a little help winning her over, swarmed as she is by suitors. Ashamed of his ineptitude with women but determined to succeed, Philip secretly enlists help. The youthful, bespectacled Swan seems like the last person capable of providing such help, but Philip finds in the young man both a friend and a confidant, with a surprising understanding of love. Philip's choice of woman is proving more difficult than anticipated, though, and Ruth's ongoing disguise and frequent meetings with him are taxing her conscience—and her heart. With more secrets than Ruth can manage and a heart long since lost to her most important client, she faces the threat of discovery and ruin—a prospect somehow eclipsed by the heartbreak she will face when those secrets are inevitably discovered by the man she loves.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Paradigm Press
• Release date: Jul 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9781666647679

Martha Keyes

Martha Keyes is a Whitney Award winning author who received a BA in French Studies and a Master of Public Health from Brigham Young University. When she isn’t writing, she is honing her photography skills, looking for travel deals, and spending time with her family. She lives with her husband and twin boys in Utah, where she was born and raised.

Reviews for A Matchmaking Mismatch

[Donna Ellett · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Quite a riveting story. Couldn't stop listening. Love all Martha Keyes' books set in the Regency Romance era. Narrator did a great job which can make or break an audio book for me.

[Berly · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I just loved this book! I was already a huge Martha Keyes fan and this book ranks near the top of my favorites.

It is part of a series of retellings of Shakespeare plays, I believe. But as far as I can tell, each book is a completely standalone story.

From what I have gathered, this is a book based on Twelfth Night. I am not familiar with that book, so I can't comment in how well it relates to it. That also helped me in the it knowing what to expect in this story. I was completely captivated by it's uniqueness, although I guess it isn't really unique if it was based on something already written.

The audio narrator does a very nice job with reading the story and conveying the characters and their voices.

[Sam Ashish · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Book was ok, but the narrator lacked animation in their voice which for me was a bit boring.