Of the three stories, Courting Miss Perfect was the winner. Brynn was opinionated and her Pinkerton beau Travis was just as opinionated. What made Brynn approachable was her naivety outside the upper class. There's something real about a woman misjudging someone (the villain in this case) but still standing tall on her decisions. Unlike the first story (Rocky Mountain Courtship), where Clara has all these knocks against her but magically falls in love in without knowing the man really. And the same happened to Constance in Courted by the Cowboy. Hurt in the crossfire of marshal law, Connie is forced to face her demons and still falls in love with the guy who helped take away a lot of her life. There wasn't a lot of genuine emotional connection in the first and third stories. Everything felt paint-by-numbers. Too bad, too. Constance had a lot more potential as a protag love interest.

Brynn's best asset is her ability to adapt to whatever circumstances happen. And there's a little bit of a callback to the Regency style writing by a tempered cut at a grand dame of society. These are things that make a strong female protagonist. I wish that Clara had been given the chance to shine and show her abilities beyond being a set piece for Joseph's desires. And Kyle, Constance's beau, frames every relationship after a failed attempt and carries manpain at the mention of a woman.

Over all, I'd give a Judith Stacy story a chance above Jillian Hart or Stacey Kayne. Brynn's story gave the book a solid 2.5 out of 5. Too bad the other two stories didn't help raise the bar.