The synopsis on the back of Love is in the Heir is a cute first person point of view from the heroine, kind of like she’s talking to herself, and it is a good representation of her take on things.  Miss Hannah Chilton has matchmaking aunts who have never been wrong and now they are convinced they’ve found the perfect match for her.  But the guy seems to be two different people – one a total rake and the other a sweet scholar.  How can that be?  Obviously it is because they are twins pretending to be one person.

All of the Earl of Devonsfield’s known heirs have died and after some research it is discovered that the St. Albans twins are next in line … except no one knows which one was born first.  If there is no definitive heir then the title will be no more after the current earl dies.  To avoid that, he makes a pact with the twins – they can’t tell anyone there are two of them and the first one to marry will be declared the heir.  The twins travel to Bath to find wives and there the deception goes into full swing.

This is a cute, quick read and the characters are likeable, even the arrogant Garnet.  Knowing that they are twins, you sometimes wonder how no one realizes the truth – they make comments about their physical differences and the differences in their personalities – or how the two men think they can make the deception work, but it does give the perfect plot device to the strife between the two leads.  There are also fun and endearing romances for the two elderly aunts that add an extra sweetness to the story.

Love is in the Heir is a fun historical read that plays off the age-old story line of lies and deception but Caskie has such an enjoyable writing style and quick wit that she makes it a delight.