Must Love Breeches by Angela Quarles (Book Beginnings & Friday 56)

To be completely honest, I wasn't expecting much from this one. Actually, I was kind of expecting it to be drivel that would quickly hit the DNF list. Oh my goodness, how pleasantly mistaken I was! Must Love Breeches  was a delight and put some fun twists on the whole time travel romance schtick with the added bonus of including Ada Byron Lovelace (before the Lovelace) as a main secondary character. My geekish heart absolutely loved that! I will definitely be looking for more Quarles and, hopefully, the other books are even half as good as this one. Amazon Description:

She's finally met the man of her dreams - too bad he lives in a different century! A devoted history buff finds the re-enactment of a pre-Victorian ball in London a bit boring...until a mysterious artifact sweeps her back in time to the real event, and into the arms of a compelling British lord. Isabelle Rochon can't believe it when she finds herself in the reality of 1830's London high society. She's thrilled to witness events and people she's studied. But she may also have to survive without modern tools or career - unless she can find a way to return to her time. And then there's Viscount Lord Montagu, a man whose embrace curls her toes, but who has a dangerous agenda of his own. Lord Phineas Montagu is on a mission to avenge his sister, and he'll stop at nothing, including convincing an alluring stranger to pose as his respectable fiancé. He's happy to repay her by helping her search for her stolen calling card case that brought her back in time. But he doesn't bargain for the lady being his intellectual match - or for the irresistible attraction that flames between them. They're both certain they know what they want, but as passion flares, Phineas must keep both himself and Isabella safe from unseen opponents, and she must choose when and where her heart belongs. Can they ever be together for good? Don't miss the time travel romance USA Today called "a delicious twist on historical drama and romance." Friday 56 (today is from the 56% mark of the ebook) is hosted at Freda's Voice & Book Beginnings (share the first few sentences) is at Rose City Reader.