I read this on the plane the other day.
This starts off with a very loopy premise — very promising. Unfortunately, Marion Chesney doesn’t seem to know what to do with it, which is weird. I mean, that’s her thing — set up a goofy situation, and then add improbability to nuttiness, and then everybody gets married. Instead this treads water for most of the book before the inevitable resolution.
It’s not awful or anything (as these things go), but disappointing nevertheless.
The Glitter and the Gold (1993) by M. C. Beaton (buy new, 3.8 on Goodreads)