Berta sees herself as the plain sister.  In fact, she is disappointed that it seems she got all the brains and her sister all the beauty. It would have been fairer to have split both.  She has decided she wants to try and make a match for herself before her sister’s season starts.  She knows the man she wants but is convinced he is out of her league.  So she hatches on a plan to introduce her sister to one of her scholar friends, Robert, so she will get to spend time with him and see if she can woo him.  She also has asked him to help her sister Chloe get over her awkwardness around people.  It may work better than she anticipated.  Not only that but she finds out that the man she secretly loves is coming to London and is a friend of Roberts.

Recipe for Love is a fast-paced, fun-filled historical romance.  The author was able to clearly show how sometimes beauty is not just on the surface.  I loved how the gentleman was able to help Miss Chloe determine what her talents were without hurting her feelings, and in fact make her blossom.  I also loved the humor with the final ball scene, as will anyone who reads it.  Recipe for Love is a wonderful addition to the 19th century English marriage mart genre.