Just as good as the first!! Im wishing i had the next book already! : ( Its being transferred for me to my library branch but I want it right NOW! Lol I love how at the end Raybourne gives you a little taste of what to expect in next book however it makes you want to read it that much more. Im so glad that she is writing about a "Dsyfunctional" family- so many of the Histoical Mysteries focus on the conventions and proper etiquette etc of that time period. Raybourne's series is unique because she has created a family that could care less about the social niceties of their era and are doing, saying, wearing etc. whatever they want. That makes the series so much more fun & the family alot more likeable in my opinion. Way to go Raybourne!!!