Rhian0000

Secrets of a Summer Night is the first of Lisa Kleypas’s Wallflower series. The ‘wallflowers’ are a group of four young women banded together by their mutual failure to catch a husband. All are beautiful and brilliant in their own individual way, but are sadly lacking in the eyes of society. Mid-eighteenth century London requires a daughter to marry well for the prosperity and standing of the family; an unnoticed wallflower does not satisfy. Their common purpose leads to strong friendships and a powerful force as four very different personalities unite.


As the eldest, Annabelle Peyton is the first Wallflower to benefit from their combined efforts to find her a husband. Annabelle is an aristocrat of a good family, with stunning looks to recommend her, but the family money’s all gone rendering her an untouchable wallflower to the aristocrats looking for a lucrative marriage and a girl with a large dowry. Not that this matters to Mr. Simon Hunt, he’s a rich, self-made man who has no need for extra coin. He’s looked down on by the blue-bloods, but allowed into their company because many are in his debt in one way or another. Annabelle caught his eye years ago and she’s held his notice ever since:


“My sister, Miss Annabelle Peyton,” Jeremy said. “This is Mr. Simon Hunt.”

“A pleasure,” Hunt murmured, with a bow.

Even though his manner was perfectly polite, there was a glint in his eyes that imparted a strange flutter just beneath Annabelle’s ribs. Without knowing why, she shrank back into the shelter of her young brother’s arm even as she nodded to him. To her discomfort, she couldn’t seem to tear her gaze from his. It seemed as if some subtle current of recognition had passed between them…not as if they had met
before…but as if they had come close several times until finally an impatient Fate had forced their paths to intersect.
Chapter 1, Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas



As undeterred as Hunt is, Annabelle herself, won’t concede to his efforts and does all she can to turn him away. He’s blunt and unsophisticated with a rugged, unfashionable handsomeness that she tries to resist. She sees the doors that will close in her face if she takes this step down in society, while being courted by the doors that could open with Hunt. He has his merits, he’s generous and passionate, direct but fair. He’s worked hard for all that he has and he’s determined to work as hard and as long as it takes to get Annabelle in his arms and he makes no secret of it.

Go ahead and read it, I’m sure you’ll love the Wallflowers as much as I do.

Rhian
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1 Response
  1. Ange Says:

    I just loved this series so much. Especially this book and Evie's book.

    I fell in love with Hunt. He was so persistent and honest in a time and place where his attitude was regarded as crass.

    Anabelle was so funny trying to deny her feelings for Hunt and convince herself she should marry a peer at all costs. If there's one thing I loved about this book was the pull&push between the main characters who so decisively fought for what they each thought was right for them...

    Great Banner bb... I loved who you cast as Hunt and Annabelle :)


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