It Happened One Autumn
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Four young ladies enter London society with one necessary goal: they must use their feminine wit and wiles to find a husband. So they band together, and a daring husband-hunting scheme is born.
It Happened at the Ball...
Where beautiful but bold Lillian Bowman quickly learned that her independent American ways weren't entirely "the thing." And the most disapproving of all was insufferable, snobbish, and impossible Marcus, Lord Westcliff, London's most eligible aristocrat.
It Happened in the Garden...
When Marcus shockingly -- and dangerously-swept her into his arms. Lillian was overcome with a consuming passion for a man she didn't even like. Time stood still; it was as if no one else existed...thank goodness they weren't caught very nearly in the act!
It Happened One Autumn...
Marcus, 35, was a man in charge of his own emotions, a bedrock of stability. But with Lillian, every touch was exquisite torture, every kiss an enticement for more. Yet how could he consider taking a woman so blatantly unsuitable...as his bride?
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4 primary books6 released booksWallflowers
Wallflowers is a 6-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Lisa Kleypas.
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I know this is an unpopular opinion, but after Westcliff took Lillian to his bed while she was clearly intoxicated, I could no longer root for their romance. He took advantage of her, plain and simple. It would be different if he had been drinking also, but he was stone cold sober and she was sloshed. It brings to mind the movie The Cutting Edge and how Doug refused to sleep with Kate while she was drunk, even though she was furious with him for it. That was a turning point for his character. The moment he proved himself to be a good guy at heart. He did the right thing, and what Westcliff SHOULD have done. Westcliff is no hero in my eyes. I can't look at him in the same way now.
(Probably 4.5, rounding up.) Loved the heroine, probably one of my favorite romance heroines. Mostly liked the hero, deducting a half-star here for how violent he was sometimes, particularly almost killing the countess and pulling Lillian off her horse, which seems really dangerous?. Still love the relationships between the Wallflowers most of all. Really enjoying this series!
I liked this much better than the first book. Lillian was more refreshing as a leading lady, her spunk made her interesting.
