Secrets of a Summer Night

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Lisa Kleypas

From the New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas comes Secrets of a Summer Night, the first title in the beloved romance series The Wallflowers - perfect for fans of Sarah MacLean, Julia Quinn and Eloisa James. 'Kleypas can make you laugh and cry - on the same page' Julia Quinn, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series The Wallflowers: four young ladies at the side of the ballroom make a pact to help each other find husbands . . . no matter what it takesProud and beautiful Annabelle Peyton could have her pick of suitors - if only she had a dowry. Her family is on the brink of disaster, and the only way Annabelle can save them is to marry a very wealthy man. Unfortunately, her most persistent admirer is the brash Simon Hunt, a handsome and ambitious entrepreneur who wants her as his mistress.Annabelle is determined to resist Simon's wicked propositions, but she can't deny her attraction to the boldly seductive rogue, any more than he can resist the challenge she presents. As they try to outmanoeuvre each other, they find themselves surrendering to a love more powerful than they could have ever imagined. But fate may have other plans - and it will take all of Annabelle's courage to face a peril that could destroy everything she holds dear. 'Lisa Kleypas is the best' Sarah MacLean The Wallflowers: Secrets of a Summer Night It Happened One Autumn The Devil in Winter Scandal in Spring A Wallflower ChristmasPraise for Lisa Kleypas'Lushly sexy and thoroughly romantic . . . superbly crafted characters and an intriguing plot blend together brilliantly in this splendid romance' Booklist 'Intricately and elegantly crafted, intensely romantic . . . from a not-to-be-missed romance author' Kirkus Reviews'Witty, often hilarious, and delightfully passionate' Library Journal, starred review 'An unforgettable story peopled with remarkable characters and a depth of emotion that will leave you breathless' Romantic Times BOOKreviews'Is it possible to give a book 6 stars? . . . [This] story has all of the forbidden romance, witty banter, and sigh-inducing declarations of love that you deserve' That's Normal

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Author

Lisa Kleypas

Pages

320

Publisher

Little, Brown Book Group

Published Date

2010-06-03

ISBN

0748117547 9780748117543

Ratings

Google: 5

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"The wallflower series is an absolute must read. I think my favorite was with Simon hunt but I love the whole series."

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Turhan Cruz

"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 (This review will contain #spoilers) I immediately knew I’d love this book when we first met the Wallflowers and got to know their different personalities, however, I became engrossed from the minute we get Simon Hunt’s first POV when we see how protective and in love he is with Annabelle. What an absolute treat! His pursue of Annabelle was drool-worthy, and their development was incredibly cute. I did knock off half a star because Simon did have some red flags, like how he wouldn’t take no for an answer. I didn’t really care for that. I know that it was a different time (when the book was written and when the story “historically” takes place), but sometimes when Annabelle said no to something, I wish Simon backed off. Also him threatening to throttle and strangle her when she saved his life?! Boy. I know why he was upset but sheesh. That could just be my own experience with DV though. I am absolutely excited to continue the Wallflowers series, and I cannot wait to see the shenanigans Lillian puts Westfliff through!"

Kaju Katli

"Started off really good, was really excited for this enemies to lovers, class differences trope combination. However, this was just too slow burn for me and by the time they officially got together I was kinda bored. No amount of hot sex between them at their honeymoon was going to change my mind unfortunately. Then in classic Kleypas style, she throws in some last minute dramatic shenanigans that to be quite frank with you I just didn’t understand; foundries and locomotive building to begin with don’t make any sense and then when there are explosions added on top, you’ve just lost me completely. The one good thing about this though was the dynamic between Westcliff and Lillian Bowman, the American heiress, there is some real good animosity and sexual tension between these two that I hope"

Erin Smith

"I got this in audio form.. HILARIOUS!!"

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Savannah Koppie

"The entire Wallflower series is my favorite of this author. Funny, intelligent, well written, and good character development. I highly recommend all the books in this series."

Kimberly McKinney

"Strong start in such a memorable and awesome series! "

Juliana Gonzalez

"As far as historical fictions go, this one was pretty good. Although it did reinforce my hatred for old British society, Anabelle, Simon, and the wallflowers were all delightful."

Jan

"Id say Devil in winter was my favorite "

Sandy Yokhanna

"I think this is my least favorite Lisa Kleypas I've read as of yet. There were elements I still enjoyed like the fact that Kleypas is really good at adding in real life trou Les from the time and real life dangers that were prevalent for the working class. This one has a work place fire and feels so real and terrifying. <br/><br/>However the way the love story builds and develops doesn't feel natural and then once they are together everything else feels so rushed through that it feels unnatural. Oh and the main issue of the story kind of feels anticlimactic... There was just a lot of telling not showing in the end and I didn't care for it.<br/><br/>I highly recommend avoiding the audiobook and physically reading it. There was a lot that didn't match up from the audiobook and the physical book which made it hard to go from one form to the other. I spent so much time attempting to find where I was in that it was insane."