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A review by readfrenzy
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
5.0
I read the third book in the series before reading this first book. Oh well. I enjoyed Secrets of a Summer Night immensely anway and read it in one sitting.
Four rejected wallflowers make a pact to help each other find husbands before their time runs out. I liked the fact that each woman is unique and has a different approach to solving their mutual problem. Their burgeoning friendship is one of the most enjoyable aspects of the story.
24-year-old Annabelle Peyton has no dowry, and in order to lift her family from poverty, she must find an aristocrat to marry before the fast-approaching end of the season. Although she is beautiful and has no shortage of offers to be a kept woman, no nobleman has proposed due to her lack of a dowry. I admired Annabelle’s spine of steel and her spunk. She manages to avoid a woe is me attitude, always holding her head high, using ingenuity, and maintaining a sense of humor despite her desperate circumstances.
Simon Hunt is an arrogant commoner who has made a fortune for himself in industry and, therefore, has been accepted into aristocratic circles. He has no desire to marry, but he has held a torch for Annabelle and wants to make her his mistress. Unfortunately for him, Annabelle has scruples—and she hates his guts. Their bickering is highly entertaining and their enemies-to-lovers chemistry is sublime. I found their romance to be well-paced, with Annabelle slowly softening her heart towards Simon as he reveals his tender side to her. I understood Annabelle’s reluctance to consider Simon. The missing link for me was understanding why marriage was off the table for him in general. Nonetheless, this delightful story charmed and amused me.
Recommended for fans of:
Historical romance
Enemies to lovers stories
Rogues
Fashion
Four rejected wallflowers make a pact to help each other find husbands before their time runs out. I liked the fact that each woman is unique and has a different approach to solving their mutual problem. Their burgeoning friendship is one of the most enjoyable aspects of the story.
24-year-old Annabelle Peyton has no dowry, and in order to lift her family from poverty, she must find an aristocrat to marry before the fast-approaching end of the season. Although she is beautiful and has no shortage of offers to be a kept woman, no nobleman has proposed due to her lack of a dowry. I admired Annabelle’s spine of steel and her spunk. She manages to avoid a woe is me attitude, always holding her head high, using ingenuity, and maintaining a sense of humor despite her desperate circumstances.
Simon Hunt is an arrogant commoner who has made a fortune for himself in industry and, therefore, has been accepted into aristocratic circles. He has no desire to marry, but he has held a torch for Annabelle and wants to make her his mistress. Unfortunately for him, Annabelle has scruples—and she hates his guts. Their bickering is highly entertaining and their enemies-to-lovers chemistry is sublime. I found their romance to be well-paced, with Annabelle slowly softening her heart towards Simon as he reveals his tender side to her. I understood Annabelle’s reluctance to consider Simon. The missing link for me was understanding why marriage was off the table for him in general. Nonetheless, this delightful story charmed and amused me.
Recommended for fans of:
Historical romance
Enemies to lovers stories
Rogues
Fashion