A review by hedwigsaardvark
Sunflower Season by Merry Farmer, Bianca Blythe, Virginia Heath, Wendy LaCapra, Royaline Sing, Gina Conkle, Caroline Warfield, Maggie Dallen, Natasha Blackthorne, Sydney Jane Baily, Sawyer Quinn, Tamara Gill, Robyn DeHart, Eve Pendle, Charlie Lane, Ava Stone, Bethany Bennett, Annabelle Anders, Jenna Jaxon, Eliza Knight, Anna Campbell, Jude Knight, Dawn Brower, Cara Maxwell, Cheryl Bolen, Glynnis Campbell, Sadie Bosque, Nancy Yeager, Jessica A. Clements, Meredith Bond, Celeste Barclay, Lauren Royal, Diana Bold, Kate Bateman, Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Janna MacGregor, Lana Williams, Christine Sterling, Amy Quinton, Madeline Martin, Amy Rose Bennett, Sandra Sookoo, Ava Bond, Deb Marlowe, Cecelia Mecca, Tammy Andresen, Tracy Sumner, Amanda Mariel, Piper Huguley, Anna St. Claire, Golden Angel, Rose Pearson, Mariah Stone, Samara Parish, Christie Caldwell, Kristin Vayden, Bronwen Evans, Lenora Bell, Sabrina Jeffries, Lori Ann Bailey, Christine Donovan, Carrie Lomax, Kathryn Le Veque, Rachel Ann Smith, Terri Brisbin, Eva Devon, Jane Charles, Erica Ridley, Tabetha Waite, Erica Monroe, Nicole Locke, Caroline Lee, Caroline Linden, Michele Pollock Dalton, Fenna Edgewood, Amalie Howard, Hildie McQueen, Rebecca Paula, Lauren Smith

4.0

This review is for Her Hidden Beauty
by Rose Pearson

Miss Mary Huntsford, daughter of an aristocratic family, has always been told that she is plain.

Her mother finds no value in her, preferring to spend her time, money and affection on Bettina and Sarah, her beautiful (self-centred) twins.

When the London Season starts, the family attend with hopes of splendid matches for the twins.

Unfortunately, neglect and distain have beaten Mary’s spirits down, so that she has no hope of any kind of match, splendid or otherwise.

Viscount Benedict Northwick loses a bet to his friend. The consequence is to court the plainest woman in London Society, namely Mary Huntsford. The goal being to induce her to declare her love for him. Then he can leave her!

In this Regency retelling of Cinderella, will Mary find her hope again and will Benedict turn out to be a “Prince” or a “Toad”?

Delightful short story.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.