Winning the Wallflower A Novella Fairy Tales Book 1 edition by Eloisa James Contemporary Romance eBooks
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A delightful ebook original novella from New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James. Winning the Wallflower introduces Lady Lucy Towerton, who is plain, tall, and considered very lucky to be betrothed to a man who lauds her irreproachable propriety. When she unexpectedly becomes an heiress—and belle of the ball—she breaks her engagement and makes up her mind to never be proper again. Includes lengthy bonus excerpts from 4 other titles.
Winning the Wallflower A Novella Fairy Tales Book 1 edition by Eloisa James Contemporary Romance eBooks
Lucy is a wallflower...and not your average wallflower...she's a tall wallflower! Poor Lucy, always the source of despair for her title hungry mother. Lucy is engaged to marry a non-titled man, one Cyrus Ravensthorpe, whom her mother hates! Never mind he's the handsomest man in the Ton! But Lucy is unhappy in her engagement to Cyrus because he doesn't talk to her, doesn't take her riding, doesn't attend social functions with her, and didn't even ask her to marry him after he spoke to her father! (So rude!) Suddenly, Lucy is an heiress and now she's become the focus of every fortune-hunter in polite society and Lucy's mother insists that she break her engagement to Cyrus. But Lucy doesn't really want to and yet...because of the aforementioned reasons, Lucy does break the engagement! Cyrus is a man with a plan and Lucy is #6 on his plan list! He doesn't want to loose her, but he must now change his plans...Cyrus doesn't like to change his plans.I like how, after she becomes an heiress, Lucy finds her spine. She really puts Cyrus through his paces to court her and compete with everyone else suddenly in the picture. (I especially like Rathbone). She makes him realize she's a person too and to not just assume she would marry him. She teaches him to ask for what he wants instead of commanding or demanding. Fortunately, he's a quick study. I loved the part when he fell to his knees in the garden to declare his love for her and said "I love you (insert very long name here)." "You are a passionate, daydreaming mathematician, (how romantic is that?), and the only woman I shall ever love." And then,,,,,and then,,,well, you'll just have to read the book to find out what happens next! But I will tell you that it involves a naughty little risqué romp and a special license.
I highly recommend this story. It's a sexy and funny fast read with ties to Eloisa's Fairy Tale series. My grade: 4.5 stars!
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Winning the Wallflower A Novella Fairy Tales Book 1 edition by Eloisa James Contemporary Romance eBooks Reviews
WINNING THE WALLFLOWER is a novella in the Fairy Tales series. It is the story of Lady Lucy Towerton who is engaged to Cyrus Ravensthorpe Who is using her as part of his plan to return his family to aristocratic society after his mother married the family solicitor. When Lucy becomes an heiress, her mother wants her to break the engagement in order to marry a titled gentleman. When Cyrus losses Lucy, he begins to really see her and recognizes that he had made a terrible mistake.
I really loved this little story. Cyrus is such a jerk and he quickly realized his mistakes and begins to woo his former fiancee. He is likeable because he recognizes his mistakes. Lucy is strong and doesn't let him get away with his treatment of her. She makes him grovel but not too much.
Although this is part of a series, it is not necessary to read any of the prior books. It is the prequel to THE DUKE IS MINE that tells the story of Lucy's friend Olivia.
Winning the Wallflower is packed full of emotion. Some authors fail with pacing in novellas because of the shorter length, but not Ms. James. I was very impressed with how much story she packed into something this length. Since it's about 50% of the actual download (the rest of it is excerpts from other books) I'd say it's about 85 pages.
Lucy Towerton is taller than most women and considers herself a plain wallflower. Before the story starts, Cyrus Ravensthorpe proposed to Lucy but when she is left a large inheritance from an aunt who has passed away, her parents order her to call of the engagement. Lucy isn't sure she wants to because she's quite smitten with Cyrus. Unfortunately he never talks to her, doesn't seek her out or try to `woo' her. He didn't even propose directly to her. The story starts at a party and everyone knows that Lucy is now wealthy and assumes she'll be throwing Cyrus over since she has options now (Cyrus isn't titled/part of the aristocracy). When Cyrus arrives at the party it doesn't take him long to figure that out also. So even though he expects her to break things off, he finds himself angry about it. Since he prides himself on controlling his emotions this comes as a shock to him.
Cyrus is extremely wealthy (from his own hard work) and while his mother is the daughter of a duke she caused quite a scandal before Cyrus was born when she ran off with someone not of her station (Cyrus's father). Because of the way his mother was treated after her marriage, Cyrus is incredibly driven to bring his family up in life. He's made boatloads of money and is well on his way to getting the title he wants (it's all part of this list of `things to accomplish' that he has) and marrying a member of the aristocracy is part of his plan. He proposed to Lucy because he didn't think she was the type of woman to ever cause a scandal or cause him issues and she's from the 'right' family. It wasn't a malicious thing, but he was very arrogant and pompous (as Lucy tells him more than once) and blinded by his own wants. His desire to bring his family up in the world isn't selfish though. Even though his parents don't care about their social standing (his father is famous and solves big crimes), he has sisters and he wants them to make their debut in the ton when they're of age.
Before breaking off the engagement, Lucy calls Cyrus out on why he chose her and he finally *sees* her for the first time. He realizes that even though he chose her the wrong way, he still chose the right woman. Unfortunately, he knows that it might be too late because of his own blindness. Lucy is a surprisingly strong heroine in that when she comes out of her shell, she doesn't look back. Once Lucy breaks things off she starts to believe in herself and realizes that the way she looked at herself was almost a self-fulfilling prophecy. When she digs deep and finds her self-confidence, men start to notice, especially Cyrus. The relationship that develops between Lucy and Cyrus was wonderful, their dialogue was witty and fast-paced and the ending was incredibly sweet. For 99 cents, this story would be hard to pass up especially if you're already a fan of Eloisa James. If you're in the mood for a sweet and sexy historical and don't have time to read a novel, I recommend Winning the Wallflower.
I loved this novella! I loved how both the hero and heroine grow during the story. Definitely felt the connection between them. The heroine was feisty once she found her voice. The hero was standoffish at first but quickly grew to see the jewel of a fiancée that he had. The only thing that I didn’t like was that the author turned the hero into a duke at the end. I thought that was unnecessary. Also, as the daughter of an earl, Lucy should have been addressed as Lady Lucy not Miss Towerton.
Lucy is a wallflower...and not your average wallflower...she's a tall wallflower! Poor Lucy, always the source of despair for her title hungry mother. Lucy is engaged to marry a non-titled man, one Cyrus Ravensthorpe, whom her mother hates! Never mind he's the handsomest man in the Ton! But Lucy is unhappy in her engagement to Cyrus because he doesn't talk to her, doesn't take her riding, doesn't attend social functions with her, and didn't even ask her to marry him after he spoke to her father! (So rude!) Suddenly, Lucy is an heiress and now she's become the focus of every fortune-hunter in polite society and Lucy's mother insists that she break her engagement to Cyrus. But Lucy doesn't really want to and yet...because of the aforementioned reasons, Lucy does break the engagement! Cyrus is a man with a plan and Lucy is #6 on his plan list! He doesn't want to loose her, but he must now change his plans...Cyrus doesn't like to change his plans.
I like how, after she becomes an heiress, Lucy finds her spine. She really puts Cyrus through his paces to court her and compete with everyone else suddenly in the picture. (I especially like Rathbone). She makes him realize she's a person too and to not just assume she would marry him. She teaches him to ask for what he wants instead of commanding or demanding. Fortunately, he's a quick study. I loved the part when he fell to his knees in the garden to declare his love for her and said "I love you (insert very long name here)." "You are a passionate, daydreaming mathematician, (how romantic is that?), and the only woman I shall ever love." And then,,,,,and then,,,well, you'll just have to read the book to find out what happens next! But I will tell you that it involves a naughty little risqué romp and a special license.
I highly recommend this story. It's a sexy and funny fast read with ties to Eloisa's Fairy Tale series. My grade 4.5 stars!
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