Martha’s lawyer didn’t tell her about moving to America. It seems an American has offered to take on Martha’s debts, become her partner, and move the entire business to America. Martha is a friend of Gussie’s, but the two women find the costumier’s shop in an uproar. That’s all turned upside down when she goes to Quimby’s Emporium to ask Martha Quimby to provide her wallflower wardrobe. To the despair of Gussie, her maid, almost family member, and a former actress, Cleo is determined t to dress garishly so as to appear to be a wallflower at society’s balls. She’s also a businesswoman who has been successfully running the business for four years, and she doesn’t plan to turn it over to any man. It’s 1815, and she’s the heiress to a fortune people don’t want to talk about, Lewis Commodes. Miss Cleopatra Lewis might have promised her late mother that she’d make her debut, but that doesn’t mean she has to enjoy it. There are two wonderful lead characters, some excellent supporting characters, and humor as well as the romance.
If you asked me to describe Eloisa James’ historical romance, How to Be a Wallflower, my best description would be pure joy.
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