BOOK INFORMATION
What a
Wallflower Wants
Bad Boys
& Wallflowers # 3
By: Maya Rodale
Releasing September 30th, 2014
Avon
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BOOK SUMMARY
In the third novel
in Maya Rodale’s charming Wallflower series, London’s Least Likely to Be Caught
in a Compromising Position finds temptation in a devilishly handsome stranger .
. .
Miss Prudence Merryweather Payton has a secret.
Everyone knows that she’s the only graduate from her finishing school to remain unwed on her fourth season-but no one knows why. With her romantic illusions shattered after being compromised against her will, Prudence accepts a proposal even though her betrothed is not exactly a knight in shining armor. When he cowardly pushes her out of their stagecoach to divert a highwayman, she vows never to trust another man again.
John Roark, Viscount Castleton, is nobody’s hero.
He’s a blue-eyed charmer with a mysterious past and ambitious plans for his future-that do not include a wife. When he finds himself stranded at a country inn with a captivating young woman, a delicate dance of seduction ensues. He knows he should keep his distance. And he definitely shouldn’t start falling in love with her.
When Prudence’s dark past comes back to haunt her, John must protect her-even though he risks revealing his own secrets that could destroy his future.
Miss Prudence Merryweather Payton has a secret.
Everyone knows that she’s the only graduate from her finishing school to remain unwed on her fourth season-but no one knows why. With her romantic illusions shattered after being compromised against her will, Prudence accepts a proposal even though her betrothed is not exactly a knight in shining armor. When he cowardly pushes her out of their stagecoach to divert a highwayman, she vows never to trust another man again.
John Roark, Viscount Castleton, is nobody’s hero.
He’s a blue-eyed charmer with a mysterious past and ambitious plans for his future-that do not include a wife. When he finds himself stranded at a country inn with a captivating young woman, a delicate dance of seduction ensues. He knows he should keep his distance. And he definitely shouldn’t start falling in love with her.
When Prudence’s dark past comes back to haunt her, John must protect her-even though he risks revealing his own secrets that could destroy his future.
EXCERPT
Rutherford
entered then, bearing a tray loaded with food—lamb stew, peas, roasted carrots
slathered in butter and thick crusty wheat bread. He served them. They began to
eat. “What brings you to Westbury?” John didn’t know the town name, but odds
were that it wasn’t Westbury, which he’d just made up. After a moment’s
hesitation she told him, “I’m on my way to London.” John was more interested in
the fact that she didn’t correct him, which suggested she didn’t know the name
of the town either. What was she doing alone in a town that she didn’t know the
name of? His sipped his wine and gazed at her curiously. Things did not add up
with Miss Merryweather. “I am also traveling to London,” he told her. That he
did not make up. Great things awaited him in London. Everything he’d ever
dreamt of was in London. Come hell or high water, he was going to London and he
was going to get there by Sunday, even if he had to swim, which seemed like an
actual possibility given this relentless rain. “Imagine that,” she replied,
treating him to another slight smile. It was pretty ridiculous what those
slight smiles of hers did to him. But like many a man before him, a pretty girl
was his undoing. “All roads lead to London,” he quipped. “I’m curious. What
awaits you there?”As John watched her thinking of what to say, he had the distinct
impression that she was hiding something. Of course that only made him more
curious.Prudence didn’t answer with any of the immediate things that sprang to mind: Mortification. Failure. Complete ruination if word of this encounter ever gets out. Nothing.
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CAT'S REVIEW
Ms. Rodale has done an outstanding job! This story is more than just two souls falling in love. It's the story of darkness and rebirth, of living a lie to believing in the truth. Prudence suffered a horrific event during her first season - a young 18 year old girl believes she is ruined and worthless. John, a Hero that anyone would love, is trying to make life better for those he loves and cares about, by almost any means necessary. It's a beautiful story of love, patience, justice and courage. Ms. Rodale has described the events in a tasteful manner, yet the full affects of all that has happened to both of these characters is understood clearly. I found my heart breaking for the hurts they both endured yet cheering on for the happiness that is within their grasp, if they are brave enough to reach for it. I have not read the first two books of the series, and, although events from those stories are briefly touched upon, in no way did it take away from this story - this can certainly be read as a stand alone. On that note, I am now looking forward to reading Emma and Olivia's stories too. (Received copy from Edelweiss for honest review)
★★★★★
AUTHOR BIO
Maya Rodale began
reading romance novels in college at her mother’s insistence and it wasn’t long
before she was writing her own. Maya is now the author of multiple Regency
historical romances. She lives in New York City with her darling dog and a
rogue of her own.
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