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A review by wendylalala
Secrets of a Wedding Night by Valerie Bowman
5.0
Secrets of a Wedding Night is my favorite type of story: a reunion romance set in the glittering world of Regency London.
Recently widowed Lily has a young sister, a charming dog and two hapless servants all in her care. Broke and struggling, she refuses to give into despair or let anyone know her means are so thinly stretched. She writes a pamphlet warning young women about the horrors that await them in the marriage bed. The pamphlet becomes a sensation and brings her both the satisfaction of ending her first love’s engagement and some much needed money to help her through her sister’s season.
Lily’s first-love Devon reacts in rage, vowing to seduce Lily if she does not write a retraction. He believes Lily purposefully abandoned him on the night of their elopement five years ago and he cannot countenance the fact she is also responsible for his fiancée’s cold refusal. He will make her pay…one sizzling kiss at a time.
I sighed, laughed out loud and bit my lip in worry as I followed Lily and Devon through a wonderfully woven web of secrets, lies, sensuality and, ultimately, redemption. The Author’s wit and humor are a rare find. I highly recommend Secrets and look forward to more of Valerie Bowman’s titles.
Recently widowed Lily has a young sister, a charming dog and two hapless servants all in her care. Broke and struggling, she refuses to give into despair or let anyone know her means are so thinly stretched. She writes a pamphlet warning young women about the horrors that await them in the marriage bed. The pamphlet becomes a sensation and brings her both the satisfaction of ending her first love’s engagement and some much needed money to help her through her sister’s season.
Lily’s first-love Devon reacts in rage, vowing to seduce Lily if she does not write a retraction. He believes Lily purposefully abandoned him on the night of their elopement five years ago and he cannot countenance the fact she is also responsible for his fiancée’s cold refusal. He will make her pay…one sizzling kiss at a time.
I sighed, laughed out loud and bit my lip in worry as I followed Lily and Devon through a wonderfully woven web of secrets, lies, sensuality and, ultimately, redemption. The Author’s wit and humor are a rare find. I highly recommend Secrets and look forward to more of Valerie Bowman’s titles.