(Subdue) Secrets of a Summer Night / Lisa Kleypas - 3***

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My 4th roll in Subdue the Shelf was 6+5. That special roll meant I had to read a book from another member's Subdue the Shelf list that was NOT on my StS list. I chose this book from Theresa Racht's list


Secrets of a Summer Night – Lisa Kleypas
Digital audiobook performed by Rosalyn Landor
3***

This is the first in the “wallflower” series featuring four young women of marriageable age but who are at risk of becoming spinsters if they don’t find a suitable mate. The first book introduces us to the four: Annabelle Payton (at 24, this is her last season of debutante balls), Evangeline Jenner (known as Evie), and the two American heiresses and sisters, Lillian and Daisy Bowman. The four form a pact to help one another snag a husband, and they decide to focus first on Annabelle as she is the oldest and most in need of help.

This is a typical regency romance with plenty of heaving bosoms, devastatingly handsome men, one or two scoundrels, and a clash between the classes. The plot may be predictable, but it’s still great fun to read. A lovely escape from a wintry blizzard!

I’ve read two other books in this series previously, and one really doesn’t need to read them in order to enjoy them.

Rosalyn Landor does a fine job of performing the audio. I really liked how she voiced the four young women, and the object of Annabelle’s attention, Simon Hunt.


LINK to my review