Showing posts with label Maya Rodale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maya Rodale. Show all posts

Thursday, January 30, 2014

{Historical Romance Minute Review} The Wicked Wallflower by Maya Rodale

{Historical Romance Minute Review} The Wicked Wallflower by Maya Rodale

The Wicked Wallflower (Bad Boys & Wallflowers, #1)
Lady Emma Avery has accidentally announced her engagement—to the most eligible man in England. As soon as it's discovered that Emma has never actually met the infamously attractive Duke of Ashbrooke, she'll no longer be a wallflower; she'll be a laughingstock. And then Ashbrooke does something Emma never expected. He plays along with her charade.

A temporary betrothal to the irreproachable Lady Avery could be just the thing to repair Ashbrooke's tattered reputation. Seducing her is simply a bonus. And then Emma does what he never expected: she refuses his advances. It's unprecedented. Inconceivable. Quite damnably alluring.

London's Least Likely to Misbehave has aroused the curiosity—among other things—of London's most notorious rogue. Now nothing will suffice but to uncover Emma's wanton side and prove there's nothing so satisfying as two perfect strangers…being perfectly scandalous together. (Blurb via Goodreads)
{Details} Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages. Published October 29th 2013 by Avon. Source: library

{Rating} 4/5 -- I really liked it!

{Review}

"Any minute now Lady Emma Avery's life would truly begin." (page 1, line 1)
Loved Emma's pluck. Loved Ashbrooke's sense of humor. Loved Emma and Ashbrooke together. Loved that he saw her, the things she didn't even see in herself. Loved that he didn't try to change her. Aunt Agnes was a riot, her idea of the Fortune Games was so amusing, I just wished there had been more of it. I smiled, I teared up. I want to read more from Rodale.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Teaser Tuesday (38) The Wicked Wallflower + Savor


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read(s)
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) -- or less or more -- “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
“Dammit, woman, I am falling for you. This is my attempt at bloody wooing you."
location 2928, The Wicked Wallflower by Maya Rodale
 "When the line 'I run away to find who I am' reached my ears I had to stop and stare. That lyric resonated with me. I knew that if I travelled the world I would find who I was."
location 1269, Savor by Kate Evangelista