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Type: fiction
Status: neutral
Author: Lisa Kleypas
Tags: romance historical kleypas wallflower
Description: Daisy, the last wallflower to marry, finds herself unexpectedly attracted to the man her fatherDaisy, the last wallflower to marry, finds herself unexpectedly attracted to the man her father has threatened to marry her to, if she doesn't find a husband within a month. A houseparty puts the pair in close company and sexual tensions rise while secrets from the past threaten their future happiness.... Da-dah-daaah!
It's okay - neither extremely good nor extremely bad. I suspect all I'll remember is how, despite multiple references to her feylike and otherworldly character, Daisy seemed extraordinarily level-headed at all times. The male lead is verging on interesting, but the angst and murky past seemed a bit like an optional add-on, to make him less straight and narrow.
Not a bad way to spend a few hours, but not the absolute best, either.
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2007-02-19
