Secrets of a Wedding Night

Name: Secrets of a Wedding Night
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Valerie Bowman
ISBN: 9781452681306

Author: Valerie Bowman

Series: Secret Brides #1

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Unabridged: 9 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/25/2013

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Young, widowed, and penniless, Lily Andrews, the Countess of Merrill,
has strong opinions on marriage. When she spots a certain engagement
announcement in The Times, she decides to take action. She will
not allow another hapless girl to fall prey to a man—particularly the
scoundrel who broke her heart five years ago. Anonymously she writes and
distributes a pamphlet entitled "Secrets of a Wedding Night," knowing
it will find its way into his intended's innocent hands.Devon
Morgan, the Marquis of Colton, desires a good wife and mother to his
son—someone completely unlike Lily Andrews, the heartless beauty who led
him on a merry chase five years ago only to reject him. When Devon's
new fiancée cries off after reading a certain scandalous pamphlet, he
vows to track down the author and make her pay. But when he learns it's
his former fiancée Lily, he issues a challenge: write a retraction or
prepare to be seduced—to find out how wonderful a wedding night can be . . .

About Valerie Bowman

Valerie Bowman is an award-winning historical romance author who writes racy Regency romps. Her debut novel was published in 2012. Since then, her books have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus. She's been an RT Reviewers' Choice nominee for Best First Historical Romance and Best Historical Romance Love and Laughter. Two of her books have been nominated for the Kirkus Prize for fiction.

Valerie grew up in Illinois with six sisters (she's number seven) and a huge supply of historical romance novels. After a cold and snowy stint earning a degree in English language and literature with a minor in history at Smith College, she moved to Florida the first chance she got. Valerie now lives in Jacksonville with her family, including her two rascally dogs. When she's not writing, she keeps busy reading, traveling, or vacillating between watching crazy reality TV and PBS.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mariana

I was introduced to Valerie Bowman with the Playful Brides series. Her writing is not historically accurate or even plausible. The stories are more farcical. I enjoy the removal from reality, so I decided to add her debut series to my challenge this year. This was not bad for a debut. It was just as......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

This was a very engaging, delightful debut! Five years ago Lily and Devon fell in love and were determined to be together until Lily believed Devon left her and, in turn, Devon thought Lily left him for a wealthy earl and had led him on a merry chase. Now widowed and penniless, Lily sees an announce......more

Goodreads review by Danielle

Review originally posted at Ramblings From This Chick This book was an utter delight. From the first page to the last, Miz Bowman caught my attention and I just could not stop reading. I loved her voice and the way she developed her characters. I loved the way Lily and Devon interacted with one anoth......more

Goodreads review by Katie

Misunderstandings are one thing, but this ended up feeling like willful misunderstanding. AT SOME POINT, you've got to go, "Hm, that's strange. We seem to have drastically different memories of this really important event." I do want to read the next one though! Owned physical book 2/2 for the month Ov......more