Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas. Finished 1-5-25, 3.25/5 stars, historical romance, 384 pages, 2004

“Having regrets is the only sign that you’ve done anything interesting with your life.”

Lisa Kleypas is a historical romance favorite. This is the first of the Wallflowers series where four ladies are having a hard time finding husbands and decide to help each other. In Annabelle’s case, she is beautiful, but without a dowry. But she doesn’t want just any rich husband, she wants a title too.

I appreciated the challenges Annabelle faced, but never really warmed up to her. She never really took on her mother’s big problem and she was willing to entrap a man into marriage just because he had a title.

This wasn’t my favorite book of hers, but it was a solid start to the series. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens to the rest of the Wallflowers.