What a Wallflower Wants

Maya Rodale

Sept 2014 · Wallflower Book 3 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this eBook

In the third novel in Maya Rodale's charming Wallflower series, London's Least Likely to Be Caught in a Compromising Position finds temptation in a devilishly handsome stranger . . .

Miss Prudence Merryweather Payton has a secret.

Everyone knows that she's the only graduate from her finishing school to remain unwed on her fourth season—but no one knows why. With her romantic illusions shattered after being compromised against her will, Prudence accepts a proposal even though her betrothed is not exactly a knight in shining armor. When he cowardly pushes her out of their stagecoach to divert a highwayman, she vows never to trust another man again.

John Roark, Viscount Castleton, is nobody's hero.

He's a blue-eyed charmer with a mysterious past and ambitious plans for his future—that do not include a wife. When he finds himself stranded at a country inn with a captivating young woman, a delicate dance of seduction ensues. He knows he should keep his distance. And he definitely shouldn't start falling in love with her.

When Prudence's dark past comes back to haunt her, John must protect her—even though he risks revealing his own secrets that could destroy his future.

Ratings and reviews

The most awful book i have ever read. A point in the life of women having been made the sequences of events is confusing. It is clear the writer knows nothing of British times, venacular or period detail. The Great Exhibition was a Victorian event, not a Regency one. American curse words would not have been used. Perhaps she would do better writing cowboy stories. Apart from which, she doesn't know how to stop. Interminable! Sorry readers for this harsh opinion.

So many of these historical novels avoid depicting the degrading situations perpetrated on women by the societal norms of the day. Maya Rodale has described in excruciating detail the effects of rape on her heroine. The story is as relevant to woman today, as it was to Prudence. Our society, though espousing concern for the welfare of women, is slowly eroding hard won protections. I found the story powerful and important. Thank you, Ms. Rodale.

fabulous

About the author

Maya Rodale began reading romance novels in college at her mother's insistence. She is now the bestselling and award-winning author of smart and sassy romances. She lives in New York City with her darling dog and a rogue of her own.