Description
“Unabashedly romantic, sweeping, and full of heart. Perfect for fans of Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, and Sarah MacLean.” –Book Shelfie
Celeste Dubois has lived life at the edge of the stage and the margins of society. But now that she’s an heiress, she dares to dream—not of balls or titles, but of falling in love. Real love. The kind revered by Shakespeare and whispered beneath the moonlight. She’s determined to find her perfect English prince . . . as long as she can keep her fluttering heart from panicking first.
Alexander de Warenne, Earl of Hawkhurst, General of His Majesty’s cavalry, has no patience for frills, French nonsense, or feelings. Yet he owes her father a debt—and that means transforming the tulle-wrapped ballerina into a proper young lady before the Season ends. One summer. No distractions. No attachments.
But Celeste is a whirlwind of innocence and wonder. She charms his household, unsettles his routines, and upends his well-defended heart with every sigh and smile. And the more she dreams of love, the more Hawk begins to dread the day he must give her to someone else.
A poignant, playful Regency romance about opposites who weren’t supposed to fall in love—and what happens when they do.
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Take equal parts of Shakespear’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Napoleonic War, add a dash of Pygmalion, two hysterically funny Lady’s Maids, a large spoonful of spice, and a healthy dose of angst. Shake it vigorously. Strain it through the lens of historical fiction, and you’ve got this delightful frothy novel by Siniscalchi.
The Earl of Hawkhurst, 39 makes a death oath to his best friend to locate and care for his missing daughter, Lady Cecilia Stratton a.k.a. Celeste, 15. A widower himself, with a grown son, the Earl vows to turn Celeste into a proper English Lady and marry her off as soon as possible. However … the Lady has other plans.
Siniscalchi has a poetic turn of phrase, for example her description of tulle, her heroine’s favorite dressing material, “laughter spun into fabric, defiance stitched into threads, dreams given form” is worthy of the Bard himself. These lovely lyric touches add light to this historical and spicy romance (some explicit sex scenes). 5 Stars!