Review: Winning the Wallflower
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2011
This is a short story, but it is very well-written.  The characters are well-drawn, and Eloisa James immediately draws the reader into the action.  It moves quickly, but there is quite a lot of detail for such a short space.  Lucy is a wallflower whose father arranged a marriage to Cyrus, a wealthy and handsome (but untitled) gentleman.  When she unexpectedly becomes an heiress, her ambitious mother prompts her to break off the engagement and marry a titled man of the peerage.  Cyrus, who before had never really given his fiancee a second thought, now finds himself intrigued with the spirited and lovely young woman he's just beginning to know. He decides to try a daring scheme to win back his fiancee: he will woo her.  The result is a very romantic, passionate story.  My only complaint is that the ending is too short.  Although there is a brief epilogue, the story leaves you wanting more...truly the sign of a well-written novella.