Confessions of a Little Black Gown
Boyle continues her Bachelor Chronicles. Thalia “Tally” Langley just knew her sister Felicity’s house party—otherwise known as “Felicity’s Infernal Folly”—was going to be a catastrophe. Before the party even begins, another woman’s trunk of clothes is mistakenly delivered in place of Tally’s luggage. Then any hopes Tally might have of finding her very own man of mystery are dashed once their first guest—her brother-in-law’s deadly dull vicar cousin Milo Ryder—arrives. But everything isn’t a total disaster. Tally discovers a gorgeous, scandalously sexy black gown in the trunk, and there are hints that Milo might not be a complete bumbling bore. All of Boyle’s signature elements—high wit, delightfully original characters, and a wildly creative plot spiced with deception and desire—blend together brilliantly. The series continues with Memoirs of a Scandalous Red Dress (2009), reviewed below. --John Charles