LOVE ACCORDING TO LILY by Julianne MacLean

"Delightful tale of long standing love."

Love According to Lily

Posted: July 20, 2005

Lady Lily Langdon has always loved her elder brother's best friend, but Edward Wallis, Earl of Whitby, only saw her as a the young schoolgirl he played hide-n-seek with. But now that Lily is older, she is determined to show Whitby that the little girl he once knew has blossomed into a lovely woman capable of loving him fully.

Using lessons gained from her American sister-in-law, Lily is resolute in winning Whitby's heart. But just as Lily's plan for seduction begins, tragedy strikes and Edward the rake who never thought he would grow old, just might get his wish. With unyielding determination, Lily begins a campaign to show Whitby that love can overcome any obstacle.

In LOVE ACCORDING TO LILY, readers are treated to a delightful tale of long standing love and the prospect of grasping love before it slips from your fingers. This reviewer especially loved the descriptions of Lily's transformation from shy, downtrodden wallflower to purposeful woman who knows that Whitby is the man for her and decides that she will use all her feminine power to woo him. Especially catching in this book was the way the author wrote the emotional overtures between the characters. Because of this, I actually found time slipping by as I flipped the pages faster and faster, wondering how the emotional needs of Lily would be eventually met by Whitby. In the end, readers are treated to a strong ending that does indeed show that love does conquer all.

Book Summary

Being raised in a strict, humorless household did nothing to dampen Lady Lily Langdon's romantic nature -- nor cool her lifelong affection for Edward Wallis, Earl of Whitby, her elder brother's oldest, dearest friend. But Edward cannot see the lovely woman she's become for the wild schoolgirl she once was. So with lessons in flirtation from her American sister-in-law, Duchess Sophia, Lily means to open Edward's eyes and win his heart.

But just when her seduction begins to take hold, tragedy strikes. Edward has lived a rakish life, believing he would never grow old -- and a terrible twist of fate threatens to prove him right. Yet adversity only strengthens Lily's resolve to find the ecstasy she knows is waiting in Edward's arms -- and to prove to the handsome, haunted earl that it is never too late to fall desperately in love.

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Love According to Lily

by: Julianne MacLean

Avon
August 2, 2005
Featuring: Lily Langdon; Edward Wallis
384 pages
ISBN: 0060597291
Paperback

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