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It Happened One Autumn

by Lisa Kleypas Book 2 in the Wallflowers series.

First published 2005

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Lillian Bowman, an outspoken American heiress, repeatedly clashes with Marcus, Lord Westcliff, during a country-house gathering. Their attraction develops through argument and resistance, while a predatory scheme against Lillian exposes the limits of protection offered by wealth and social position.

The romance reflects the nineteenth-century exchange between American fortunes and British titles. Country-house ritual, inheritance and the expectations imposed on wealthy daughters provide the social framework, while the Wallflowers’ friendship supplies practical solidarity.

Historical Periods

Early Victorian Britain1837–1851 CE

Genres

Historical Sagas Romance Social & Domestic Fiction

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