I have never read this author or this series before but I really enjoyed this story. Its a historical and features the rougue and the wallflower. Both very happy people and with their roles, But inside they are more than those titles and it was fun seeing them shock each other as the rogue, Edward chases the wallflower aka Letitia.

It was a fun romance and its more novella size story and it was a perfect length and I highly enjoyed it.

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A delightful regency romance by Emily Murdoch, book #5 in her Never the Bride series. Edward and Letitia are wonderful characters that keep you engaged with the story. Letitia is the overly shy wallflower and is instantly captivated by Edward, the flawed hero. Their journey to a HEA is a joy to read.

Lady Letitia Cavendish has always acquiesced to her parents’ wishes. She attends the balls, but always stays out of sight, blending in with the background. She does harbor a crush on her best friend’s brother, Edward. Edward is a scoundrel, with a most definitely a love them and not remember them in the morning attitude. Until he meets Letitia. As he watches her and makes time to spend with her, he sees her different than most. She is beautiful and kind and should never associate with someone with his reputation. Letty makes a choice to love Edward. As Edward is his own worst enemy, will he make the wrong choice and will that cost him the love of his life?

Lady Letitia Cavendish is very shy and uneasy in social situations earning herself the label of wallflower. She has many friends among the aristocracy and has no problem being outgoing with them.

When Letitia sees Edward, Viscount Wynn at a soiree, she is intrigued, but he has a reputation as a rake. He is bored with society and does not see any young women that interest him. However, we he learns that Letitia is a Cavendish, he is determined to dance with her. He is disappointed that she is so plain and shy. But as they dance, Edward realizes that she is actually quite pretty. When she appears shy about answering his questions, he calls her a wallflower and she walks away. Now he is determined to court her but she is not interested.

When they see one another at balls and dinners, he observes how outgoing she can be while still ignoring him. Now, he’s really intrigued and wants to get to know her. When an attraction sparks between them, things get very heated. However, her father does not want her to wed him as he has a reputation as a rake. What can they do? Is there hope for them to be together?

This story has a lot of potential, but so many things were a turn-off for me. The biggest thing was their immediate physical attraction to which they gave into. One would think that Edward would immediately be doing all he could to win Letitia's hand by visiting her often and asking her father her hand. I did not like Edward and found him to be a lazy cad.

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Always the Wallflower by Emily EK Murdoch is number five in the Never a Bride series. Lady Letitia Cavendish is shy, to state it mildly. Her goal in life is to disappear and she is good at it. Too good at it, as she really wants to be a wife and a mother, and at this rate, that will never happen. Her friend, Mariah Wynn has an adopted brother who is most unsuitable and to whom Leticia is strongly attracted. Edward, Viscount Wynn is a rake, and rakes don't notice wallflowers. Then, the Duke of Axwick introduces them and things start to change . . . slowly.

For two totally different sorts of personalities, things change for this pair and after while love blooms. But, it is difficult. They think differently. Things, words, mean different things to each of them. There are misunderstanding, and the reader is left standing helplessly was they flounder. It is an enticing read. I recommend it.

I was invited to read a free ARC of Always the Wallflower by Dragonblade, through Netgalley. All opinions and interpretations contained herein are solely my own. #netgalley #alwaysthewallflower

Edward is not my favorite guy. One minute he's so sweet and caring, the next he's being a selfish jerk. Letty is sweet and tries to break out of her timidness for Edward.

I do love Edward's protectiveness of Letty when other men make rude, ribald jokes about her, so that's a few points for him. It was a sweet story once Edward grew up.

Venetia Lockhart while picking Strawberries got dizzy, she braced herself till it calmed. Her family already felt they had to send her away when she got her fevers. To her room or wherever. She meets Lord Ashbrook and they eventually end up alone but still in front of the party. They start a race of who can pick the most Strawberries. As they left the Strawberries, Lord Heygate showed up. She tried several times to discourage his courting but he would not listen. For her, he tended to ruin her day, they had nothing in common.
Lord Ashbrook had an infatuation of Miss Weatherford, but Venetia couldn't help him she did not know Miss Weatherford very well.
Venetia knew that Lord Heygate was only interested in her dowry and the titles of her family.
So comes the letter and glove idea, he writes her a love letter just a light one and she gives him a glove to drop and be evasive about it.
They are two lovely friends, who think a lot about each other. The author did a wonderful job of
growing said friendship into maybe more. He knew her so well as she did him. He trusted her. The tale was entertaining, exciting, and fun. The characters were so believable. It was an easy novel to read and follow along. The author wrote well and was clear. I can't wait till the next one comes out.

This is the second book I've read by Emily E.K. Murdoch in the Never the Bride series, and I really enjoy her voice in the Regency genre. This book, for the most part, is a light and fun read.

Always the Wallflower is painfully shy Letitia Cavendish's story. Her shyness and social anxiety cause her to be overlooked and to be the butt of many jokes.

She meets the adopted brother of one of her good friends and over the course of the book, grows into a more confident woman. Edward, is a rake and a world class flirt. He sees Letitia not only for who she is, but for what he know she can become if she can overcome some of her paralyzing social fear.

My favorite part of this novel was Edward's fierce protective nature of Letitia. He stood up for her on several occasions, which were just swoon-worthy! And they had great banter together.

I really loved this novel, totally feeling the chemistry between Letty and Edward (they had a super steamy first kiss early on in the story), until about 3/4 of the way through. Then something happened that made me want to throw my kindle across the room. Edward openly flirts with a beautiful and wealthy heiress at a ball. Why? Because he can. Because he wants to see if he still "has it." Because it makes him feel alive. And of course, Letty hears and sees all. There was not enough groveling that Edward could have done to right this wrong. So far into the book, and his flirting (beyond flirting, he was making innuendos and even promises to get together with this other woman) was just a nail to Letty's heart. She had such a hard time trusting Edward, and this is why. If this had happened earlier in the book, he would have had plenty of time to change and grow. But seeing this happen at the end just made me feel that he really didn't respect Letty.

Again, a light, fun, steamy read. But I wish I could erase the final act from my mind, because I really feel it set the hero and heroine's relationship back and they didn't have enough time to properly recover.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC of this book. Thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks go to the publisher and Net-Galley for the complimentary copy of Always a Wallflower by Emily E.K. Murdock for the purpose of reading and reviewing prior to publication. My opinions are my own, and no one has influenced them.

Always a Wallflower is a delightful Regency romance with an endearing heroine and a flawed hero. The plot pulled me into the story from the first page and held me in its thrall until the last. The novel has a lovely setting that allowed me to escape to the historical period.

Lady Leticia Cavendish is an enchanting heroine. While naïve, she knows what she wants in a husband and marriage. Her shyness has kept her a wallflower until she meets the hero. He brings her out of her shell.

Edward Wynn is the typical London Rake and has a difficult time giving up his seduction of women. When he meets the heroine, he senses something different as he chases after her. His emotions are confusing because he’s never experienced them before and has a hard time recognizing love. He clings to his old behaviors until he must let them go if he wants to gain the respect and love of Lady Leticia.

The romance between Leticia and Edward is combustible, but the hero is so used to his old ways, he makes terrible decisions, driving Leticia away. While I wanted to shake him several times, I still loved him and wanted him to reform and get the girl.

If you enjoy romances set in the glittering world of Regency England with a heroine who will pull at your heartstrings and a hero that desperately needs reforming, then you will love Always a Wallflower as much as I did. Happy reading!

Everyone reaches a breaking point at some time in their lives, and unfortunately, Lady Letitia reaches hers on the dance floor when the self-entitled Viscount of Stulsemere makes a disparaging comment about her wallflower status. Having taken a stand, Letitia determines not to let the aggravating man anywhere near her. Unfortunately, he doesn't receive the memo and her very defiance intrigues him as he sets out to win her over. As Edward gets to know Letitia better, he is surprised to discover that she is in fact quite beautiful and that she hides behind boring colours and uninspiring dresses. She challenges him to become a better man, but it takes more than an undeniable attraction to make this leopard change his spots. Having almost destroyed her, Edward has to work hard to win Letitia back. This is a well written historical romance that touches the heart as Lady Letitia learns to stand up for herself and comes into her own. Although part of a series, this novel is a standalone and comes to a happy conclusion. I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review.

This Regency romance was well written with interesting characters. I had a hard time with the plot. The H was a rake through and through and still liked to chat up other ladies even after entering a relationship with the heroine. Instead of there being a misunderstanding separating them, it seemed like there were legitimate reasons for the heroine to drop the H like a hot rock and head for the hills.

I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, there’s a sweet love story. On the other, that’s a lot of passive aggressive crazy.
Leticia is the quiet one, the invisible one, the uncomfortable one. She’s purposefully dressing less fashionably and with less flash so as to not be noticed. In the previous book in the series, she was the awkward wallflower, and in this, we see more of that, but so much more. It’s not that she’s not pretty, it’s that she just doesn’t like to deal with sadness that comes with being shy and saying or doing the wrong things and disappointing her family. Her cousin, Monty (married in the last book), inherited the title over her father, who thinks he should have been more than he is. Nothing is good enough for his family, and Letty suffers for that; consequently her personality is not good enough either. So, when she is pursued by a notorious rake who has happened to truly fall in love with her every thing goes a bit sideways. He doesn’t handle feelings well, she doesn’t take his flirting with others well, and so the book sets up the inevitable 75% through breakup. But, this is one of those times the trope works- he screwed up, and realized it. She put her foot down and said “I think I am worth more than this.”

Honestly, even though there’s the tropes that show up, this book uses them well. There are times when they work, and this is one. So, if you like happy endings and romance with a bit of heat then this is a good historical romance for you.

I've enjoyed all of the books in the Never the Bride series and this was no exception. Although I've grown fond of Leticia over time, I found Edward to be a bit of a jerk through most of the story and thought she deserved better. That being said, I would still recommend this book as well as the others in the series. I always enjoy them and eagerly await the next. Mariahs story, perhaps?
Thank you Emily E K Murdoch, Dragonblade Publishing and NetGalley for allowing me an advance copy for my honest feedback.

Edward has a huge ego and just as bad a reputation. Lady Letitia Cavendish is a wallflower who is a friend of Edward Wynn's adopted sister (there is a whole other story there) who stands on the wall because she doesn't want to draw attention to herself. Edward doesn't have any interest in a wallflower, he is a flirt and a rake who thinks nothing of ruining young ladies. I honestly did not really like Edward at first except when he is with Letitia. He becomes a different person when he with her or thinking about her. She brings out the good in him until his ego gets in the way. "You do not understand--I have a reputation to uphold" and she sure sets him straight on his reputation. Fortunately, Edward realizes what a rose he has in his wallflower and redeems himself in the end. I'm so excited to see what the secret is about Mariah. I have loved each book in this collection, They all have their own unique story that you will drawn you in from the first paragraph.

I received a free copy from netgalley in exchange for and honest review. I wanted to like this book and I think this started with some promise but by the end I didn't care about either character.
Edward ends dancing up with the ultimate wallflower Leticia whom he only agrees to dance with sight unseen because she is part of the powerful Cavendish family. However, Leticia is painfully shy and unable to hold a conversation outside of people she is extremely familiar with.
I am sorry but Edward sucked. He was selfish,
arrogant, and always seeking to be friends with powerful people. He cares about Leticia but doesn't act like it. In fact he acts like she is just another conquest and his behavior at the end is pathetic and immature.
Leticia on the other hand is just pathetic. I get being shy but the fact that she gives in so fast and falls for Edward and then forgives him again at the end. Ugh.
Plus the fact that leticia parents are never around and she is never chaperoned. She just randomly walks from place to place at night by herself.

Will he be able to curb his way for the lady of his heart ...

It all started because she picked his pride, as at first glance he classified her as plain, demure and dull, yet this glum miss seems to not be happy to be offered the honor of a dance with him.
So it spiked his interest.
Letitia is not a character I much liked at first, too mousy, tongue-tied yet it is like she has two personalities, the one when with her friends (yet I did not see it in the previous book) and the blending-with-the-furnitures mask. And while her inner core does not really change along the pages, for some odd reasons, with Edward, she becomes as much at ease than with her close friends.
Edward is a rake at heart, a persona he performed for a decade. So when a miss refuses to look at him, his ego does not take it well. Once the bait launched, he will realize there is more to the bland wallflower, but will she be enough to make him change his way.
To better understand Edward, I would have liked to learn more about his relationship with his parent and his adopted sister but outside learning his father was a bully, nothing truly explains his attitude nor why he was a London’s absentee for two years.

Their romance is cute as Letitia while staying her true self finds in her mind the strength to open up to him and stand for herself. Up to Edward to decide what counts more.
4 stars

I was granted an advance copy by the publisher Dragonblade Publishing and here is my true and unbiased opinion.

Always the Wallflower is the fifth book in the series by Emily Murdoch. What initially drew me to this title is that the main female character is a wallflower and the male is a rogue. Lady Leticia is a young woman who hides herself from people she does not know. When she first meets Edward, she believes that he is only toying with her and continues to hide her true self. Edward breaks through her barriers and shows her love, but once one is a rogue, is one always a rogue?

As the fifth book in the Never a Bride series, this latest installment finds Lady Letitia Cavendish the object of the attention of society's most notorious rake. A shy wallflower by nature, Letitia is puzzled by the attention she receives from the dashing Viscount Wynn. She has shown no interest in him, but perhaps that is why the Viscount finds her so intriguing. Will Letitia be able to discern the true character of her unwanted suitor? Will she eventually return his interest? Find out in this Regency tale of high society and romance.

Lady Letitia Cavendish is twenty-two and still painfully shy. She secretly harbors a crush on Edward, Viscount Wynn, a rake recently returned to Town. Letitia never likes any attention on her and the only time she actually dances with Edward, he insults her and she storms off the dance floor. Now Edward is more determined than ever to find out why Letitia is not throwing herself at him the way all the other ladies do and he wants to win her over. Letitia wants nothing to do with Edward now, but he is persistent in his pursuit of her. Can she overcome her initial dislike of him and fall in love?

The premise of this book was very good and I was hoping there would be lots of witty banter before the happily ever after, but that was not the case. I did love that Letitia finally did stand up for herself, but I thought Edward was a jerk and wasn't ready to give up his rakish ways. I felt that Letitia forgives him way too fast. In the end I was hoping for a reformed rake and didn't really believe that Edward had accomplished that.

Letitia and Edward have a marvelous story. Letitia is always the wallflower sanding in the background. Until a ball where Edward suddenly notices her. He is a flirt from the very beginning and Letitia cannot trust that his feelings for her are real. Edward has never been rejected making her all the more attractive to him. I could not put the book down. Read it start to finish in one sitting. Readers will definitely not be disappointed.