But unlike the noblemen at her feet, he doesn't belong in her refined and cultured world. It isn't until Cleo becomes the toast of all society that Jake realizes she's stolen his fiercely guarded heart. And somehow in the middle of their lively competition, Jake becomes her closest friend. Giles Renwick, Earl of Lilford, has never made a fool of himself over a womanuntil he meets Lady Yasmin Régnier. From New York Times bestseller Eloisa James, a new Regency-set novel in which a heiress with the goal of being a wallflower engages a rugged American in a scorchingly sensual, witty wager that tests whether clothing does indeed make the man-or the wallflower A perfect companion story to Eloisa's My American Duchess.

Cleo can't resist the fun of clothing the rough-hewn American in feathers and flowers. New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James returns to the Would-Be Wallflowers series with an enemies-to-lovers romance between a proper earl and an entirely improper ladywhom he can’t stop thinking about. Jake strikes a devil's bargain, offering to design her 'wallflower wardrobe' and giving Cleo the chance to design his. He's furious when a she-devil masquerading as an English lady steals Quimby's Costume Emporium from under his nose. Powerful and charismatic Jacob Astor Addison is in London, acquiring businesses to add to his theatrical holdings in America-as well as buying an emerald for a young lady back in Boston. But since she has no intention of marrying, she visits a costume emporium specifically to order unflattering dresses guaranteed to put off any prospective suitors. Miss Cleopatra Lewis is about to be launched in society by her aristocratic grandfather. From New York Times bestseller Eloisa James, a new Regency-set novel in which a heiress with the goal of being a wallflower engages a rugged American in a scorchingly sensual, witty wager that tests whether clothing does indeed make the man-or the wallflower!

How to Be a Wallflower by Eloisa James