Kristi Ann Hunter is one of the funniest people I know. So it’s a real treat that she has written one of her trademark Regency historical novels with a fun rom-com twist. I picked up a copy of Frankly, My Dear Clara at the Turning A New Page Book Festival in Perry, Georgia two weeks ago. I can’t wait to dig in!
Here’s the first line:
London, 1816
Miss Clara Woodbury was in possession of the customary solitary head which could only reasonably wear one hat at a time.
Every little boy grows up imagining he will one day be called upon to save the damsel in distress, but Mr. Hugh Lockhart is certain the enemy in his imagination has never been a kite. He knows that support from a wealthy aristocrat is all he needs to get his own clock-making shop, but rescuing Viscount Eversly’s cousin from a child’s toy isn’t how he thought he would gain that attention.
Miss Clara Woodbury knows she should be thankful her aunt is willing to sponsor her for a London season, but she doesn’t want to have any part of the decadence and dissolution of London. Knowing she must marry and wanting to please her family, she sets her sights on a younger son bound for the church.
As life continues to throw Clara and Hugh into each other’s paths, their conversations begin to challenge everything they thought they knew about what they wanted in life. When they finally discover that what they need is each other, will it be too late to change decisions already put into motion?
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