Suzanne Allain Livres

The woman who never made a match of her own is making matches for everyone else in this hilarious comedy of manners from the author of Mr Malcolm's List.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE It is a truth universally acknowledged that an arrogant bachelor insistent on a wife who meets the strictest of requirements—deserves his comeuppance. The Honourable Mr. Jeremy Malcolm is searching for a wife, but not just any wife. As the target of matchmaking mothers and desperate debutantes, he's determined to avoid the fortune hunters and find a near-perfect woman, one who will meet the qualifications on his well-crafted list. But after years of searching, he's beginning to despair of ever finding this paragon. Until Selina Dalton arrives in town. Selina, a vicar's daughter of limited means and a stranger to high society, is thrilled when her friend Julia Thistlewaite invites her to London, until she learns it's all part of a plot to exact revenge on Mr. Malcolm. Selina is reluctant to participate in Julia's scheme, especially after meeting the irresistible Mr. Malcolm, who appears to be very different from the arrogant scoundrel of Julia's description. But when Mr. Malcolm begins judging Selina against his unattainable standards, Selina decides that she has some qualifications of her own. And if he is to meet them he must reveal the real man behind...Mr. Malcolm's List.

The story revolves around Arabella Grant and her cousin Lady Isabelle, who find unexpected freedom after the death of Isabelle's cruel aunt. However, their liberation is jeopardized when Isabelle's great-aunt insists on a London debut for her, which Isabelle dreads due to her health. In a twist, Isabelle convinces Arabella to impersonate her, allowing Bella to enjoy high society while Isabelle stays home. Complications arise when Bella attracts the attention of the charming Lord Brooke, who believes she is the aristocratic Isabelle, leading to a tangled web of deception and romance.

From the author of Mr. Malcolm's List comes a delightful romantic comedy set in Regency England about a widow who takes high society by storm. Diana Boyle, a wealthy young widow, has no desire to ever marry again. Particularly not to someone who merely wants her for her fortune. So when she discovers that she’s listed in a directory of rich, single women she is furious, and rightly so. She confronts Maxwell Dean, the man who published the Bachelor’s Directory, and is horrified to find he is far more attractive than his actions have led her to expect. However, Diana is unmoved by Max’s explanation that he authored the list to assist younger sons like himself who cannot afford to marry unless it’s to a woman of means. She gathers the ladies in the directory together to inform them of its existence, so they may circumvent fortune hunters’ efforts to trick them into marriage. Though outraged, the women decide to embrace their unique position of power and reverse the usual gender roles by making the men dance to their tune. And together…the ladies rewrite the rules.

Sophronia Lattimorová svou šanci na lásku již propásla a musí se spokojit s nenápadnou rolí gardedámy. Když svými radami zachrání jednoho z lordů před nešťastným manželstvím, stane se v očích londýnské smetánky neocenitelnou rádkyní pro milostné vztahy. Jak si ale poradí s vlastní touhou po lásce?