Willow Dupré never thought she would have to marry, but with her father's unexpected retirement from running the prosperous Dupré sugar refinery, plans changed. The shareholders are unwilling to allow a female to take over the company without a man at her side, so her parents devise a plan--find Willow a spokesman king in order for her to become queen of the empire.
Willow is presented with thirty potential suitors from the families of New York society's elite group called the Four Hundred. She has six months to court the group and is expected to eliminate men each month to narrow her beaus until she chooses one to marry, ending the competition with a wedding. Willow reluctantly agrees, knowing she must do what is best for the business. She doesn't expect to find anything other than a proxy . . . until she meets Cullen Dempsey, and she must discover for herself if his motives are pure.
My thoughts:
My Dear Miss Dupre is a fun and charming read penned by Miss Hitchcock. It was a unique twist on what a family is
prepared to do to find the perfect husband for their daughter and it was unlike
anything I have read before. The Dupre family is far from needing to see Willow married for financial reasons, they
are quite wealthy so it was fairly comical to see the story progress.
Willow has thirty
prospective gentlemen to choose from in her quest to marry by a certain date, because
the shareholders in her fathers’ sugar refinery are unwilling to allow a female
to take over the company without a man by her side. I
loved Willow, she is a much stronger character than I expected her to be,
especially given the time period. The
suitors were fun to get to know and the dialog has bits of humor that made this
such a great read. Highly recommend.
I voluntarily reviewed
a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher.
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