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“I love you. I don’t mind if I’m the first one to say it, nor even if I’m the only one.”

— It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas

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Lillian Bowman 😭❤️

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“Lillian thrust a hand in front of his face. “How many fingers am I holding up?” “Three,” Marcus said, amused. “My love, what are you doing?” “Checking your eyesight. I think your vision is failing. Here, follow the movement of my finger—” “Why don’t you follow the movement of mine?” he suggested, reaching for her bodice.”

— Scandal in Spring

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““Lillian,“ he whispered, “I’ve tried to leave you alone. But I can’t do it any more. In the past two weeks I’ve had to stop myself a thousand times from coming to you. No matter how often I tell myself that you are the most inappropriate…” He paused as she squirmed suddenly, twisting and craning her neck to look down at the floor. “No matter what I–Lillian, are you listening to me? What the devil are you looking for?” “My pear. I dropped it.””

— Lisa Kleypas, It Happened One Autumn

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The moment I knew what couple the second book would focus on 😏🔥

Srta. Bowman x Conde Westcliff

apesar de ter muitos pontos que eu acrescentaria, ainda assim, eu me rendi muito à dinâmica poderosa de inimigos mortais para amantes, entre Lillian Bowman e Marcus Marsden.

— Era uma vez no outono / It Happened One Autumn

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A Definitive Compilation of Westcliff x Lillian's Legs Moments

From Lisa Kleypas's It Happened One Autumn

1. He's giving her advice... for a ball game.

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3. Have I turned this list into any time Lillian's legs are mentioned rather than any time her legs are explicitly the object of Westcliff's fixation? Possibly.

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6. Before there was Kate Sharma and Anthony Bridgerton, there was Lillian Bowman and Lord Westcliff.

7. I mean... based on what they're doing here, I think "limbs" means "legs".

8. At last, sir, a confession:

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“There is nothing on earth more beautiful to me than your smile . . . no sound sweeter than your laughter . . . no pleasure greater than holding you in my arms. I realized today that I could never live without you, stubborn little hellion that you are. In this life and the next, you’re my only hope of happiness.”

Lillian and Westcliff from It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas 🍂

Commissioned with margana_mgn 🧡

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[Image Description: Artwork of Lillian Bowman and Marcus Marsden, Earl of Westcliff from Lisa Kleypas' It Happened One Autumn. They're standing very close together next to a wooden fence, with autumnal trees in the background. Both look directly at the viewer, although Westcliff faces straight on, while Lillian's body is angled a little to the side, so her back is to Westcliff. Lillian's long, dark, "unruly" wavy hair is tied back loosely from her face. She has a look on her face that is simultaneously unimpressed and slightly mischievous. She's wearing a pale grey-green dress and she is casually wielding a rounders bat. With intent. Westcliff is a few inches taller than Lillian. His short, dark hair is a little tousled. His lips are pressed tightly together. He looks like a Very Proper gentleman, who is barely holding himself together. Westcliff also has the vibe of a man who, at any moment, could raise "an aristocratic eyebrow". He's wearing an open-necked white shirt, a brown wasitcoat and jacket, and pale trousers. One of his hands is holding the top slat of the fence, less casually placed and more "holding on for dear life". End ID.] First of all, I *love* this art. It captures Lillian and Westcliff's personalities so well, the sense of movement in Lillian's skirts and the creases in Westcliff's jacket, waistcoat and trousers are great details, and I love the autumnal vibes. For me, this piece of art encapsulates more of Lillian/Westcliff's relationship than the book does. I also really like how their respective heights are captured, too. Lillian is tall and Marcus is "short" for a historical romance novel hero (a mere 5ft10). Yet another very serious matter in the romance world that always makes me laugh! Oh my god, I've just realised that Marcus isn't wearing a cravat! Utterly scandalous. Much as I have enjoyed most of The Wallflowers and The Ravenels series, It Happened One Autumn wasn't for me. I love the concept of Lillian and Westcliff together, but it just didn't come across the way I wanted it to in the book. While the book has its moments, it also involves a romance novel trope that I really, really don't like. So, I prefer to leave It Happened One Autumn to the people who love it. Meanwhile, I skip over the book and in my headcanon the stuff I hate didn't happen.