Clumsy Hearts: A Slightly Misguided Romance

Susannah Blandsley simply wanted to marry a tall, dark, handsome, strong, rich man and live in a country estate. What could go wrong? Just about everything, it turns out, especially for someone as lacking in common sense as Susannah. Clumsy Hearts tells the story of Susannah's three-week vacation at the mansion of her fianc Derek D'Avonsnerve in Cornwall. As she becomes aware of the troubled history of his family and picks up hints of more trouble to come, she decides to ferret out the truth. Fortunately, she's naturally nosy, so the snooping is not a hardship. Before her vacation is over, Susannah will be wondering what fated her to fall in love with such a sinister man, and what really happened to his first wife, and how she can get out of this mess with getting killed or, more likely, making a complete fool of herself. Romance does not always live up to our expectations. But, come on, does it have to fall as far short of our dreams as it does in Clumsy Hearts?