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The Wayward Debutante Kindle Edition

by Sarah Elliott (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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She Tempted Fate, Then Fate Tempted Her…

It was utterly scandalous for a young lady to attend the London theater unchaperoned. She could easily have been mistaken for a woman of easy virtue. Yet Eleanor Sinclair loathed stuffy ballrooms packed with fretful mothers and husband-hunting girls. Craving escape, she donned a wig and disappeared into the night.

There she caught the eye of James Bentley, a handsome devil with a wry wit. He played a game of seduction that imperiled Eleanor's disguise—and tempted her to forsake all honor….
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    288 pages
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    Harlequin Historical
  4. Publication date
    February 1, 2008
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Sarah Elliott was born in Pennsylvania and studied English at college. After graduating she tried teaching second grade and it was during this time, whilst quietly going mad, that she began to write seriously. She’d read and loved romances since the age of ten and thought, why not? In addition to writing she enjoys riding, dogs, shopping, decorative arts and cake. Readers can contact Sarah and learn more about her and her books through her website: www.sarahelliott.net

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00134D75W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harlequin Historical; Original edition (February 1, 2008)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 1, 2008
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 558 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
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  • lotties_mystery
    5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite
    Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2010
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    This is my favorite Regency. The story line kept me intrested from begining to end. I loved the characters and enjoyed the way the relationship between Eleanor and James unfolded. This story was well written and draws me in everytime I re-read it.
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  • MaryGrace Meloche
    4.0 out of 5 stars Looking Forward to This Author's Future.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2008
    Reading and reviewing is at times a daunting task, but when the writer is gifted, the task is so much easier! From the first page, Sarah Elliott's THE WAYWARD DEBUTANTE engaged my interest.

    In her first London season, Eleanor Sinclair is the daughter of a viscount. She is beautiful, intelligent, but a bit of a bluestocking. Which frankly means Eleanor Sinclair has not had many offers of marriage??? In fact, the poor girl has a difficult time filling her dance card. So rather than endure another night of social disgrace, Eleanor Sinclair decides to create a sick friend, don a disguise, and sneak off, alone, to the theater. Whereupon, she encounters the most handsome rogue, James Bentley.

    James Bentley also passes through life under a disguise. In reality, the rakish Mr. Bentley is really the Honourable James Stanton, the third son of an earl, who loathsomely discarded his aristocratic name, when he turned sixteen.

    Reviewer's Comments:
    Ahh, the old mistaken-identity plot, but what makes THE WAYWARD DEBUTANTE such fun is the characters' budding relationship. Through a series of harmless meetings, the romance gently takes root. Slowly the author nurtures the lust and desire. Elliott allows her characters to experience humor, delicious conversations, until finally . . . the kiss!

    Of course, to further the story, the mistaken-identity deception must eventually collapse. But sadly, with that collapse, the entire reading mood turned from delightful to the land of unforgiving coldness. The poised, rakish James became murky and grim, and the story turned into a patchwork of misunderstandings and dark, dismal reflections. My. My. How selfishly this reader wanted to experience the mood set in the beginning chapters, right through to the end!

    Final thoughts for THE WAYWARD DEBUTANTE --
    The beginning is pleasant; the middle is delightful, but the ending is off-kilter. Certainly, not a story to analyze deeply, nevertheless THE WAYWARD DEBUTANTE is a page-turner. Despite the quibble with Elliott's sudden mood switch, overall I enjoyed her story and yes, I would recommend it to others looking for a bit of diversion.

    Grade: B
    Sensuality: Warm

    MaryGrace Meloche.
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  • Toni V. Sweeney
    5.0 out of 5 stars Disguises Galore
    Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2014
    Eleanor Sinclair is willful enough to make up an imaginary sick friend to keep from going to a ball so she can disguise herself and go to the theater unchaperoned. Unfortunately, while she's there, she catches the eye of James Bentley who wants to know more about her. He thinks Eleanor is a governess being bold in venturing out by herself. Suggesting a dalliance, he ends up instead being Eleanor's escort weekly so she can see the plays unmolested.

    James himself is a cypher...son of a nobleman, the unfortunate son of a second wife. When his father became a widower, he married a second time for love, but his choice was an actress and although his half brother William accepted his stepmother, Richard, the heir, did not. When Richard becomes the new lord, he proceeds to punish James by withholding a university education and beating his half-brother for every infraction. When James runs away, he's accused of thievery and more. His return after Richard's death, with William now the new heir, ends with his meeting Eleanor and he proceeds to do a little disguising of his own, hiding his relationship to William,until his brother--urged to marry for the title's sake--decides she's the young lady he'd best like to marry.

    When Eleanor's honor is jeopardized and William's name is attached to the scandal, James does the only thing he believes possible under the circumstances, he admits his own part in the scandal. He marries Eleanor to save her reputation but is soon on his way to asking for a divorce, an unheard-of and entirely scandalous thing in itself...

    This one is different in that it's the gentleman who's hiding his identity from the lady. Though James quickly finds out who Eleanor really is, he keeps his own background unknown for a good part of the story. It's an entertaining piece with some poignant moments--the loss of Eleanor's baby, James' shamed admission of the things his half-brother did to him, the attitude of society toward a woman whose only fault was being in an occupation they considered "low" while at the same time adoring her ability to act. Well worth a read.

    Harlequin Historical #884
    This novel was a gift to the reviewer and no remuneration was involved in the writing of this review.
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  • shana
    1.0 out of 5 stars she is stupid. he showed no real sense in dealing with ...
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2015
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    entirely silly and shallow with unrealistic plotting .she is stupid.he showed no real sense in dealing with anything.
    The dialog between the characters is so slow and boring
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  • Serendipity
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2023
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    I got this book as it was on a 99p kindle deal, had never heard of this author. I have a set of 6-7 M&B historical authors I really like and outside of this, it is hard to find another author with a writing style I enjoy. It had a bit of a slow start and not totally believable for the time period. For a young lady of that time period to be able to slip out to the theatre and meet up with a gentleman like Eleanor did would not have been possible. Neither would her subsequent actions. However, the characters were well written as was the growing romance between Eleanor and James all leading to a satisfying conclusion.
    Will read some more books by this author(though it looks like she has stopped writing now) as I enjoyed this one.
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