Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Her Fateful Debut by G.G. Vandagriff

Series: Standalone

Publication: August 17th 2016 by Orson Whitney Press

Source: Received a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review from ebooksforreview.com. Thank you!

Goodreads Summary: Classic Regency romance with a dash of suspense . . .
Beautiful Miss Penelope Swinton wants to live out her life as a spinster in her beloved Northamptonshire, but with an ailing father and an entailed estate, she must come to London and enter the Marriage Mart. And if she must marry, she is determined to marry for love.
In a brief respite from the social whirl of the season, she retreats from the restrictions of the ton to sketch in the park and stumbles over a French spy. When Penelope finds her life in danger, Viscount Beau Wellingham steps up to protect her, however he has secrets of his own. Wellingham leads a clandestine life as an agent for the Foreign Office trapping spies. In defending her life, he unwittingly puts her reputation at risk.
In order to save Penelope from society’s scorn, Beau presses for a betrothal. Though she resists, he insists. Soon Beau is unable to deny the attraction he feels towards her. Before he can act on his feelings, danger rises again. This time, his life is on the line.
With a desperate spy closing in, Penelope must choose the safety of what she has always known or a chance for love. But will she be too late? 

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My Thoughts:

This was a cute story but nothing spectacular. I wanted to pick this up as I have read one other book by this author before and was interested in what she could do with a different time period (the one I read before took place in WWII). While I prefer the previous book I've read from before, this one is a sweet story if you are a fan of Regency-period romances.

The premise and setting for the book were quite interesting. Something unique about the book was the use of so many French words. I hadn't read a book yet that utilized foreign words in that way and it's made me curious if it was a commonplace thing in that age-old world.

The characters were okay. There was nothing remarkable about them which I think inhibited my enjoyment of the book. While not necessarily the "normal" characters for this time period, they're normal for this type of historical fiction, particularly with the main female character being unique, going-against-the-grain, yet beautiful as so many Regency heroines are. The male main character was a bit more unique such as his choice of unusual clothing and persuading people to see him as a "dandy" as his form of disguise. Overall, I just wish that the characters' personalities and thoughts had been explored more.

The plot ran okay as well. There is a bit of a twist to the story involving espionage but it is not explored in much depth. I wouldn't say anything unpredictable happened but it is still a sweet, clean read for lovers of historical fiction. 





 

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