First Earl I See Tonight: A Debutante Diaries Novel

Anna Bennett

St. Martin's Publishing Group, Oct 30, 2018 - Fiction - 368 pages

Once upon a time three young ladies vowed to record their first London seasons...and to fill in the gaps of their finishing school educations. Thus began The Debutante Diaries—and London will never be the same...

“Fans of Regency romance authors Eloisa James, Tessa Dare, and Mary Jo Putney will go wild.”—Booklist

An heiress with a daring proposal. An earl who’s determined to resist her. And a love that just might be written in the stars, in First Earl I See Tonight by Anna Bennett.

Recently jilted by his fiancée, David Gray, Earl of Ravenport is not in the market for a wife. Even if Gray didn’t have his hands full renovating his crumbling country house, it would take more than a bold marriage proposal from a headstrong young beauty to thaw his frozen heart. Gray is confident that spending a week at his ramshackle estate will change her mind about marriage, but every passionate moment he spends with her tempts him to change his...

A talented artist, Miss Fiona Hartley desperately needs her dowry money to pay off a blackmailer set on ruining her sister. The handsome earl seems a sensible choice for a husband...if only she can convince him that romance will play no part. But marrying in name only may prove difficult for Fiona. Gray can’t help but be dazzled by her genuine warmth. Yet as their feelings deepen, Fiona’s deadline looms. Will her secrets destroy them, or is true love their final destiny?

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User Review  - GzNKz4evr - LibraryThing

Full review appeared at Reader's Edyn on 03/21/20 Fiona - is in a pickle. Recently given an ultimatum in the form of blackmail, she has limited time in which to decide how to respond to the blackguard ...

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{First of 3 (Debutante Diaries series): romance} (2018) Fiona Hartley is an heiress whose father’s fortune comes from trade. She has received a blackmail letter concerning her adopted sister’s ...

Contents

• Section 1: 1
• Section 2: 12
• Section 3: 20
• Section 4: 30
• Section 5: 38
• Section 6: 50
• Section 7: 59
• Section 8: 68
• Section 9: 76
• Section 10: 87
• Section 11: 94
• Section 12: 105
• Section 13: 113
• Section 14: 122
• Section 15: 134
• Section 16: 144
• Section 17: 152
• Section 18: 163
• Section 19: 174
• Section 20: 186
• Section 21: 196
• Section 22: 205
• Section 23: 215
• Section 24: 224
• Section 25: 233
• Section 26: 242
• Section 27: 249
• Section 28: 262
• Section 29: 270
• Section 30: 284
• Section 31: 294
• Section 32: 301
• Section 33: 309
• Section 34: 315
• Section 35: 330
• Section 36: 337

About the author

Anna Bennett started swiping romances from her mom’s bookshelf as a teenager and decided that books with balls, dukes, and gowns were the best. So, when she had the chance to spend a semester in London she packed her bags—and promptly fell in love with the city, its history, and its pubs. She dreamed of writing romance, but somehow ended up a software analyst instead.

Fortunately, a few years and a few careers later, Anna found her way back to writing the stories she loves and won the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart®. She lives in Maryland with her husband and three children, who try valiantly not to roll their eyes whenever she quotes Jane Austen.

Anna's books include the Wayward Wallflowers series and the Debutante Diaries series.

Bibliographic information

• Title: First Earl I See Tonight: A Debutante Diaries Novel; Volume 1 of Debutante Diaries
• Author: Anna Bennett
• Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2018
• ISBN: 1250199476, 9781250199478
• Length: 368 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency; Fiction / Romance / Royalty