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Dark Destiny
From early youth, Eugenie Fabre's heart had belonged to handsome Andre de Varney, though the young French aristocrat was far above her in station. It was for love of Andre that Eugenie braved the terrors of the French Revolution, risking her very life to assure his safe passage to England.
It was to support Andre that she found work as a tavern wench in lusty, brawling London, and to Andre that she surrendered her virginity, assuming that she would soon be his wife. But Andre's wealthy patroness had other plans for her protege, plans centered around a wealthy marriage that would secure for him a position at the pinnacle of society.
Heartbroken at his betrayal, Eugenie was swept along by circumstances beyond her control from the London slums to Newgate Prison, and finally across turbulent seas to the untamed continent of Australia, where the flames of a new and thrilling love brightened Eugenie's...DARK DESTINY
It was to support Andre that she found work as a tavern wench in lusty, brawling London, and to Andre that she surrendered her virginity, assuming that she would soon be his wife. But Andre's wealthy patroness had other plans for her protege, plans centered around a wealthy marriage that would secure for him a position at the pinnacle of society.
Heartbroken at his betrayal, Eugenie was swept along by circumstances beyond her control from the London slums to Newgate Prison, and finally across turbulent seas to the untamed continent of Australia, where the flames of a new and thrilling love brightened Eugenie's...DARK DESTINY
395 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 1984
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December 19, 2012
Eugenie Fabre (from the servant class) saves the life of Andre de Varney (son of the local filthy rich lord), and the parents are so grateful they let the two children play together. Fast forward a couple of years and Eugenie has blossomed into a pretty young woman who knows Andre is the love of her life, but self-centered, selfish Andre just sees a pretty girl to kiss when he's visiting the family's country home. The French Revolution is heating up, and our intrepid heroine manages to get darling Andre out of prison and they escape France and set sail for England where Andre hopes to find an old family friend with oodles of money, so he can have pretty clothes again. Andre might think he loves Eugenie, but he loves pretty clothes and parties more, so he's convinced of the need to marry a wealthy heiress, whilst Eugenie is shuffled off to work for a living.
I'll spare everyone the painful details, but Eugenie gets herself in a pickle and is thisclose to being deported to New South Wales, but despite getting *saved*, she feels she's destined to start a new life and just like that our seventeen-year-old miss is boarding ship all by herself. And when she gets there, she's got work and property and a wealthy husband in no time. No trouble making the land profitable. No mention of corruption in the military government. Only one dangerous incident with the convict laborers. Pretty much New South Wales with rose-colored glasses. Plus a heroine who is too dumb to see the forest through the trees and recognize a real man who loves her, and forget that whiny jerk Andre.
It might not have been so bad except for the wallpaper historical setting, the most irritating of which is no matter what one's social station was, everyone was on first name basis after the first introductions. Every. Single. Time. Pass on this, wish I had. Pretty cover though.
I'll spare everyone the painful details, but Eugenie gets herself in a pickle and is thisclose to being deported to New South Wales, but despite getting *saved*, she feels she's destined to start a new life and just like that our seventeen-year-old miss is boarding ship all by herself. And when she gets there, she's got work and property and a wealthy husband in no time. No trouble making the land profitable. No mention of corruption in the military government. Only one dangerous incident with the convict laborers. Pretty much New South Wales with rose-colored glasses. Plus a heroine who is too dumb to see the forest through the trees and recognize a real man who loves her, and forget that whiny jerk Andre.
It might not have been so bad except for the wallpaper historical setting, the most irritating of which is no matter what one's social station was, everyone was on first name basis after the first introductions. Every. Single. Time. Pass on this, wish I had. Pretty cover though.
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