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The Daring Debutantes #1-7
The Daring Debutantes Series: Henrietta, Molly, Penelope, Lucy, Annabelle, Kitty, Sally
Immerse yourself in the wonderful whirl of historical romance with this seven-volume collection from the New York Times bestselling author. The seven heroines of the Daring Debutantes Collection set out to conquer London’s glittering high society and marriage mart. These headstrong women cannot help but keep the most wanted bachelors dangling on a string, but will they find a husband or lose themselves in the game? Henrietta (Book 1): With some unexpected wealth, Henrietta embarks on a quest to win over London’s high society—and the heart of Lord Beau Reckford. Molly (Book 2): A precocious American upstart spurns Lord David Manley, the most eligible bachelor in town. Penelope (Book 3): Golden-haired and fresh from the country, Penelope has stolen the heart of a desirable earl—but keeping him is another matter . . . Lucy (Book 4): With a wily old butler pretending to be her father, lady’s maid Lucy Balfour attempts to win the favor of Andrew, Viscount Harvey. Annabelle (Book 5): Annabelle Quennell gets a chance at a London Season to snare a wealthy husband. But before she sets off, a mystical woman predicts trouble ahead . . . Kitty (Book 6): Kitty Harrison, once achingly poor, is now a wealthy heiress. But she realizes that to win the man she loves, she’ll have to learn to play the game. Sally (Book 7): Eighteen-year-old Sally Blane, posing as a lovelorn magazine columnist, is summoned to prevent the Duchess of Dartware’s son from a terrible marriage.
1217 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 16, 2020
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Marion Chesney Gibbons
aka: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Marion Chesney, Charlotte Ward, Sarah Chester.
Marion Chesney was born on 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, and started her first job as a bookseller in charge of the fiction department in John Smith & Sons Ltd. While bookselling, by chance, she got an offer from the Scottish Daily Mail to review variety shows and quickly rose to be their theatre critic. She left Smith’s to join Scottish Field magazine as a secretary in the advertising department, without any shorthand or typing, but quickly got the job of fashion editor instead. She then moved to the Scottish Daily Express where she reported mostly on crime. This was followed by a move to Fleet Street to the Daily Express where she became chief woman reporter. After marrying Harry Scott Gibbons and having a son, Charles, Marion went to the United States where Harry had been offered the job of editor of the Oyster Bay Guardian. When that didn’t work out, they went to Virginia and Marion worked as a waitress in a greasy spoon on the Jefferson Davies in Alexandria while Harry washed the dishes. Both then got jobs on Rupert Murdoch’s new tabloid, The Star, and moved to New York.
Anxious to spend more time at home with her small son, Marion, urged by her husband, started to write historical romances in 1977. After she had written over 100 of them under her maiden name, Marion Chesney, and under the pseudonyms: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Charlotte Ward, and Sarah Chester, she getting fed up with 1714 to 1910, she began to write detectives stories in 1985 under the pseudonym of M. C. Beaton. On a trip from the States to Sutherland on holiday, a course at a fishing school inspired the first Constable Hamish Macbeth story. They returned to Britain and bought a croft house and croft in Sutherland where Harry reared a flock of black sheep. But Charles was at school, in London so when he finished and both tired of the long commute to the north of Scotland, they moved to the Cotswolds where Agatha Raisin was created.
Learn more on her website!
Marion Chesney Gibbons
aka: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Marion Chesney, Charlotte Ward, Sarah Chester.
Marion Chesney was born on 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, and started her first job as a bookseller in charge of the fiction department in John Smith & Sons Ltd. While bookselling, by chance, she got an offer from the Scottish Daily Mail to review variety shows and quickly rose to be their theatre critic. She left Smith’s to join Scottish Field magazine as a secretary in the advertising department, without any shorthand or typing, but quickly got the job of fashion editor instead. She then moved to the Scottish Daily Express where she reported mostly on crime. This was followed by a move to Fleet Street to the Daily Express where she became chief woman reporter. After marrying Harry Scott Gibbons and having a son, Charles, Marion went to the United States where Harry had been offered the job of editor of the Oyster Bay Guardian. When that didn’t work out, they went to Virginia and Marion worked as a waitress in a greasy spoon on the Jefferson Davies in Alexandria while Harry washed the dishes. Both then got jobs on Rupert Murdoch’s new tabloid, The Star, and moved to New York.
Anxious to spend more time at home with her small son, Marion, urged by her husband, started to write historical romances in 1977. After she had written over 100 of them under her maiden name, Marion Chesney, and under the pseudonyms: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Charlotte Ward, and Sarah Chester, she getting fed up with 1714 to 1910, she began to write detectives stories in 1985 under the pseudonym of M. C. Beaton. On a trip from the States to Sutherland on holiday, a course at a fishing school inspired the first Constable Hamish Macbeth story. They returned to Britain and bought a croft house and croft in Sutherland where Harry reared a flock of black sheep. But Charles was at school, in London so when he finished and both tired of the long commute to the north of Scotland, they moved to the Cotswolds where Agatha Raisin was created.
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November 10, 2022
Witty
Beaton balances the unlikely and highly improbable romance and happy ending with caustic wit and colorful characters . Always satisfying.
Beaton balances the unlikely and highly improbable romance and happy ending with caustic wit and colorful characters . Always satisfying.
April 18, 2022
My favorite of the Daring Debutante's Series
I enjoyed this one, set in the early 1900s. Sally had balls and the Marquess Paul had a good heart. The Aunt Mabel disguise seemed odd and easily detectable, rubber wrinkles???, but oh well. He also never noticed her hands were not old, which I thought would give her away. There was also no villains in this story which was refreshing.
I enjoyed this one, set in the early 1900s. Sally had balls and the Marquess Paul had a good heart. The Aunt Mabel disguise seemed odd and easily detectable, rubber wrinkles???, but oh well. He also never noticed her hands were not old, which I thought would give her away. There was also no villains in this story which was refreshing.
February 11, 2025
7 strong women's stories to entertain you for days
Some of the best of Marion Chesney's romances and the situations they fall into, the dramedies they entertain us with and the satisfying endings! Ranging from early Regency to Edwardian eras, the facts researched and told accurately!
Who could ask for anything more???
Some of the best of Marion Chesney's romances and the situations they fall into, the dramedies they entertain us with and the satisfying endings! Ranging from early Regency to Edwardian eras, the facts researched and told accurately!
Who could ask for anything more???
August 8, 2024
delightful!
Charming, witty, varied and thoroughly enjoyable. I’ll be scouring the internet for more of MC Beatin’s books. So very lovely!
Charming, witty, varied and thoroughly enjoyable. I’ll be scouring the internet for more of MC Beatin’s books. So very lovely!
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July 29, 2024Multi volume book. Henrietta has gotten married, and so has Molly. Now let's see how Penelope fares. So now I've read through Penelope, and Lucy (oh, my) and now on to Annabelle.
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