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"Every debutante aspires to snag a duke. Elin Morris just happens to have had one reserved since birth. But postponements of her marriage to London's most powerful peer give Elin time to wonder how she will marry Gavin Baynton when she cannot forget his brother, Benedict"--Page [4] of cover.
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"Reluctant debutante Keziah Montgomery lives beneath the weighty expectations of her staunch Confederate family, forced to keep her epilepsy secret for fear of a scandal. As the tensions of the Civil War arrive on their doorstep in Savannah, Keziah sees little cause for balls and courting. Despite her discomfort, she cannot imagine an escape from her familial confines -- until her old schoolmate Micah shows her a life-changing truth that sets her...
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Debutante diaries volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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To stop a blackmailer from revealing a secret that could ruin her family, Miss Fiona Hartley, in desperate need of a husband to access her huge dowry, proposes marriage to the infuriating Earl of Somerdale who gives her a run for her money.
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Christopher Beck came striding into a glamorous London drawing-room and can't believe his eyes. The last time he'd seen Gwendolyn Penhallow, she was a dreamy, strong-willed girl with a wild imagination, and now she's a beautiful and beguiling young lady . . . who's engaged to Society's darling the Earl of Westenbury. Christopher had fled England to seek adventure elsewhere. Has he found it here too - the most delightful adventure of his life? Gwendolyn...
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"When it's announced that 1958 will be the last year debutantes are to be presented at court, thousands of eager mothers and hopeful daughters flood the palace with letters seeking the year's most coveted invitation: a chance for their daughters to curtsey to the young Queen Elizabeth and officially come out into society. In an effort to appease her traditional mother, aspiring university student Lily Nichols agrees to become a debutante and do the...
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Beckets of Romney Marsh volume 2
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English
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What makes a lady? Morgan Becket wouldn't know. The scandalous debutante is being sent off to London to have her first Season in hopes a gentleman will finally tame her. Yet shortly into her journey she meets Ethan Tanner, Earl of Aylesford -- of noble blood, but surely too wild, too unprincipled, too unsuited for Morgan. Or perhaps too well suited. Since Morgan has always wanted anything everyone else says she can't have, Ethan is perfect for her....
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Debutantes (Jennifer Lynn Barnes) volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Eighteen-year-old Sawyer accepts her estranged grandmother's bribe to live with her for a year, participate in the debutante season and ball, and possibly meet the father she has never known.
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The world of debutantes opens into a revealing story of women across six centuries, their limited options, and their desires. Richardson shares debutantes' own words-from diaries, letters, and interviews-beginning in Henry VIII's era, sweeping through Queen Elizabeth I's court, crossing back and forth the Atlantic to colonial Philadelphia, African American communities, Jane Austen's England, and Mrs. Astor's parties, ultimately arriving at the contemporary...
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Avon Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
370 pages ; 18-22 cm
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English
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Proper decorum has never come easily to Carlotta Anne Fairleigh -- not even tonight, when the lovely, impetuous miss is finally making her debut. As she waits to make her entrance, she can't help wondering about the darkened house next door, the supposedly abandoned home of Hayden St. Clair, the man society has dubbed the "Murderous Marquess." Certainly one small peek through his window before the festivities would be harmless ...And, naturally, this...
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Secrets of Hadley Green volume 4
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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In 1811, Daria Babcock comes to Scotland in search of adventure and romance, and she gets her wish when she discovers a wounded Highlander in her grandmother's house who insists that he cannot remember what happened to him.
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Gilded promises volume 2
Publisher
Waterfall Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
318 pages ; 21 cm.
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English
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"Never was there a more charmed debutante than the impeccable Elizabeth St. James. Her sterling reputation makes her a favored guest in the most exclusive homes in New York City. But behind the gilded curtain of turn-of-the-century society, Elizabeth despises being her mother's perfect "specimen" and refuses to forgive the woman for her treacherous family betrayal. Now, with only two months before Elizabeth sets sail for London to marry a British...
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Kregel Publications
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English
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"In the wake of her parents' mysterious disappearance, a society girl discovers her dilettante father and flighty mother were leading double lives as government spies. With the help of her uncle and mentor, she determines to continue her parents' work-a decision that takes her from the ballrooms of London to the fox hunts and regattas and soirees of high society, chasing down artfully hidden clues while trying to keep her mission a secret from her...
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Debutante detective mysteries volume 2
A debutante detective mystery volume 2
Dallas/ Fort Worth WBFD-TV volume 2
A debutante detective mystery volume 2
Dallas/ Fort Worth WBFD-TV volume 2
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English
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When Texas Christian University student Dainty Prescott lands an unpaid internship with WBFD-TV, the station manager, Gordon Pfeiffer, tells her to spy on his wife, Paislee. To Dainty's dismay, Paislee turns out to be having an affair with Dainty's law school boyfriend and date for the Rubanbleu's debutante ball, Strayer Drexel Truett III. Next, a sorority sister asks the pampered princess to investigate her mom's very suspicious fiancé, and ditzy...
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Mistress trilogy (Mary Balogh) volume 3
Language
English
Description
When Edward Ailsbury, the new Earl of Heyward, rescues Angeline Dudley from public embarrassment, Angeline falls instantly in love. But the stuffy Earl has little concern for Angeline. Edward wishes only to wed an old friend for an amicable companionship, a good match for his staid persona. But Angelina may show Edward that comfort is no match for passion.
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English
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"Joan Fortier is the epitome of Texas glamour and the center of the 1950s Houston social scene. Tall, blonde, beautiful, and strong, she dominates the room and the gossip columns. Every man who sees her seems to want her; every woman just wants to be her. But this is a highly ordered world of garden clubs and débutante balls. The money may flow as freely as the oil, but the freedom and power all belong to the men. What happens when a woman of indecorous...
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Debutante detective mysteries volume 5
Dallas/ Fort Worth WBFD-TV volume 5
A debutante detective mystery volume 5
Dallas/ Fort Worth WBFD-TV volume 5
A debutante detective mystery volume 5
Publisher
Five Star
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
18) The debs
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Rising high school seniors and life-long best friends Laura, Mac, and Ginger hope for invitations to be introduced to Houston, Texas, society as Glass Slipper Debutantes, while each faces family and boyfriend issues and Jo Lynn plots Laura's downfall.
19) Coming out
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English
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When Olympia Rubinstein's twin daughters are invited to a debutante ball chaos erupts. One twin and Olympia's ex-husband are anxious to go, while the other twin and Olympia's current husband refuse to go.
20) Heather
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Series
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the mayor of Houston is shot, the Debutantes solve the case. To remain anonymous, they leave the perfume laden evidence at the newspaper, along with a long stemmed rose.
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