A divided heart
Though ostensibly in London for her debut, Miss Deirdre Wheaton is far more interested in meeting celebrated poets than eligible bachelors. In fact, her deepest, most secret desire is to have her own poetry published someday . . . until she meets the Marquis of Wrotham. Once Cupid’s arrow strikes, Deirdre can think of nothing but the handsome nobleman. Determined to give the poets’ most exalted emotion, love, a fair try, she goes about transforming herself from the “ugly duckling” of the family into an elegant woman of fashion in order to catch Lord Wrotham’s eye. But no sooner does she succeed in attracting his notice than she learns that her intended apparently has an aversion to her first love—poetry!
A prize worth pursuing
Though long averse to matrimony, the Marquis of Wrotham is now in a position where he must, after all, choose a bride for the succession. In Miss Deirdre Wheaton, Lord Wrotham believes he has finally found a woman who unites beauty, breeding, humor and intellect. When she suddenly grows cool toward him, he is at a loss to explain it. Can he convince the lovely Miss Wheaton that he is her perfect mate after all?
Originally published as The Ugly Duckling, this was the second of my traditional Regency romance novels, first released in 1992. Though I took the opportunity to edit the manuscript a bit (I did write it over 20 years ago, after all!) I tried to keep my tweaking to a minimum to preserve the original style and “feel” of this book.
Praise for The Cygnet:
“I have this book as both a paperback and now in kindle. I’ve read this story countless times and thoroughly enjoy it each time. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.” -Kindle reader
“Entertaining and witty!” ~Goodreads reader
“This is a fun, cute, clean and easy read…I thoroughly enjoyed this book.” ~Goodreads reader
“I loved this book! On my nook it says it was 419 pages long and it was so good it felt like 219. I loved how the heroine stands up for herself and has set goals for herself. There were so many rules in this time period for women and I just love a good story line where the lady remains a lady and still stands for herself. The Hero was encouraging and a romantic at heart! Beautiful ending! This author can write such a beautiful scene that conveys thoughts and feelings without going overboard. It reminds me of the “UP!” movie and the beautiful 5 minutes showing their relationship… Beautiful!” -Nook reader
“Another winner from Brenda! Great book, love that Regency time period!” -Kindle reader
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