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The Cygnet (Hiatt Regency Classics Book 2) by [Hiatt, Brenda]

The Cygnet (Hiatt Regency Classics Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Brenda Hiatt (Author)

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Book 2 of 6 in Hiatt Regency Classics (6 Book Series)

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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

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Brenda Hiatt has published nearly twenty novels to date, including traditional Regency romance, time travel romance, historical romance, humorous mystery, and a new teen science fiction romance series.

In addition to writing, Brenda is passionate about embracing life to the fullest, to include scuba diving (she has over 60 dives to her credit), Taekwondo (where she recently achieved her 2nd degree black belt), hiking, traveling, and pursuing new experiences and skills. She is an active member of Romance Writers of America, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and Novelists, Inc, an international organization of multipublished novelists, where she served as President in 2006.

For the past dozen years, Brenda has also collected data on writers' earnings, which she shares at her website, brendahiatt.com You can also find Brenda on Facebook at facebook.com/BrendaHiatt and on Twitter at twitter.com/#!/Brenda_Hiatt

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File Size: 3361 KB
Print Length: 234 pages
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Publisher: Brenda Hiatt (April 25, 2012)
Publication Date: April 25, 2012
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B007XXA3FY
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Lovemuffins

A Bluestocking Swan

June 28, 2013

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Deirdre loves poetry. And she's good at it. So when she is immediately physically afflicted by an incredibly strong attraction upon seeing / meeting the Marquis of Wrotham, she is distraught to hear his disdain for poetry and the abysmal efforts of poets. What she doesn't realize is that Wrotham is such a fan of good poetry and has such a discerning ear for it that he tends to be rather brutally contemptuous of the insipid verses of untalented aspirants.

This misunderstanding causes her to hide her love of poetry from him even as she attracts him with both her new attire and her sweet personality. Both of them are somewhat perturbed by what they perceive as a void in the other's personality when it comes to poetry, but their courtship continues anyway, both of them hoping to educate the other on their love of verse. As miscommunications go it's relatively harmless and rather entertaining.

Even more entertaining are the reactions of Deirdre's family members to her transformation. They are baffled, slightly jealous and rather admiring by turns. Fortunately none of them are completely hostile, despite the fact that she's taking some of the admirers from her "more beautiful" sister and that one of her other (already married) sisters had tried to snare Wrotham before settling on the man she eventually married.

The only thing that really detracts from this is a little side adventure that I think was supposed to make the whole thing more exciting... mostly it just seemed a little silly once that side adventure spiraled into further misadventures. Really, only one was needed and I rolled my eyes as Deirdre was spirited away from her first brush with danger to a much more dangerous situation that seemed completely unnecessary.

Despite that, this is a fun, light-hearted, and entirely enjoyable historical romance. I'd use it for a beach read or a trip on an airplane. It seems a little overpriced, in my opinion, but it's not a deal breaker.

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Dominique

Painful. Lost two hours of my life

August 12, 2017

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I have been reading about four books a week. Finding new authors and great stories. This was very painful to read. The plot only status about forty percent into the book. The characters have no substance. It was not a page turner. I skipped most of it trying to get to a plot. I want a refund.

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March 2, 2018

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Omg. I had to put this book down a few times because the suspense and fear of what might happen. Wonderful read, HEA.

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December 27, 2016

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Brenda Hiatt has become one of my favorite historical romance authors. Her characters are realistic- which is a big thing for me. Nothing seems forced and there are none of those overly obvious 'scenes of convienance' that make me cringe. 5/5 do recommend

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July 22, 2013

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The story is pretty basic and predictable, but I still enjoyed it. I liked the main characters and how the story played out. There was an adventure thrown in that didn't really seem to fit, yet overall it's a fun read.

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Bookluvr7

Another perfect Regency romance from Ms. Hiatt!

August 7, 2015

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Another winner from Brenda! Great book, love that Regency time period!

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May 8, 2014

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This was a nice, fun read. I was new to Brenda Hiatt's books and I'm pleased with her writing. Her writing not as gripping as some other Regency authors but it's still fun to read.

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December 12, 2016

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Clean, short romance that keeps your interest until the end.

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LJG

EXCELLENT BEGINNING.

Excellent beginning. Sweet storyline. Would have got five stars but it got a little silly at the end. Still a good love story.

Published on March 7, 2015

Cindy

excellent

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.

Published on August 22, 2012

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