The Chaperone’s Secret
The Chaperone’s Secret

Author: Donna Lea Simpson

Publisher: Beyond The Page

Published: 2017-10-30

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1946069426

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From the author of An Eccentric Engagement comes a Regency romance celebrating the witty and romantic world that fans of Georgette Heyer have fallen in love with. “Simpson excels at imbuing her realistic characters with subtle depths!” —John Charles, American Library Association As chaperone to the Season’s most desirable young miss, Amy Corbett has two specific duties: to ensure that her charge’s reputation remains spotless, and to see her betrothed to an exceptional beau. Given that the coquettish Lady Rowena manages to maintain an air of propriety while being a flirt of the highest caliber, Amy knows her job should be easy—if only the calculating young aristocrat weren’t so set on toying with men’s hearts, including that of her latest prey, the debauched Lord Dante Pierson. Like other gentlemen of high standing and low tastes, Lord Pierson’s restless desire for excitement had driven him into a life of squalor and scandalous social blunders. Finding himself drunk and mud-spattered in a gutter one night, he spies an angelic apparition in a passing carriage and is overcome by a will to reform—surely such a woman could give him hope of rebirth. When he learns that the anonymous beauty is Lady Rowena, he vows to coax that flicker of warmth into a flame. As Rowena lures the unsuspecting Pierson ever closer to heartbreak, Amy realizes that for all the talk of his wastrel ways, he is actually a gentle and caring man to be championed and cherished. And in an unguarded moment, the unassuming Amy and downtrodden Lord Pierson will discover that they possess kindred souls—and will make a daring decision to follow their own true path to happiness and love . . . This book was originally published as Lord Pierson Reforms.

The Chaperone
The Chaperone

Author: Laura Moriarty

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-06-04

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1594631433

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Soon to be a feature film from the creators of Downton Abbey starring Elizabeth McGovern, The Chaperone is a New York Times-bestselling novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in the 1920s and the summer that would change them both. Only a few years before becoming a famous silent-film star and an icon of her generation, a fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita, Kansas, to study with the prestigious Denishawn School of Dancing in New York. Much to her annoyance, she is accompanied by a thirty-six-year-old chaperone, who is neither mother nor friend. Cora Carlisle, a complicated but traditional woman with her own reasons for making the trip, has no idea what she’s in for. Young Louise, already stunningly beautiful and sporting her famous black bob with blunt bangs, is known for her arrogance and her lack of respect for convention. Ultimately, the five weeks they spend together will transform their lives forever. For Cora, the city holds the promise of discovery that might answer the question at the core of her being, and even as she does her best to watch over Louise in this strange and bustling place she embarks on a mission of her own. And while what she finds isn’t what she anticipated, she is liberated in a way she could not have imagined. Over the course of Cora’s relationship with Louise, her eyes are opened to the promise of the twentieth century and a new understanding of the possibilities for being fully alive. Drawing on the rich history of the 1920s, ’30s, and beyond—from the orphan trains to Prohibition, flappers, and the onset of the Great Depression to the burgeoning movement for equal rights and new opportunities for women—Laura Moriarty’s The Chaperone illustrates how rapidly everything, from fashion and hemlines to values and attitudes, was changing at this time and what a vast difference it all made for Louise Brooks, Cora Carlisle, and others like them.

The Chaperone
The Chaperone

Author: Meg Roberts

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-02-03

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1483445984

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As Robert Hawksley watches his father's body placed in the family crypt, his blood runs cold. At one time, the handsome Earl of Hawksley had been free to live a life of leisure and lust. But now with his father dead and his fortune in question, Lord Hawksley must marry into money to maintain his vain lifestyle. Anna Amhurst is a drab and wealthy spinster who will do anything to save her coveted sister, Jane, from Hawksley's clutches. Fueled by her belief that Lord Hawksley is a fortune hunter who will not make her sister happy, Anna makes it her mission to stop the naive Jane from marrying him. But when she manipulates fate so that her sister becomes betrothed to a more suitable mate, Anna has no idea that her decision comes with surprise consequences. In this historical romance, a dowdy spinster who is intent on stopping a money-hungry lord from marrying her beautiful sister is about to discover that nothing is more powerful than true love."

The Chaperone
The Chaperone

Author: M Hendrix

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2023-06-06

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 1728260027

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"Hendrix's dystopian society is somewhat of a Handmaid's Tale for YA, and offers a dark world with a glimmer of hope."— Booklist, STARRED review Like every young woman in New America, Stella knows the rules: Deflect attention. Abstain from sin. Navigate the world with care. Give obedience. Embrace purity. Respect your chaperone. Girls in New America must have a chaperone with them at all times . Because of this, Stella is never alone. She can't go out by herself or learn about the world. She can't even spend time with boys except at formal Visitations. Still, Stella feels lucky that her chaperone, Sister Helen, is like a friend to her. And then the unthinkable happens. Sister Helen dies suddenly, and Stella feels lost. Especially when she's assigned a new chaperone just days later. Sister Laura is...different. She has radical ideas about what Stella should be doing. She leaves Stella alone in public and even knows how to get into the "Hush Hush" parties where all kinds of forbidden things happen. As Stella spends more time with Sister Laura, she begins to question everything she's been taught. What if the Constables' rules don't actually protect girls? What if they were never meant to keep them safe? Once Stella glimpses both real freedom and the dark truths behind New America, she has no choice but to fight back against the world she knows, risking everything to set out on a dangerous journey across what used to be the United States.

Secrets of Lenee
Secrets of Lenee

Author: Shirley Bragg Farley

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2002-07-16

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 0595237223

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From the moors of Scotland to Manhattan, Leneé has secrets. The most well kept one is her love for a man seventeen years older than her. She met Sergeant Bryce Walters on a train, traveling from New York to Kansas. The thirteen-year-old Scottish girl falls in love, desperate for attention and security, while looking and acting much older. She nearly seduces the soldier, who does not know her age, but finds she is inexperienced in the ways of sex. Then years later, she is in a childless marriage that has never been consummated, when she meets him again. Unknown to her, he is her father-in-law, a soldier retiring from his overseas duties. Even though she is committed to his son and their loveless marriage, she desires to have a child, which complicates their lives. Will a drifter that appears on the scene seduce her, out of her desperation for a complete and fulfilling life?

The Eternal Secrets
The Eternal Secrets

Author: Vincent Thurman

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2015-05-28

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1503571823

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Mysterious, fascinating, and amazing elements of the supernatural Sebastian Kane lost his soul many centuries ago. Decades later, he lost the love of his life. There are rumors that he may be able to reincarnate her with the all-powerful Book of Spells. Sebastians secret is that hes a vampire, and his only purpose in life is to discover and solve the elusive clues to find the book. On his return to Haven-Crest after his last venture, he meets a very unique young girl named Jenessa Craig, an aspiring senior in high school. As chance would have it, she harbors a secret also: shes living out a prophecy of a legend foretold by a powerful dympyre, a vampire and howler hybrid. Jenessa begins to doubt her sanity and lose trust in people around her. As shady individuals with deadly intentions show their hands and more secrets start to unravel, the clock ticks in the race against time to find the Book of Spells. The ultimate question is: Who can be trusted?

Telling Secrets
Telling Secrets

Author: Tracy Montoya

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2007-12-01

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1426810148

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As an experienced search-and-rescue tracker, Alex Gray had solved his share of mysteries. But beneath his cool Lakota demeanor, Alex was running from his own dark secrets… including a traumatic family history that connected him to a killer. Now someone from his past had returned to play a deadly game. And only one woman could help him…. Sophie Brennan knew that Alex was the key to stopping the string of murders plaguing the Washington mountains. But as the authorities questioned her credibility, she had to resist the almost mystical connection she shared with Alex. For hiding in the shadows, someone was waiting to silence her whispered warnings…forever.