The Cygnet - (Hiatt Regency Classics) by Brenda Hiatt (Paperback)

About the Book

A London debutante would rather meet celebrated poets than eligible bachelors. . . until she meets a handsome marquis and Cupid's arrow strikes. She transforms herself from the family ugly duckling into a swan, only to discover her intended apparently has an aversion to her first love-poetry! Is all lost?

Book Synopsis

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 by Harlequin Regency Romance.)

Book 2 of Brenda Hiatt's bestselling Hiatt Regency Classics collection.

Review Quotes

"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

"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

"This is a fun, cute, clean and easy read...I thoroughly enjoyed this book." -Goodreads reader

"Another winner from Brenda! Great book, love that Regency time period!" -Kindle reader