The Cygnet
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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 by Harlequin Regency Romance.) Book 2 of Brenda Hiatt’s bestselling Hiatt Regency Classics collection.
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Brenda writes novels of sparkling romantic adventure spanning Regency England, Americana, contemporary teen science fiction and more. Which ever you pick up, you’ll find excitement, romance and, always, an uplifting happy ending. 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’s currently working toward her 4th degree black belt), hiking, traveling…and reading, of course!
Bethany has extensive experience as an actor and voice-over artist, with over ten complete audiobooks to her credit, as well as video games (Nevertales and Rite of Passage), E-learning projects, documentaries, and synchronized voiceover translation work. Most recently, she performed the role of Merril in Anthropology and Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet with the English Theatre Düsseldorf. Shakespeare is a particular passion; she has also performed the roles of Gertrude in Hamlet with Festival 56, Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing with the Heartland Actors Repertory Theatre, and Speed/Sir Eglamour/Host in Two Gentlemen of Verona with the Indiana Shakespeare Festival. Other favorite roles have included Christine Linde in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, Kathy in Jack Heifner’s Vanities, and Kelly in John Green’s The Liquid Moon.
