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Also by Becky Lower:

The Forgotten Debutante, April 2016
e-Book
A Widow's Salvation, September 2015
e-Book
Expressly Yours, Samantha, March 2015
e-Book
The Duplicitous Debutante, September 2014
Paperback / e-Book
Voice Of An Angel, April 2014
e-Book
Blinded By Grace, March 2014
e-Book
The Road To Comfort, March 2014
e-Book
The Tempestuous Debutante, September 2013
e-Book
Blame It On The Brontes, May 2013
e-Book
Banking On Temperance, May 2013
e-Book
The Abolitionist's Secret, December 2012
e-Book
The Reluctant Debutante, July 2012
e-Book

The Duplicitous Debutante
Becky Lower

Cotillion Ball Series #6
Crimson Romance
September 2014
On Sale: September 1, 2014
Featuring: Rosemary Fitzpatrick; Henry Cooper
203 pages
ISBN: 1440578931
EAN: 9781440578939
Kindle: B00MIMGQRE
Paperback / e-Book
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Romance Historical

In 1859, ladies of New York society are expected to do three things well: find a husband, organize a household, and have children. But despite her mother’s best intentions, making her debut is the last thing on Rosemary Fitzpatrick’s mind.

Writing the popular Harry Hawk dime novels as F.P. Elliott, she’s too busy hiding her female identity from her new publisher, Henry Cooper. To protect her clandestine career, she ends up posing as the enigmatic author's secretary.

Henry is not the typical Boston Brahmin, nor the typical publisher, and Rosemary entrances him from the moment they meet. As they work together and grow closer, he wonders how his traditional-minded father will react when he brings her into the family, because Henry firmly intends to marry the working-class woman.

But when her deception begins to unravel at the cotillion ball, will Henry be able to forgive her or has deceit cost her the man she loves?

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Cotillion Ball Series

Comments

3 comments posted.

Re: The Duplicitous Debutante

Hi Becky,
Great post as always. I love that you found out about the dime
novels and used the writing of them for one of your characters.
All your Heroines go beyond the norm for women of their time.
This one doesn't disappoint.
(Barbara Heintz 4:20pm September 10, 2014)

Thanks, Barb. It was great fun to come up with the Harry Hawk character for this
story, and to weave his story into Rosemary's.
(Becky Lower 8:43pm September 10, 2014)

I really enjoyed reading your posting today, and remember
hearing about those dime novels, but don't recall where,
now!! It was interesting, however, to read your telling of
the History of it, and to read about your book. That always
makes it a bit more special, when the time comes to read
it!! The cover to your book was really well thought-out,
and I'm looking forward to curling up with it this Fall, as
well as reading your interpretation of the dime novel.
Congratulations on what I'm sure was a bit of a fun read to
write!!
(Peggy Roberson 9:49am September 11, 2014)