Her long list of passions include cats and tea, cooking and vintage cookware, cross-stitching and watercolor painting. This book was originally published as Lord Pierson Reforms.ĭonna Lea Simpson is a nationally bestselling romance and mystery novelist with more than twenty titles to her credit. 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. When he learns that the anonymous beauty is Lady Rowena, he vows to coax that flicker of warmth into a flame.Īs 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. The Chaperone Paperback Jby Laura Moriarty (Author) 3,423 ratings Goodreads Choice Award nominee See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 15.10 98 Used from 1.59 26 New from 9.46 10 Collectible from 7. ![]() ISBN-13: 9781594487019 Summary The Chaperone is a captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in 1922 and the summer that would change them both. 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. The Chaperone Laura Moriarty, 2012 Penguin Group USA 384 pp. 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. ![]() ![]() 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. “Simpson excels at imbuing her realistic characters with subtle depths!” -John Charles, American Library AssociationĪs chaperone to the Season’s most desirable young miss, Amy Corbett has two specific duties: to ensure that her charge’s reputation remain spotless, and to see her betrothed to an exceptional beau. 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. 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. A captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in 1922, and the summer that would change them both.
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