This second book in the Determined Debutantes series was better than the first. Lenora and Sebastian were childhood friends, best friends, until her father tricked Sebastian’s father in a card game. Ever since then, the two families have been feuding. In the first book, Sebastian is responsible for bringing the nude paintings of Lenora’s mother to light, damaging their reputations, so Lenora decides she will ruin him as well. She tries to have an actress trick him into a compromising position, but it’s very anticlimactic when they met at a ball and Sebastian recognizes the actress. I was hoping for more drama surrounding the incident, but she just left.

Then, what felt random, Sebastian decides to invite Lenora’s family to a house party! And, at the house party, a gentleman proposes to Lenora after a day of knowing her and, when she turns him down, he leaves humiliated. I know this was a short book, but I felt like there was a lot of stuff crammed into a short amount of time, feeling rushed and not believable.


Tropes
Historical Romance, Regency Era, House Party, Alpha Hero, Musician Hero, Titled Hero, Virgin Heroine, Childhood Crush, Enemies to Lovers, Revenge Trope

Thank you to NetGalley for the e-arc for my honest review. ( )