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Title: Lucy

Subtitle: The Daring Debutantes Series, Book 4

Author: Marion Chesney - M. C. Beaton

Narrator: Charlotte Anne Dore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-13-16

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In this whirlwind series, Marion Chesney brings us spirited, independent women who are bewitching, beguiling, and determined to make their marks on the world.

She was a lady's maid who longed to be a lady. How else could Lucy Balfour hope to win the favor of Andrew, Viscount Harvey, the toast of the town, who seemed ready to take a bride at last? There was only one way to do it, and that was to command his attention. It seemed an impossible dream; first she had to become the peer of her own mistress, the coldly beautiful Lady Angela, who was determined to claim Andrew as her own. But there was Hamish MacGregor, the wily old butler, who promised to make Lucy's dream come true. With Lucy's unaccountable good luck at baccarat, they could win a fortune. With his cunning, they would conquer London society as "father" and "daughter" and meet the king himself! Having served the rich, he knew how they operated, and Hamish was determined to beat them at their own game. And having met Andrew Harvey, Lucy determined she would never be a servant again.

Members Reviews:

A modest h, working her way to becoming the H's one and only

I'm plodding my way through this series on KU and have to say that this was one of the better stories, so far. Here the h is brought up quite well educated, despite her parents being servants to an Earl and his Countess. She is thrown together with the butler because of her luck with cards and they both strive to find a better life together. The butler becomes the h's de facto father and the h, in turn, pretends to be his daughter. All along the h has had her eye on the H, an Earl but he's way out of the h's league. I really enjoyed reading to see how this would all work out and the author didn't make it easy for them to be together. An enjoyable read.

I like this book

Fun and more fun I laughed out loud several times, this is a keeper. This is one of those books I can read again and again, Lucy the maid and the butler was outstanding , the supporting staff was also very good especially her mother, French teacher and the ladies maid. I throughly enjoyed this book.

Lucy

Lucy Balfour has been appointed to a coveted job as a lady's maid but she soon finds out that while the job may have a certain prestige amongst servants it is pretty well all work and no leisure. The butler at the house where she is working discovers Lucy has a talent for winning at cards and tempts her to run away and make both their fortunes at the casinos.

I was a little disappointed by this story and found it didn't hold my attention as much as other books in this series. I enjoyed the way Edwardian society is portrayed and the story of Lucy and her skill at cards ought to have been entertaining but somehow it didn't do it for me. Others may enjoy it and I shall still continue to read this author's Edwardian romances.

Slow story line

This seemed to me a very slow story line. I normally love M.C. Beaton but I couldn't wait to finish it, not because it I was rivited to the story, I just wanted to move on to the next book.

Wonderful author

Great author. "The School for Manners," "House for a Season," "Six Sisters," and "Traveling Matchmaker" series are my favorites.