Drusilla Clare is plain-faced, sword-tongued, rich beyond reason, and a devout follower of Mary Wollstonecraft (Mary Shelley’s mother). As such, Dru prefers to spend her money organizing charities rather than purchasing pretty dress and does not wish to marry. She’s also been hopelessly in love with her best friend’s stepbrother from the day they met.
Gabriel Marlington was raised as a prince in his father’s palace back in Oran. Now that he has left everything and joined his mother in England, Gabe is a half-caste novelty mainly valued as a source of gossip. However, there some secrets not even the writers of scandal sheets know about.
Forced into a marriage of convenience by scandal (and Viscount Visel), Drusilla and Gabriel will have to learn to live with each other and their unusual lifestyle choices.
This an interesting take on regency romance. As the name of the series, Rebels of the Ton, implies, neither Drusilla nor Gabriel truly fit into upper-crust society despite their wealth. Dru is the orphaned heiress of a very successful merchant. Not only is she from new money and therefore carries “the stink of the shop,” Dru also rejects popular notions of marriage, wealth, and gender roles. Most of her contemporaries see her as a prudish stick-in-the-mud with dangerous ideas. Gabe is a foreign-born rake who, though he is well-connected, does not consort with the right people or in the correct way. Though neither Dru nor Gabe fit in, they are at different ends of the spectrum. A big part of the conflict in the story stems from them trying to get along despite their very different values, world-views, and how they perceive each other.
Although this is the first book in a new series, Rebels of the Ton is actually an extension of Minerva Spencer’s Outcast series. If you’re interested in exploring more of Spencer’s depiction of the Ton, I would recommend the following order:
*Barbarous [Hugh Redvers A.K.A. Lord Ramsey A.K.A. One-Eyed Standish A.K.A. The King’s Privateer (A.K.A. the guy who helped Gabriel’s mom return to England) and Daphne Redvers A.K.A. Lady Davenport]
*Dangerous [Adam de Courtney (Eva’s dad) and Euphemia “Mia” Marlington (Gabriel’s mom)]
*Scandalous [Martin Bouchard (One-Eyed Standish’s second mate) and Sarah Fisher]
I’m pretty sure Scandalous takes place during the same Season as Notorious.
Gabriel Marlington was raised as a prince in his father’s palace back in Oran. Now that he has left everything and joined his mother in England, Gabe is a half-caste novelty mainly valued as a source of gossip. However, there some secrets not even the writers of scandal sheets know about.
Forced into a marriage of convenience by scandal (and Viscount Visel), Drusilla and Gabriel will have to learn to live with each other and their unusual lifestyle choices.
This an interesting take on regency romance. As the name of the series, Rebels of the Ton, implies, neither Drusilla nor Gabriel truly fit into upper-crust society despite their wealth. Dru is the orphaned heiress of a very successful merchant. Not only is she from new money and therefore carries “the stink of the shop,” Dru also rejects popular notions of marriage, wealth, and gender roles. Most of her contemporaries see her as a prudish stick-in-the-mud with dangerous ideas. Gabe is a foreign-born rake who, though he is well-connected, does not consort with the right people or in the correct way. Though neither Dru nor Gabe fit in, they are at different ends of the spectrum. A big part of the conflict in the story stems from them trying to get along despite their very different values, world-views, and how they perceive each other.
Although this is the first book in a new series, Rebels of the Ton is actually an extension of Minerva Spencer’s Outcast series. If you’re interested in exploring more of Spencer’s depiction of the Ton, I would recommend the following order:
*Barbarous [Hugh Redvers A.K.A. Lord Ramsey A.K.A. One-Eyed Standish A.K.A. The King’s Privateer (A.K.A. the guy who helped Gabriel’s mom return to England) and Daphne Redvers A.K.A. Lady Davenport]
*Dangerous [Adam de Courtney (Eva’s dad) and Euphemia “Mia” Marlington (Gabriel’s mom)]
*Scandalous [Martin Bouchard (One-Eyed Standish’s second mate) and Sarah Fisher]
I’m pretty sure Scandalous takes place during the same Season as Notorious.