What Happens in the Ballroom

Designing Debutantes, Book 2

By: Sabrina Jeffries

Narrated by: Beverley A. Crick

From one of the best-known names in historical romance, New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries, comes the second in her dazzling Designing Debutantes series featuring a talk-of-the-ton trio of young women who’ve eschewed working as governesses to utilize their talents for fashion, food, and music, by running their own party planning enterprise, Elegant Occasions. And if they, and their wealthy clients, happen to find love along the way, it just makes their efforts all the more rewarding!

A youthful widow, Eliza Pierce is enjoying both freedom and financial success as part of Elegant Occasions. Then her late husband’s best friend, Nathaniel Stanton, the Earl of Foxstead, hires Elegant Occasions to help another young widow of an officer become part of high society, and Eliza wonders why. Is the woman a relative? Or is she the earl’s mistress and her adorable toddler his child? If so, why does he take Eliza in his arms every chance he gets . . .

Foxstead’s family situation makes it difficult for him to marry, so his visceral attraction to Lieutenant Pierce’s widow is an unwelcome complication. Sworn to secrecy concerning his friend’s life in the army, Foxstead is trying to honor the man’s last wishes, even when it means being around Eliza every day. But how can he resist when the fetching Eliza keeps tempting him to break his own rules? For if he dares to expose the truth, will she ever forgive him? Or will she banish him from her life forever . . .

©2023 Sabrina Jeffries (P)2023 Recorded Books

Too far fetched

Just not a believable story. Sex was pretty much the only theme in this book. I feel like a waste of my time.

Decent story, unlikable female lead

Narration was solid and the story was good. It was really hard to like the female lead. She was mean and self-righteous. The ending made her seem spoiled and hypocritical.

Not very entertaining

The characters in this story as pretty bland and the dialogue is even more bland...very immature. The story line was interesting but lacked pizzaz. I stopped listening at chapter 8, then skipped to the end.