A Good Debutante's Guide to Ruin

The Debutante Files

By: Sophie Jordan

Narrated by: Carmen Rose

The last woman on earth he would ever touch . . .

Declan, the Duke of Banbury, has no interest in ushering Rosalie Hughes, his stepsister, into society.Dumped on him with nowhere else to go, he's determined to rid himself of the headstrong debutante by bestowing on her an obscenely large dowry . . . making her the most sought-after heiress of the Season.

. . . is about to become the only one he wants

But Rosalie isn't about to go along with Declan's plans. Surrounded by fortune hunters, how is she supposed to find a man who truly wants her? Taking control of her fate, Rosalie dons a disguise and sneaks into Sodom, a private club host to all manner of illicit activity—and frequented by her infuriatingly handsome stepbrother.

In a shadowed alcove, Declan can't resist the masked temptress who sets his blood afire . . . any more than Rosalie can deny her longing for a man who will send her into ruin.

good story bad reader

i really enjoy Sophie Jordan’s stories but Carmen Rose as reader is awful. The story was a little predictable but I liked it.

Different style of SJ

I enjoyed this book however not as steamy and the feel wasn’t as historical feeling. Seemed more current era style. Another remarked that Carmen Rose wasn’t as good as she normally is which I agree. But every actor deserves an off day or read. I’d still purchase this book it’s just not either of their best work

Not finishing..

This was very disappointed up until 30%. Declan nor Rosalie had any thoughts whatsoever about each other, no want, not the least bit of attraction, no desire, no nothing. Then, all of a sudden he’s erect and having sexual thoughts about her? I can’t read books like that! Either have sexual tension or don’t have sex. Don’t just suddenly desire someone out of the blue and then plop a sex scene in somewhere. This book has 390 pages, and one reviewer said it had one and a half sex scenes, that’s a lot of reading of angst and misunderstandings and nothing going on. It’s time for historical romance writers to add some suspense or mystery or spies, or something, to their long boring books. BUT, that’s just my opinion.

I’m giving it 3 stars because I’m not going to finish it and I want to be fair to the author. Unlike some reviewers I can't give 1 star to a book I'm not finishing.

As to the narration: Carmen Rose is just a terrible reader. She never does any kind of emotion, no laughter, no crying, no nothing, AND she sounds robotic. I don’t think I could listen to CR again. I hate when all voices sound exactly the same. How she got 4 and 5 stars is beyond me. How can a man sounding like a woman be worth 5 stars?

Sweet and sexy

This was a great start to the Debutant Files. Dec is so sexy and delicious and Rosalie is sweet and beautiful. Her mother is vile and evil .

I love Rosalie and Aurelia’s friendship. I love the second book in the trilogy more but it’s because Aurelia is my favorite character. Aurelia and Max are a lot of fun and fire and passion.

I wish Audible sold An Heiress for All Seasons because I would love to listen to Will and Violets story. Sophie Jordan is brilliant and I will always read her books!

Implausible heroine 's behavior but well written sex

Most romances are basically fairy stories, some more period accurate than others. I don't mind suspending the critical voice in my head that questions some of the actions of the plot and I definitely had to do that with this book. Still, the heroine was not a cookie cutter character and the Hero had a rather sad story that made him understandable. And the sex really was well written. I don't think the author used the word "laved" once.