“Well-thought-out characters, madcap adventures, and London’s cunning, cagey elite . . . A fun ride with a colorful, adventurous heroine.” —Publishers Weekly First, USA Today–bestselling author Vanessa Kelly brought readers The Renegade Royals. Now, in a delightfully witty new series, she introduces The Improper Princesses—three young women descended from royalty, each bound for her own thrilling adventure . . . Despite being the illegitimate daughter of a prince, Gillian Dryden is happily ignorant of all social graces. After growing up wild in Italy, Gillian has been ordered home to England to find a suitable husband. And Charles Valentine Penley, the excessively proper, distractingly handsome Duke of Leverton, has agreed to help transform her from a willful tomboy to a blushing debutante. Powerful and sophisticated, Charles can make or break reputations with a well-placed word. But his new protégée, with her habit of hunting bandits and punching earls, is a walking scandal. The ton is aghast . . . but Charles is thoroughly intrigued. Tasked with taking the hoyden in hand, he longs to take her in his arms instead. Can such an outrageous attraction possibly lead to a fairytale ending? Praise for Vanessa Kelly’s Renegade Royals series “Will definitely resonate with fans of Mary Jo Putney and Joanna Bourne.” —Booklist “Kelly combines diverting dialogue, delightful surprises and finely tuned pacing to make this a winner.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
Series
2 primary books3 released booksThe Improper Princesses is a 3-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Vanessa Kelly.
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3.5 Stars
I really liked Gillian. I mean, the opening scene she is killing a bandit as revenge for killing her step father! She stands up for herself, takes crap from almost no one, and she kept everyone on their toes. The hero, Charles, was a little flat in my opinion. There were a few scenes where the flirting was good, but otherwise he just kept lambasting her. Not ok! And the grandmother. UGH! She was so high and mighty with Gillian.
Still, it was pretty fun. I liked the brother, Griffin, too.
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3.5 Stars
I really liked Gillian. I mean, the opening scene she is killing a bandit as revenge for killing her step father! She stands up for herself, takes crap from almost no one, and she kept everyone on their toes. The hero, Charles, was a little flat in my opinion. There were a few scenes where the flirting was good, but otherwise he just kept lambasting her. Not ok! And the grandmother. UGH! She was so high and mighty with Gillian.
Still, it was pretty fun. I liked the brother, Griffin, too.
