Willful impropriety : 13 tales of society, scandal, and romance

The Victorian Era Is Significant For The Rise Of The Middle Classes And Marked Changes In Social Relationships, Both In The Home And In Wider Society, With The Proliferation Of Domestic Help And The Development Of Increasingly Rigid Gender Roles. These Are Romances That Chafe Against The Restrictions Of The Period, With Heroes And Heroines Who Defy Social Convention, Igniting Firestorms Of Gossip. The Aristocrats, Impostors, Social Climbers, Domestic Workers And Undercover Agents Of These Stories Exist In An Authentically Lush World, Depicted Here With Telling Attention To Detail. While Most Of The Stories Are Strongly Realistic, Some Incorporate Elements Of Fantasy. The Season has finally arrived, filled with the magnificent balls, scandalous gossip, and clandestine romances that every lord and lady in good society has come to expect. But far within the walls of lavish estates and in the dark corners of the city lies a world that the aristocracy dares not touch, with rules and risks that glamour cannot overpower. Yet true love has no boundaries, and heiresses and street thieves alike must use their savvy and strength to create new beginnings and happily-ever-afters. Sometimes luck is enough, but every once in a while, a touch of magic may be needed. Deliciously alluring, these thirteen historical romances from a talented array of YA authors will make even the most cynical heart swoon. Table of Contents: The Dancing Master by Genevieve Valentine The Unladylike Education Of Agatha Tremain by Stephanie Burgis At Will by Leanna Renee Hieber Steeped In Debt To The Chimney Pots by Steve Berman Outside The Absolute by Seth Cadin Resurrection by Tiffany Trent Mrs Beetons Book Of Magickal Management by Karen Healey The Garden Of England by Sandra Mcdonald False Colours by Marie Brennan Nussbaums Golden Fortune by M. K. Hobson The Colonels Daughter by Barbara Roden Mercury Retrograde by Mary Robinette Kowal The Language Of Flowers by Caroline Stevermer "The Season has finally arrived, filled with the magnificent balls, scandalous gossip, and clandestine romances that every lord and lady in good society has come to expect. But far within the walls of lavish estates and in the dark corners of the city lies a world that the aristocracy dares not touch, with rules and risks that glamour cannot overpower. Yet true love has no boundaries, and heiresses and street thieves alike must use their savvy and strength to create new beginnings and happily-ever-afters. Sometimes luck is enough, but every once in a while, a touch of magic may be needed"-- Provided by publisher A beguiling collection of original short romances for teen readers set in the Victorian era.