Queen Bee
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4.8 • 5 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A girl seeking retribution against her backstabbing former best friend finds her plans slightly derailed once she catches the eye of a familiar, handsome marquess. Bestselling author Amalie Howard delivers a delightful, anti-historical Regency-era romp that’s Bridgerton meets The Count of Monte Cristo!
Lady Ela Dalvi knows the exact moment her life was forever changed—when her best friend, Poppy, betrayed her without qualm over a boy, the son of a duke. She was sent away in disgrace, her reputation ruined.
Nearly three years later, eighteen-year-old Ela is consumed with bitterness and a desire for . . . revenge. Her enemy is quickly joining the crème de la crème of high society while she withers away in the English countryside.
With an audacious plan to get even, Ela disguises herself as a mysterious heiress and infiltrates London’s elite. But when Ela reunites with the only boy she’s ever loved, she begins to question whether vengeance is still her greatest desire.
In this complicated game of real-life chess, Ela must choose her next move: Finally bring down the queen or capture the king’s heart?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A humiliated teenage heiress concocts a witty revenge plan in this Regency romance with The Count of Monte Cristo vibes. After 15-year-old Ela's best friend Poppy spreads a salacious rumor involving Ela and a vicar's nephew, Ela is sent by her father to the Hinley Seminary for Girls in Cumbria, England, where she is subjected to rigid rules and harsh punishments. Graduated and now 18, Ela devises a plot to infiltrate London's elite. Disguising herself as an enigmatic heiress named Lyra, Ela befriends Poppy and endeavors to do everything she can to destroy the teen's social standing, which includes seducing Lord Keston Osborn, Ela's first crush. As Ela's ploy unfolds, she must reckon with the lengths to which she'll go—and the people she could lose—for revenge. Employing alternating chapters from before Ela's disgrace and after her reemergence as Lyra, Howard (the Daring Dukes series) cultivates a lively, romantic jaunt that examines themes of forgiveness and morality while highlighting women's lack of autonomy in a restrictive society. A cathartic and enjoyable read for fans of high-society intrigue and drama. Characters are of African, East Asian, and South Asian descent. Ages 12–up.
