Bellegarde, Jamie Lilac
Bellegarde, Jamie Lilac
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Bellegarde

Author: Jamie Lilac

Narrator: Elisabeth Lagelee, Daniel Henning

Unabridged: 8 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 07/11/2023


Synopsis

Ooh la la! A historical rom-com with a modern twist—perfect for fans of Bridgerton, A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, and She's All That. Evie Clement has perfected the art of avoiding attention as she works at her family’s bakery and dreams of a life where she can trade dusting flour for designing dresses. Her focus is on honing her sewing skills—she doesn’t need to be fawned over by some teenage boy.Least of all Beau Bellegarde—the playboy of Paris, the second son of the ultra-wealthy Bellegarde family, the most popular guy in their prestigious high school. Others may swoon over his rakish charm and winning smile, but not Evie.Unfortunately for Evie, Beau needs her. His conniving step-brother has roped him into an impossible bet: turn the biggest wallflower they know into the winning Bellegarde Bloom at the annual Court of Flowers Ball, or lose his entire fortune.Evie can’t understand why Beau has taken an interest in her, but she can’t help but be intrigued...Can love bloom in the most unexpected of places?""The She’s All That historical romance retelling of my dreams! When I wasn’t savoring the lush, descriptive prose, I was eagerly devouring the smart, perfectly paced, heart-pounding romance. There’s no doubt about it: Jamie Lilac makes a sparkling debut."" —Brian Kennedy, author of A Little Bit Country

About Jamie Lilac

Jamie Lilac earned a BA in English literature and an MEd in English education. As an author, she is interested in writing about romantic cool girls and spinning stories filled with love, magic, and secrets. When she isn’t writing, she can be found playing with her dogs (Banks and Reese), planting flowers, reading fairy tales, and watching ’90s movies. Bellegarde is her debut novel. Visit Jamie at jamielilac.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah

✨[Sixpence None the Richer’s Kiss Me playing]✨ Oh this hit the spot. It's literally the She’s All That YA historical romance of my wildest dreams. And I mean LITERALLY. Basically every scene in the movie is in the book and I appreciate the commitment to late 90's romcoms. We better get a Drive Me Cra......more

Goodreads review by Marieke

Do you know those moments when you need something swoon-worthy and snarky? Maybe even something hallmark cheesy but with a twist? Bellegarde, a progressive historical YA delivers it all and I needed it so much!   Set in Paris, somewhere in the past, richly decorated dresses rustle down girls’ legs, ca......more

I have half a mind to put this on my contemporary shelf because historical - this was not. I rarely encounter this problem in historicals because I guess authors try extra hard to get everything as close to right as possible for the time period, but when it happens I am not a happy camper. But histor......more