Miss Darby's Debut: A clean, sweet Regency Romance

In the tradition of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, MISS DARBY'S DEBUT by Marilyn Clay is clean, sweet and wholesome. Tessa Darby was born in England but grew up in American. Now she's returned to England to escape the tyranny of a cruel stepfather and to try to reform the child labor laws of her birth country. The Earl of Penwyck is the very sort of influential gentleman Tessa hopes to meet. But a more top-lofty and self-righteous man she has never met!

Lord Penwyck is having the devil of a time controlling the deplorable behavior of his mother's houseguest, the auburn-haired, spectacle-making young lady from America. The stubborn chit simply will not take direction and the last thing the aristocratic family needs is another scandal! Still, the earl has to admit there is something refreshingly tantalizing about a beautiful woman who is also principled and intelligent. But, he refuses to believe he is falling in love with the willful young lady, even if he continues to reflect on what a perfect countess she would make!

"Another unusual plot from the talented pen of Marilyn Clay! I loved both Tessa and the Earl of Penwyck. Readers will laugh aloud at the dance lesson!" – Melissa Frederick.

"Ms. Clay handles social reform issues in Regency England with aplomb! A perfect blend of romance, and humor with a captivating plot."–Red River Reviews.

Miss Darby's Debut was originally published in print by Kensington Books. Later released as an ebook under the titles The Uppity Earl and The Hyde Park Spectacle.

MARILYN CLAY has recently authored the popular Miss Juliette Abbott Regency mystery Series; MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR, MURDER IN MAYFAIR, MURDER IN MARGATE, MURDER AT MEDLEY PARK, MURDER IN MIDDLEWYCH, MURDER IN MAIDSTONE, MURDER AT MONTFORD HALL, MURDER ON MARSH LANE, MURDER IN MARTINDALE and MURDER AT MARLEY CHASE, are all now available in print and Ebook.

If you enjoy the clean, sweet Regencies of Hanna Hamilton, Joan Smith, Charlotte Stone and Eleanor Meyers, you'll enjoy the traditional, clean, sweet, amusing Regencies by Marilyn Clay, all suitable for teen readers, with no strong language, graphic scenes or violence.

Marilyn Clay's historical novels include DECEPTIONS: A Jamestown Novel. Catherine travels to the New World in search of her betrothed but what she finds in Jamestown nearly destroys her.  SECRETS AND LIES: A Jamestown Novel. Four young English girls come to the New world on a Bride Ship to marry settlers, but are shocked to find that all is not as it seems in the colony. Both books were originally published in hardcover. Secrets And Lies has been re-released in paperback as A PETTICOAT AND LAMBSKIN GLOVES.

BETSY ROSS: ACCIDENTAL SPY is another of Marilyn Clay's popular historical novels. Set in Philadelphia in 1776 Quaker Betsy Ross sets out to uncover who is responsible for the death of her beloved husband John Ross, but soon finds herself drawn into the dangerous and confusing underworld of spies and double agents. Available in both print and e-book.

STALKING A KILLER, a contemporary murder mystery by Marilyn Clay, is set in Dallas. Can Amanda clear her father from a murder charge before the killer strikes again?

Among Marilyn Clay's numerous non-fiction titles are three Ebooks on Regency period furniture, now available online.

A former University Editor, multi-published author MARILYN CLAY is a highly respected historian of the English Regency period. For sixteen years, she published THE REGENCY PLUME, an international newsletter containing articles on all aspects of the 18th and early 19th centuries in English history. Back issues of the newsletter are still available from The Regency Plume website.