Belle of the Ball

by Pam McCutcheon

Three Graces Trilogy (1)

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Beauty, Charm, and Grace-something the nouveau-riche Sullivan sisters of Colorado Springs lack. But a wish at a magical rock formation is about to change all that, in a most a-MUSE-ing way.... The three Sullivan sisters, named for the Three Graces of Greek legend who embody beauty, charm and grace, don't live up to their names. Belle is no beauty. Charisma lacks charm. And Grace is somewhat less than graceful. But this doesn't deter their ambitious mother from bribing three bachelors to show more escort them to Colorado Springs' beautiful Garden of the Gods. When the girls overhear their escorts mocking how little they resemble their names, each girl makes a wish at the magical Three Graces rock formation. Belle wishes aloud for beauty, but only so she can use it as a weapon to punish the cads who hurt her sisters. Her true wish is for revenge. Handsome viscount Kit Stanhope regrets his rude remarks and apologizes to Belle. He's surprised when she tells him that's not enough. If he truly regrets his behavior, he has to make her beautiful in time for the Founders' Day Ball. Kit isn't sure he's up to the task. But, intrigued by the spirited Belle, he agrees to assist her transformation from an ugly duckling into a swan with the help of a mysterious Greek dressmaker with muse-like qualities. Unfortunately, Belle makes a rather awkward swan. Still, after a few embarrassing escapades, she masters the flirtatious language of the fan and takes the town known as Little London by storm. Belle soon finds herself falling for the viscount and his sinful mouth. It seems he returns her regard, but she can't renege on her promise to humiliate him ...can she? Will her secret muse grant the wish she voiced ...or the one she holds in her heart? show less

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This is the 1st book of the series. The 3 sisters are on a group outing with their suitors. They leave the men to go make a wish at a statue their mother made a wish at years ago. Before they make their wishes, they overhear the gentlemen make some mean comments about them. They also learn that their mother paid them to take her daughters out. In anger, each girl makes a wish based on what the gentlemen said was wrong with each of them instead of the wishes in their hearts. The wishes they made out loud corresponded with the statue of the 3 Graces (minor Greek Goddesses) whom they were named after (beauty, charm and grace). The 3 Graces heard the wishes and decided to grant them one girl at a time. Which wish will they grant each girl, show more the spoken or unspoken wish?

This book tells about Belle's wish. Her spoken wish was for beauty. Thus her journey has begun. This story is a fun story of a girl who was hurt by the man she liked. She set out on a path of revenge. This poor had no idea what she was about to get herself into.

I really loved this story. I loved how the 3 Graces intervened in her life. Did Belle get her wish and which one? I will let you read the story and find out. You will definitely be surprised at how it turns out. As for me, I think I will be looking for book 2 soon.
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This was a good book to read until Belle initiated a desire to experience love-making. I wish the author had gone a different route.

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Belle of the Ball

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Fiction and Literature, Romance, Historical Fiction
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813Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English
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