Review: Tempestuous but Tantalizing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 9, 2013
Hurray! Becky Lower is ba-ack with her fourth Fitzpatrick sibling, Jasmine, in The Tempestuous Debutante, Book 4 of her Cotillion Ball series. Jasmine is Heather's (The Abolitionist's Secret) outgoing, self-serving twin, whose season was cut off last year when she fell and broke her ankle on the night of the ball. Now she will finally have her season, scheming this time to one-up her sisters by marrying an Englishman with a title, which will bring her wealth and prestige, the two things she wants most in life.But Jasmine's heart has other plans.  The much older viscount fails to incite any passion in her (or she in him) and she can't stop thinking about his handsome Irish stable boy, hardworking and devilishly handsome Parr O'Shaughnessy.  But Parr isn't what he seems. The viscount has brought him to America to help him establish a horse breeding farm and racetrack, using his prize stallion, the Grey Ghost. Parr falls for Jasmine immediately, but he knows he does not have the social standing or the money she expects to ever be able to win her hand.Jasmine's growing pains in this book take her from directionless and scheming to a woman of purpose and substance but the ride is rocky. Jasmine will be tested on many levels as she discovers purpose and passion in her life, makes some very difficult decisions, and learns that money and a title can't buy happiness or true love.It was a pleasure to be reunited with the Fitzpatricks again as they continue their adventures. Ms. Lower brings a warm Irish charm to her current hero and this adds to the fabric of her beautifully woven pre-Civil War America. Her descriptions of Jasmine's gorgeous dresses are lush! Ms. Lower also wins us over with a heroine I felt almost certain I would not like. But wait till you read about the simple but touching gift Jasmine gives Parr. Despite how much fun Jasmine is to despise, you'll be won over, too, and begging for the next Fitzpatrick sibling's book!