Splendid

Author: Julia Quinn
Stars: 3.5
Review by: BookLover
American heiress, Emma, is sent to England against her wishes with her aunt and cousins for her "season" and her "coming out" ball.  To escape the ball, Emma and her cousin disguise themselves as maids.  The cooks send Emma out for eggs, where she saves a boy from running out in the street, but she falls and hits her head on the sidewalk in the process.  She awakens to find herself on a duke's couch.  He is attracted to her, but he has decided that since she is of low breeding, her should not think of her.  Nevertheless, he can't stay away, and attends ball after ball at her aunt's house, looking for her among the maids.  He eventually discovers the truth.  His mother invites Emma to their country home and he decides to marry her.