A Duke elopes with the wrong sister. He’s got a temper that in a modern novel would be a red flag for domestic violence, so when he finds out his mistake determines to carry on anyway. Then he falls in love with her but not before a visit from the characters of the previous novel THESE OLD SHADES.
This is the second novel of the series, and the second of the new genre of historical romance, invented by Heyer for THESE OLD SHADES and now with literally thousands of novels in its wake. It’s interesting to see the birth of a genre, and it’s hard to believe it didn’t exist before: the love story in the historical setting. I guess it’s like Facebook. Now its hard to imagine why no one thought of it before. Why are all the best business ideas so obvious once someone has thought of them? Brownie mix is the one that really tortures me. Who would have thought people would pay for pre-mixed flour and cocoa powder? I can’t believe someone got rich off that one.