Is it a must read romance novel? Readers who enjoy historical romance for the glimpses of historical eras they provide may still enjoy Amber’s story for the research Winsor put in. The book breaks two rules of genre romance: it has no happy ending (some may say no ending at all) and both heroine and hero engage in rampant cheating. Also, Restoration London is a sybaritic period not often visited by genre romance. Reasons to read this title: Your teenage grandmother read it after hearing a sermon at church about how corrupt it was. She is… a 16 year old country maid determined to find a better life. He is… an earl and privateer, mid-thirties. Setting time & place: 1660s, Restoration England A country maid sleeps her way to duchess status, but never manages to attain a happy ever after with her favorite lover.
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