
In all her twenty-five years lovely Venetia Lanyon has never been further than Harrogate nor enjoyed the attentions of any but her two wearisomely persistent suitors Then in one extraordinary encounter she meets a neighbour she only knows by reputation
- the infamous Lord Damerel
- & before she knows better is egging on a libertine whose way of life has scandalised the North Riding for years Yet again Georgette Heyer shows the qualities that made her one of the most successful & best-loved romantic novelists of her age & why her popularity endures to this day