A romantic story with sparkling dialogues full of French charm and dry British humor; takes place after the Napoleonic Wars in March to October 1816 in Great Britain.
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Giles Renwick, Earl of Lilford, never made a fool of himself for a woman - until he met Lady Yasmin Régnier. Yasmin is not a suitable woman for him in any way: not as a wife, certainly not as a lover (she is a lady!), not even as a friend, because they hate each other. Her dress is too low-cut and the wet skirts hug her pretty thighs. She likes to gossip - and giggle. She is not dignified or polite, and not even a native British woman, as her father is of French ancestry. Not to mention that her mother was one of Napoleon's mistresses, which Lady Yasmin does not try to hide. So why did he propose to her? And what will he do if he says yes?