![]() ![]() There are a few unexpected twists, however, and James introduces several well-integrated subplots for variety. Thus, the stage is set for surprises all around, though dedicated Regency readers will spot developments well in advance. Charlotte is less than thrilled that her first lover doesn't even remember their unplanned assignation, but her hormones are drawing her back to Alex, who desperately wants a virgin bride after the debacle of his previous marriage. Nonetheless, he is smitten with the new Charlotte in her trend-setting French gowns, and since Alex requires a mother for Pippa, Charlotte is his choice. Charlotte Calverstill, the unmarried Lady Daicheston, can't believe he is impotent-after all, he ""ruined"" her in a garden three years ago before leaving for Italy-but Alex doesn't seem to remember their tryst. ![]() Alexander Foakes, earl of Sheffield and Downes, allowed his Italian wife, Maria, to divorce him on grounds that he was impotent, but now he turns up with a baby daughter he claims is his child by Maria, who kept Pippa's birth a secret until she was dying. Is he or isn't he? That's the question on London society's collective mind in this slow-starting but ultimately satisfying Regency romance. ![]()
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