It is always a pleasant surprise when an author comes up with a new twist, and the idea of a "lady architect" is surely that. This is also a fun way of learning about the way a house like this was conceived, designed and built in those days; especially fascinating for anybody who has ever been in one of these houses. If this seems less than romantic don’t worry, as there is space in here to fit in at least part of a London Season, more than one romance and even a fiendish plot to undermine the project. This is what I have come to expect from this author; no mere love story, but plenty of history, a bit of mystery and a feeling while reading that the book is so steeped in research that at times it is rather like reading something written by somebody alive at the time. Highly recommend for all Regency fans, and anybody else who thinks they don’t care for romance (probably you just don’t like bodice rippers) but enjoys a good historical story.