Ms. Kent's riotous regency is a bit of glitz, sin, and suspense. If you ignore the fact that at
times it's a bit confusing, then readers will love this tale of love and laughter. The hero is a bit
more mature at times than the heroine, although she would be considered a cougar by today's standards.
However both Peter and Violet are outstanding when it comes to playing their parts. I will look
forward to seeing if there is a sequel in the making with Violet's little sister.
Violet was hung out to dry, told to marry, and then ignored by her lordly brother. She managed to
survive her first marriage of convenience, and even the second where her husband was abusive. Her
third marriage was more to her liking; although he was much older, she genuinely liked her now dead
husband. Deciding that life is too short for regrets, Violet sets out to have a bit of fun. Her
lovers tend to be younger than she is and she leaves them, maybe wanting more but not expecting
anything else and not wanting anything from them. That is until she meets Peter St. John. He is
unlike any man she's ever been with, but when he proposes, she turns him down flat. He is too young,
and she would never do anything to provoke a scandal for him or his family.
Scandal does darken her life, but it comes in the form of a lecherous man who wants her younger
sister as his bride, or he will blackmail Violet's brother. Against Peter's advice, she puts herself
in the midst and almost loses the most important person in her life.