Caroline Courtney

High-spirited Francesca fuels 18th Century feuds when she writes a column in a local society newspaper;

The Earl of Templecombe had dared to kiss Miranda Melbury at their first meeting, when she had required rescuing when her horse bolted. Now, it was rumoured that the Earl, somewhat the worse for gambling losses, was looking for a new source of funds. Was he planning to persue Miranda because she had become an heiress - or did he plan to finance his future by other, more criminal means?

Mystery surrounds the young Countess of Courville as she enters the whirl of social London;