An Affection for an Unmarried Lady

"An Affection for an Unmarried Lady by Fanny Delarose is a wonderful romp through late-Georgian England. Peopled with Lords and Ladies pursuing love, status and wealth, the book sails along like a ripe young lady in a flowing gown dancing the pavanne. The heroine, Lady Ann Astweir, is the younger daughter of an old family of breeding and gentility. But as earning a living is considered to be exceedingly gauche among the English elite, her family’s fortune is ebbing away and she must make a “good” marriage to someone of her station whose family wealth is still intact. She falls in love with Lord Gordon Treezwey, son of the Marquess and Marcioness of Duchambord, a family of impeccable lineage and similarly ebbing fortune. Will they work out their financial difficulties and manage to wed? Will they defy their parents and elope to live the lives of the bourgeoisie middle class? Or will Lady Ann be sold to the highest bidder who will accept a girl with no dowry?" --Rochelle Weber, RIW Communications