Julia
I should love this more, but didn't! Just liked it. I love when Kleypas chooses a FMC who isn't wealthy (this protagonist is a novelist for a living!), it was fun that the MMC is younger than her, and there's a bunch of "inside publishing" stuff from the historical time period that is of course interesting. I do think FMC used another nice dude with somewhat ill intent, so maybe that was it? But still! A pleasant romp! And one of her funnier meet cutes.
I should love this more, but didn't! Just liked it. I love when Kleypas chooses a FMC who isn't wealthy (this protagonist is a novelist for a living!), it was fun that the MMC is younger than her, and there's a bunch of "inside publishing" stuff from the historical time period that is of course interesting. I do think FMC used another nice dude with somewhat ill intent, so maybe that was it? But still! A pleasant romp! And one of her funnier meet cutes.