Arabella Finchley writes the ballroom as a battlefield of wit, where longing hides behind the perfect riposte and propriety is the cruelest matchmaker of all. Effervescent and sparkling, her will-they-won't-they runs on banter and good manners until the heart finally outpaces the tongue.
Effervescent, witty, sparkling with banter. Ballrooms, repartee, and slow-burning longing. Period elegance, comedic timing, the will-they-won't-they powered by wit and propriety.
Preoccupations
marriage and independence · scandal · the wit that hides the heart · love across class
In conversation with
Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, Julia Quinn
A line
"Miss Hartwell had resolved, quite firmly, never to marry the Duke, which left her the considerable inconvenience of being in love with him."
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