Victoire (by Clare Darcy)

(Amazon UK link) I’m glad I decided to re-read the novels I have acquired, over the years, by Clare Darcy. She’s the only writer I’ve found whose regency romance books are anywhere near the brilliance of those by Georgette Heyer. A note in the front of my copy of ‘Victoire’ tells me that I first read it in 1990 and again in 1997. But evidently I hadn’t read it since then. And in nearly 30 years I had entirely forgotten the story and the characters.
However, the main cast are quite recognisable as ...