...masterly intelligent romance!
The Suffragette Scandal (The Brothers Sinister #4) by Courtney Milan 1877. Hooked by the opening, a rowing competition between major arch rivals Cambridge and Oxford where we meet the delicious yet dangerous Edward Clark and the vibrant Federica Marshall, I was pulled in even further by the opening interplay (of sorts) between Edward and this interesting woman dressed quite severely, in a mannish jacket with epaulets, wearing a bowler hat and exhibiting a jaunty freedom. Edward has left his beloved Toulouse to return to England. We have no clue as to why the story starts here, on the banks of the Thames at a rowing competition, and whither it is going, except that by the title, and now the description of this interesting young woman, that it somehow involves suffragettes. The novel's brilliant! I loved it after the first page and was well and truly ensconced by the end of the first chapter. There's betrayal and friendship, intrigue and blackmail, and of course...