This is not your typical romance novel. In fact, I didn’t even realize Jude Deveraux was a romance novelist until I went looking for more books by her (this book was a gift by an unsuitable suitor). I thought she was a lighthearted mystery writer. I was shocked when the book store attendant told me to look under romance. I bought the second book in the series and became hooked. I never thought I’d be saying these words about a “romance” novel, but I am now a fan.