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"A charming Regency"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted December 18, 2004

In 1816 London, the Earl of Sinclair, Benjamin hires Joe Quincy as his secretary because he likes the cheeky response the applicant provides back to his inquiries although he has some doubts as the lad does not shave. Quickly, Joe gets the household staff and even Benjamin's mother wrapped Read more...

"Wonderful debut Regency romance."
Reviewed by Suan Wilson
Posted January 10, 2005

Following her father's death, Josephine Quincy seeks employment as a secretary for Lord Sinclair. In order to provide for her sister and grandmother, Josephine masquerades as a man to obtain the job. She accepts that her disguise prevents her from achieving marriage and children, for if society learns of her Read more...

Summary

The devilishly attractive Earl of Sinclair is having trouble holding onto servants, what with so many of them pairing up and running off tobe wed. Luckily, his able new secretary, J. Quincy, seems scrupulously loyal, and possesses the invaluable abilityto flawlessly forge the master'ssignature. But imagine Sinclair'ssurprise when he discovers the "J" stands for "Josephine." His cherished employee is, in actuality, a quite delectable lady in disguise! Jo desperately needs this position, and never actually lied about her gender -- though she didn't expect Sinclair's keen eye to expose the truth so quickly. Ifthe ton finds out, the scandal could be devastating. But Jo believes she can still be of service to the dashing lord.The greatest difficulty, however, will be keeping her mindon business with Sinclair standing so tantalizingly, intoxicatingly close. And what this earl wants,he usually gets!