Substitute the first man for woman and the second man for Fergie no-not-the-Black-Eyed-Pea-the-black-sheep-royal and that should clarify whether A Most Intriguing Lady will be gracing your ormolu bedside table. There is a lot of focus on the plot surrounding the hero and heroine, rather than their relationship with each other. As a reader, you watch as the pair rebel, fall in love, overcome hurdles and ultimately get their happily ever after - a satisfying and rewarding end to such a evocative tale.

Colonel Walter Trefusis is at the Duke of Buccleuch home at a dinner party when he feels a headache coming on. Mentre corre la storia delle vicende di Mary, che sembra sempre attratta dagli intrighi e deve convivere con la sua strana madre malata di ipocondria e con il padre che la evita per la maggior parte del tempo, i due avranno l’opportunità di far crescere il sentimento che li lega, costruendo un rapporto paritario, l’unico che la volitiva ragazza possa accettare. I thought it was an okay story although there were so many English terms or words that I was not familiar with.Sono rimasta veramente colpita da questo romance vittoriano che porta la firma di Fergie, l’ex moglie del principe Andrea d’Inghilterra. The story is broken into 4 parts; in the first Mary finds herself running a shooting party for her parents and has to handle a situation when one of the employees, a close friend, is accused of theft. Please Note: By their very nature, all signed books will have been handled several times before they get to you. Pacy, romantic, and fun, A Most Intriguing Lady documents one remarkable woman’s ability to be both the perfect lady, and a perfectly talented detective. This story is not only deep in history but also bravery of Lady Mary trying to prove her worth in society.

It is at this party where Lady Mary also meets Colonel Walter Trefusis, a distinguished and extremely handsome war veteran. A most intriguing lady follows Lady Mary Douglas Montagu Scott and Walter Trefusis, Colonel Trefusis (Tre). During her first case, she meets Colonel Walter Trefusis who is convincing her Father (the Duke) to back his new department of secret intelligence (he is a SPY! A lady detective, and a spymaster, set in the Victorian era, where feminism is just starting to emerge.

The description describes her as determined, capable and independent and I guess EVENTUALLY she gets around to finding those capabilities for herself in the various situations where she finds herself, but there was vastly too much "woe-is-me"ing about absolutely everything that she does. The time was necessary as both characters needed to learn more about themselves, to grow, to find what was important.