This was an enjoyable book, but I think I was hoping for a little more from the characters. I know it’s what fits the times but the you’re my property I hold the whip in this marriage shtick doesn’t do it for me and made the male love interest unappealing to me. It would have been better if his character had been developing and at least working towards redemption but alas I was disappointed. And Drusilla is painted as a modern woman who eschews marriage and all societal norms but folds frequently and meets all expectations. I liked the character of Eva a lot and am excited to read that story when it comes out. Eva and Drusilla are young, eligible, and basically shunned women, but they are attending various events of the Season. Eva’s brother Gabriel has escorted them to a ball much to Drusilla’s chagrin. Drusilla has long had a crush not he wild and free Gabriel but knows he would never choose her over the countless women throwing themselves at him. Drusilla is taking a quiet moment alone int he conservatory when a young lord comes in and attacks her. Desperate to prevent her reputation from being in tatters Gabriel proposes and they are quickly wed. The story was interesting enough and it did keep my attention. The writing was pretty good, I just wanted the characters to have a bit more development and growth.