This is a lot of telling and not showing to get us caught up with who the good guys and bad guys are. Yes, sometimes telling and now showing is necessary, but this was just so much at once it was obvious.
Astrid is your classic regency maiden, headstrong and bookish and won't be tied to any man. The last time at least has be interested that there's ANOTHER bad man she's going to marry so her sister avoids a different one.
Astrid is your classic regency maiden, headstrong and bookish and won't be tied to any man. The last time at least has be interested that there's ANOTHER bad man she's going to marry so her sister avoids a different one.