![]() ![]() Evidently in Regency times, banks weren’t the only ones who could foreclose on one’s home, which is a scary thought. Lord Ormskirk is an older wealthy man whom her aunt is indebted to, considering he holds the mortgage to the house, as well as some other outstanding bills. Adrian is a wealthy young man who is soon to come into an inheritance and follows Deb with puppyish devotion. Her beauty and vivaciousness has attracted several would be suitors. ![]() But faro is a card game and one our hero,Deb, who is one of those spunky women so beloved by romance novelists, is an expert in.ĭeb is a card dealer in a higher class gaming house run by her widowed aunt, Lady Bellingham, who has fallen on hard times. “Faro? What is faro?” I asked myself, thinking maybe the setting was Ancient Egypt with different spelling. Though Founder Fox Leena had been recommending her books for years and it was she who suggested I do this novel for our theme week. Unlike most of the other Book Foxes, I had never read Georgette Heyer before we planned this week. ![]()
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