Almost Perfect
I must admit to really liking these two characters.&#xA0; Even better, they're story takes place in one of the most beautiful and desolate landscapes I've ever seen.&#xA0; The border area between Scotland and England has been a place of dissension for eons, probably starting long before the ice bridge between England and the Continent thawed.&#xA0; Why did Hadrian build that wall of his?&#xA0; Because it slows down the inhabitants from either side of the wall as they carry stolen cattle, property and, yes, women, back to their own side of the border.&#xA0; Of course, if we hadn't had the border folk we'd by poorer by some great words, like blackmail, or games, like rugby.&#xA0; Lucien's lodge, the pele tower, is an actual style of home for the area.&#xA0; The way the hills fold behind his home is referred to as a &quot;beef-tub&quot;, which is essentially a hidden place where the denizens who did manage to carry cattle over Hadrian's wall stashed their stolen beef.&#xA0; And, the abbey Devanney's house party goes off to visit is based on the lyrical ruins of Melrose Abbey.So, for what it's worth I hope you've enjoyed my stab at a Regency Era romance.&#xA0; Thanks for trying it!