Venetia

In Regency England, Venetia Lanyon has been raised in Yorkshire seclusion by her mother, who has hidden the scandal of Venetia's father and the reputation of her neighbor Lord Damerel, a rake living at the ruined priory. When Venetia meets Damerel, liking grows against every warning, while her cousin Oswald and London society press other matches. Letters, a journey south, and the uncovering of old family damage force her to judge the man against the legend. The novel is a romance of reputation and withheld history, not a political novel of the Regency and not a crime story.

Bound in purple cloth covers blocked with gold and orange lettering by Jessica Hische. Orange endpapers. Purple slipcase front printed with a monochrome illustration.