Somehow, and frankly I might have been drinking some Nyquil during this transition because I can’t remember it very well, Sebastian starts seriously courting Violet, who has been his platonic BFF for years. This causes a shift in their relationship. But Sebastian likes to be liked, and a significant portion of the public hates him, and so he tells Violet he won’t present her work as his any more. Violet is unable to get her papers published under her own name and so Sebastian fronts for her. Sebastian is a scientist who lectures about his belief that traits are passed on by means of sexual procreation – quite inflammatory stuff in Victorian England, which is when and where the book is set.īut, AHA! Sebastian is not actually the person who has come up with these scientific insights – they are the work of Countess Violet, Sebastian’s best friend. He is also a publically controversial figure. That is to say: he does not despoil virgins, he does not string his lovers along with emotional promises, and he does not coerce the unwilling. The plot is this: Sebastian is the kind of rake we find in romance all the time – one who is not a jerk. The Countess Conspiracy is not my favorite of her books but I think it will make many romance readers very happy indeed. Publication Info: Courtney Milan December 17, 2013Ĭourtney Milan is a masterful writer who never disappoints.
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