Cost of Honor

I am always a bit nervous when beginning to read the work of an author that is new to me. It seems to me that in all genres, but especially that of Regency Romance, it is extremely difficult to predict the quality of writing and the research behind that writing.This novel was a happy surprise. It is the first I've read by Emma Lange and it definitely made me want to buy more. The storyline is intriguing (an earl is forced by honor to marry a girl of good family when he mistakes her for a willing bedmate and takes her virginity--she's been drugged by an unscrupulous servant) and the romance is very well-developed. The secondary characters are, for the most part, well-fleshed out. I also enjoyed the fact that the main characters' family played a large part in the storyline and did not fall into the usual Regency role (established by the great Heyer) of dysfunctional, irritating hangers-on. And yes, she does get the titles right! I really recommend this book to those trying Lange for the first time--it's better than fluff!