![]() Hugo, aka The Wolf of Clermont, does not get paid for his services, at least not yet. He isn’t “security” for the Duke, but rather a financial manager trying to help the Duke get out of debt and increase his own wealth. ![]() Hugo had success as a pugilist and now serves as the right hand man to the Duke of Clermont. Hugo Marshall is the son of a coal miner. The story takes place in 1835 London and features two characters who live along the edges of the upper class. This novella contains a lot of interesting period detail and characters who find themselves in the unique position to take risks and forge their own paths. My fellow Cannonballers did not steer me wrong. It is the first story Milan published, it is the start of a series that contains several well loved novels, and apparently Milan herself recommends it as a starting point. ![]() I received immediate responses from quite a few people, and the novella The Governess Affair was the winner. ![]() It occurred to me that I have been following Courtney Milan on Twitter even though I’d never read any of her books, so I put out a call on the CBR Facebook page for suggestions on where to begin with Milan’s work. It’s a genre that I feel like I have overlooked, even though I did start CBR15 with a delightful collection of Georgette Heyer stories. I knew when I saw the “genre” category on the CBR15Passport that I wanted to have romance in there. ![]()
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