The Selection - Nouveau Book 1: Scandal Broth by Marian Devon

I did not give Marian Devon a fair shake in the last attempt, so I decided to try her again.  But I have far deeper reasons for selecting Scandal Broth.

For one, it reminded me of one of the first titles I read by Barbara Metzger: Snowdrops and Scandalbroth. Wonderful story that.  Also, recently I read of snowdrops in a Georgette Heyer Georgian work, Powder and Patch, also a wonderful story.  So I took that for a sign.

For two, some of my other Marian Devons are missing covers.  This one is not.  

For three, the old website, The Nonesuch, rated it "very good."  

Four four, the blurb quote/premise--"So now you know, you loose screw, you proposed to the wrong woman!"--sounded quite intriguing.

For five, I'm writing a faux-Regency, replete with vampires, that involves matchmaking.  By reading a Regency that says it involves "matchmaking," I hope to keep my muse active and engaged while I write.  Or rather, I hope to distract her long enough to write.  My muse is a tease, you know.  And highly flighty.  I need to cage her somehow.  

And so those are my reasons.  Very deep in deed.  ;-)