The Thistle & Wells Agency Series by Virginia Dashfield

Everything about Miss Edwina Stout's most recent suitor is entirely unobjectionable. In fact, he's too perfect. Edwina cannot help suspecting that there is something more to him. This leads Edwina to consult with Misses Thistle and Wells, to determine the true nature of the gentleman her brother is encouraging her to marry. The answer she receives, however, is not what she expected... A Lady's Ruin is the first short story in the Thistle & Wells Agency series, by newcomer Virginia Dashfield... moreEverything about Miss Edwina Stout's most recent suitor is entirely unobjectionable. In fact, he's too perfect. Edwina cannot help suspecting that there is something more to him. This leads Edwina to consult with Misses Thistle and Wells, to determine the true nature of the gentleman her brother is encouraging her to marry. The answer she receives, however, is not what she expected... A Lady's Ruin is the first short story in the Thistle & Wells Agency series, by newcomer Virginia Dashfield. A delightful romp in Regency London, A Lady's Ruin brings us Miss Edwina Stout, an altogether unobjectionable young lady who begins to wonder if she might actually prefer the objectionable. less