||Love the premise. I was so ready to hear James story and finally read the one that had Lady D so prominent! Also the Hotxhkiss family, I know they are mentioned in some LW columns. Lucas is a potential suitor for Hy I believe? But as usual the timeline is off - he would only be 19 by 1924. But I digress. Lady D has a cat, Malcolm. Malcolm and Cat head might be related, lol. Ok on to our characters. Loved both James and Lizzie. Their connection and conflicts felt very real. And it was sooooooo obvious lady D was being matchmaker here. Queen that she is. I got mad at Lizzie once she found out that James was a marquis. At first I thought she was over reacting, but then I re thought about it and she her reaction definitely would have been anger and betrayal. I was mad she didn’t let James say his piece. And mad that so many people were interfering!!!! The scene back at her cottage was just utter chaos and I did not enjoy it. Even though JQ tends to write funny chaotic scenes well, I did not appreciate it. I just wanted James and Lizzie to reconcile!!! And in the end, lady D with help from little Lucas tricked them back together. Also there is a brief appearance by Dunford at one point which was a nice surprise. ||