Splendid by Julia Quinn

If you like historical romances with more than a dash of fun and flair you should check out Julia Quinn's first novel, Splendid. She wrote it something like 13 books ago and she says its not as smooth as her later books but it is still a good read.

Like a lot of romances (and my friendships) the hero and the heroine spend a great deal of time engaging in persiflage. He's British aristocracy and she's American and not interested in settling down. He's dead set against marriage because he's got more money than god and has been chased by all the greedy, marriage minded mammas for a decade and he's jolly well sick of it.

It's funny and warm and yeah, sexy. Enjoy.