The plot is something I have seen a lot in more recent regency romance books but none has ever captivated my attention as this old book did. With Heyer, it is not just about the main characters, but the tale she spins around them by using the secondary characters, events and settings. She uses secondary and tertiary plot lines like a renaissance master to give her stories the depth that are unparalleled. She was the true master of her craft, jumping from drama to comedy while broadening our minds about historical events. My only complaint about her books are that I always wish her secondary characters had a book of their own (in this case, Felix).