Flappers & Fiction

Montségur never intended to be a statesman, yet he finds himself a deputy with a rather unique compass for his convictions. You see, his political ideology doesn’t come from the newspapers, but from the lady currently holding his heart. From the Right Center with a demanding actress to the Republican Left under the spell of the ambitious Madame Lambertin, his vote simply follows his affections. But when a pair of fine eyes in the countryside demands yet another shift, one has to ask: does France’s legislative future rest entirely on a lover’s whim?

When Mamma is up at ten o’clock claiming to match blue wool, Irene knows the game is afoot. It isn’t about embroidery, naturally; it is about a husband. Specifically, the Comte de Martelle-Simieuse, who must marry by January to secure a legacy. But Irene isn’t one to swoon over a white tie. She has requirements: a genuine title, a hatred of mothers-in-law, and a firm seat in the saddle. A delightfully cynical, thoroughly Parisian account of how high-society marriages are really arranged.