Celeste Connally: All’s Fair in Love and Treachery
Lady Petra Inquires #2
Celeste Connally introduced the intrepid, fearless, convention defying Lady Petra in last year’s Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord. Lady Petra is defying convention purposefully, declaring she will never marry, and since she’s given a house and allowance by her father, she is wealthy enough to do as she pleases. She also has the ear of the Queen. It’s 1815, and London is on the verge of Wellington’s triumph at Waterloo. Queen Charlotte was a force at court thanks to the mental health challenges of King George III. This affects Lady Petra, as the Queen invites her to investigate the mysterious death of the matron at an orphan’s home.