Good historical fiction of any kind should possess the power to transport readers back in time and immerse them in the period. This should include not merely the events of the time and a sketch of the general background, but an insight into how people lived, how they dressed, their concerns, and daily lives. Georgette Heyer managed it, but anybody who thinks that other Regencies are romances in long frocks ought to read Ms Hendrickson’s books - and this one in particular. Granted, there was more to the Regency than the Season, gossip, and flirting, but for a look at how the upper classes lived and loved, you can’t beat this. Light as a champagne bubble and every bit as enjoyable, this book wafts the reader back to a time and place where getting into Almack’s was the thing, and Beau Brummel was about to leave the country for good. Published in the US back in 1990, it is now available to enchant a new generation of UK readers. My top romance choice of 2007.