Though she bears the title Lady Francine Fitz Hugh, Fancy is not
the modest, demure maiden one might expect. In fact, our initial
encounter finds her in the very unladylike garb of a street urchin,
rifling through the pockets of a passed-out drunk. From the very
first page, the scene is set for this rollicking historical romance
--- with the emphasis on "romance."
After losing the last of her family, Lady Francine is left alone to
shoulder the burdens associated with caretaking her crumbling
familial estate. She is forced to consort with petty smugglers and
thugs just to scrape tog