Brainless Beauty: Melody very much believes herself to be this, and that there is nothing to her but her beauty.

Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Henry Livingston seems like a nice young gentleman, but is actually a two-timing Manipulative Bastard who tries to kill his debtor and frame Jane for it.

Belligerent Sexual Tension: Downplayed version with Jane and Mr.Awesome, but Impractical: It's explained to Captain Livingstone that the Navy can't use glamour to hide its ships because folds are tied up to a specific place, and ships need to move.The plot thickens when certain secrets come to light.and when certain emotions come into play.įirst in The 'Glamourist Histories' series, Shades (2011) is followed by Glamour in Glass (2012) which delves into Napoleonic intrigue, marital tension and reconciliation Without a Summer (2013), mixing Emma with Industrial Revolution riots Valour and Vanity (2014), a Jane Austen caper yarn in the vein of the Ocean's Eleven series and Of Noble Family, (2015), dealing with race relations and slavery. Her sister, a specimen of much less maturity (both in years and wisdom) provides much conflict, of the familial and romantic variety, as suitors dance about both girls. It tells the story of Jane Ellsworth, a young woman in the mold of a sensible Austen heroine, who possesses a high degree of skill in illusion, as well as music and the other 'accomplishments' of Regency England. Its only fantasy element is the ability to create 'folds' of illusion, at the expense of some exhaustion.

What is talent without beauty? Shades of Milk and Honey is a Regency Fantasy novel by Mary Robinette Kowal, written as a loving Homage to Jane Austen.

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