The series is interspersed with several chess matches as, like chess itself, a game of intrigue, coquettishness and desire is played out between the characters of each novel. Her return to England allows her to renew her friendships with her contemporaries-most of the other duchesses in this series-and due to her love of chess, begin a friendship with the Duke of Villiers, her husband’s ex-best friend. Jemma was a well known social butterfly in Paris and had somewhat a scandalous reputation. Elijah had what seems like a heart attack while at parliament, and he has asked Jemma to return so they can begin the process of begetting an heir, while he still can. This series begins with Jemma, the Duchess of Beaumont, who returns to England from France in the late 1700s (during the Georgian period) to be with her husband, Elijah, from whom she has been estranged for several years. Like the games of chess that run through this series, the romances are filled with strategy, intrigue and surprise moves.
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