Review: Short and Sweet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2013
While at her first ball during her debut London Season, Lady Philippa Casemore downs a flask of brandy that was laced with opium.  When she wakes the next morning she has no memory at all of what she did the night before.  Jason York, the Earl of St. Austell, was overheard boasting he would bed the girl before the Season ended and someone placed a bet at a gentlemen's club on the outcome.  His male pride is bruised when he discovers Lady Philippa doesn't even remember him but he soon becomes intrigued with the young innocent.  Although the idea of a debutant downing an entire flask of brandy seemed a bit absurd, I did enjoy this novella. Short and sweet, it was a fast enjoyable read.This was originally part of an anthology and there are references to characters that were probably part of the other stories, however, this story stands on it's own.  Ava Stone is one of my favorite writers and I love stories taking place during the Regency Era.  This one did not disappoint.