Our love of war

South of England, 1816. The Earl of Steald, a decorated hero of the Napoleonic Wars, arrives at the estate of Niant for a gathering, invited by an old school friend. Amid the refined noble family's festivities, he encounters Miss Isabella Marton and soon finds himself captivated by her sharp wit and spirit. In Isabella, he discovers a worthy opponent in the battle they both wage against falling in love. Set in the aristocratic world of early nineteenth-century English society, this novel is a homage to the Romantic Era.