Elegance & Ecstasy

Pride & Prejudice meets Downton Abbey - but with spice! “Laxton is all about taking the pleasures we can find.” Late nineteenth-century England, and Emily is a young woman in need of an occupation. Her father has an acquaintance at the estate of Laxton, more than a hundred miles across the country. But Laxton proves far more libertine and sophisticated than Emily had expected. She is thrust into a world that pushes her limits and spares no blushes. Among the other maids, Emily soon makes friends—but it is Lucy who stands out: perceptive, beautiful, uninhibited, and direct. Their relationship blossoms, despite the shadow cast by the intimidating Mrs Dempster. Emily tries to find her place as she struggles with libertine social mores for which her upbringing has left her ill-prepared. Yet it is Lord Mills, the master of Laxton, who seems to take an interest in her. Why must all their interactions be so very complicated?