Powder and Patch Author:Georgette Heyer An early Gerogette Heyer story about an Earl who is also a highwayman and a Duke (The Black Moth) who abducts young ladies. Both gentlemen fall in love with the same woman. The first publication date for this book was 1923.
The heroine is so ditzy and flighty that its very hard to understand why the gentleman is still interested in her. No character development was spent on the girl - unusual for a Heyer.