"Love & Money" Victorian Romance Comedy
Hey those who know. I am experimenting with ideas for my soon-to-be released RomCom, set in 1865 Somerset. I had created a cover, etc. Yet, I'm not feeling it. So, I have commenced playing with various ideas, trying to match the moods of what's presently out there. Which of these catches you the most? (These are just screenshots; I am yet to adjust font sizes, locations, etc). Here's the blurb (again): 1865. Somerset. Love and Money, those twin pillars upon which so much of mortal existence precariously rests, have never been more at odds. For Mr. Francis Sheringham—a libertine whose charm is far more substantial than his purse—desperate times call for desperate measures. When the vengeful Lord Grant cheats his father out of their ancestral home, Francis is forced into an audacious new career: highway robbery. But he is no common thief. As the most courteous and gallant rogue on the King's Highway, Francis leaves his female victims more captivated than terrified. His path collides with the fiercely independent heiress, Miss Vanessa Lockwood, a woman of uncommon spirit trapped by the schemes of the very man who ruined Francis. What follows is a rollicking burlesque of mistaken identities, disastrous fancy-dress balls, calamitous kidnappings, and farcical duels. Amidst the chaos, Francis must reclaim his fortune, outwit his enemies, and convince the one woman immune to his practiced wiles that his heart is truer than his aim. In a world where passion and property are at war, the ultimate prize is a love that money can't buy.