AhnyankaD thanks for recommending Soulless, just tore through it in one sitting I got so addicted. Already reading the second book JUST what I was looking for!
I love it! Gail's a delicious wordsmith... Ceejay introduced me to her the first time and then I got to meet her in person at a convention. She's a hoot. I tore through them in record time.
Both of Gail's book series are excellent, but as a prequel, the Finishing School series is fun to watch for things that show up later in the Parasol Protectorate series.
And we already pre-ordered "Curtsies & Conspiracies" (Finishing School Book #2). Class resumes November 5th with more petticoats and poison, tea trays and treason.