I simply adore that the gentlemen were so virtuous and yet so virile at the same time! *swoon* Their manners were impeccable and yet beneath the surface they were still very much the moonlight madmen that the ladies wanted but didn't want to admit! smirk...
I think its really true for any time period, the anachronism that goes on inside of us all, where we are taught by one generation yet living in another, the world changing around us, constantly.
In any case, I adore your books my dear-of course, you know this from comments on Facebook. I've been waiting to sink my chompers into this one and I thank you greatly for it! Buona Fortuna!