Escapism...

...is necessary for my sanity.  I don't often read pure fluff, but I have to say that my recent discovery is a tad on the fluffy side, and I liked it!

Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen is a lighthearted mystery set in 1930 England.  Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie is 34th in line for the throne, and she is also flat broke.  Unfortunately, it is inappropriate for a member of the Royal Family to work for a living, but if she doesn't find a way to support herself soon HM the Queen will be shipping her off as Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria's only surviving daughter. (Think very old and very boring.)  So what is a young royal to do?  First, learn to light a fire in her family's frigid London house.  Second, clean other people's homes, incognito of course.  Third, go to house party in country to spy on Wallis Simpson and the Queen's playboy son, on secret orders of Her Majesty. If that isn't enough, someone seems determined to remove her from the list of Who's Who, permanently.

Her Royal Spyness is the first in this Rhys Bowen series.  A Royal Pain, Royal Flush, Royal Blood and Naughty in Nice are next in my queue. Expect a report soon!