Author Note

This book was fun to write because it combined two of my favorite pastimes, reading Jane Austen and baking. It's also the start of a new series, Regency Belles of Bath, set around a biscuit shop in Bath, which will hopefully keep me in sugary snack treats for a while to come.

Biggest thanks go to my dad. He never takes any credit, and would probably delete this if he could, but everything I know about Nelson and Trafalgar I learnt from him. Also pelagic fish, but that's another story.

Finally, thank you to my friend Claudia for checking my Italian translations and for the many gifts of cheese.