With This Ring - Amanda Quick

I went into this book hesitantly.  It was for the book club I am part of.  Instead of everyone reading the same book, the host picked an author and had us choose a book that she had written.  The genre is romance novels, and I worry about the sleaze factor.  This book was very good!  There were a couple of detailed scenes that I could have done without, but it wasn't too bad.  The story revolves around some "rings" that are rumored to exsist, but no one knows for sure.  Beatrice, the heroine, is convinced that her uncle found them, and was murdered for it.  He is suppose to provide an inheritance for her cousin, so that she will have a chance of marrying well.  His death, and the discovery that he lost all his money, leads Beatrice to Leo.  Leo is a widower, who lives alone and likes it that way.  He is known as the "madmonk" on Moncrest.  He is an expert in antiquities, which is why Beatrice seeks him out.  The try to discover if the rings are real, if her uncle found them, and who the murderer was.  All of this while, of course, fighting their attraction to one another.  It had humor, mystery, and romance. I will definately try another of her books.