It was a historial romance, but not so much sexier than any other.  Yes, there was sex, and it was a pretty good read, but I think the billing misleads a bit.  As for story, it really was pretty good.  The female lead - leads (ha ha) - the reader through a series of pranks that are dangerous for a young lady of that time and I think the male lead is led (ha ha) by the nose and needs to show some spunk.  We like our men manly....but it was still a good read.