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* BastardBoyfriend: One of Abby Irene's lovers turns out to be this. Sebastien suggests that Epaphras was the vampiric equivalent of this toward his courtesans.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Abby Irene has a years-long affair with the married duke of New Amsterdam, and before that, with a married prince of England.
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* NamedAfterFirstInstallment: The first book is called ''New Amsterdam'', but "New Amsterdam" is only tangentially relevant to the other books. Aside from being their name for UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, given that it's an AlternateHistory of the setting, there's minimal connection here.
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* BadassGay: If you think Jack is bi, then he's an obvious example. David's badass cred isn't revealed until he [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice takes Sebastien's place]] in a trial by sunlight, and burns to death without even screaming, although the eyewitnesses do]].
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* AgentPeacock: David is effeminate, dresses opulently, and even carries around an amber-handled cane. That doesn't stop him from saving pretty much every other major character by [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice taking Sebastien's place]] in a [[KillItWithFire trial by fire. And DyingMomentOfAwesome he doesn't even scream]].]].

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* AgentPeacock: David is effeminate, dresses opulently, and even carries around an amber-handled cane. That doesn't stop him from saving pretty much every other major character by [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice taking Sebastien's place]] in a [[KillItWithFire trial by fire. fire]]. And DyingMomentOfAwesome [[DyingMomentOfAwesome he doesn't even scream]].]].

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* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Abby Irene is in her early fifties when we meet her. She still has quite an active sex life.


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* SilverVixen: Abby Irene is in her early fifties when we meet her. She still has quite an active sex life.
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* VictorianBritain: The setting of the first book in the series, with a hearty dollop of AnachronismStew that alternate history only somewhat accounts for.
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* AmericaIsStillAColony: Magic has greatly restricted the expansion of the American colonies, as a result of which, they never even tried to become independent.

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