A 2024 BookBub Best Historical Romance!
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A silver-haired equestrienne and a charismatic artist turn a scandalous bargain into a vibrant portrait of love.
Stella Hobhouse is a brilliant rider, stalwart friend, skilled sketch artist—and completely overlooked. Her outmodish gray hair makes her invisible to London society. Combined with her brother’s pious restrictions and her dwindling inheritance, Stella is on the verge of a lifetime marooned in Derbyshire as a spinster. Unless she does something drastic…like posing for a daring new style of portrait by the only man who’s ever really seen her.
Aspiring painter Edward “Teddy” Hayes knows true beauty when he sees it. He would never ask Stella to risk her reputation as an artist’s model but in the five years since a virulent bout of scarlet fever left him partially paralyzed, Teddy has learned to heed good fortune when he finds it. He’ll do anything to persuade his muse to pose for him, even if he must offer her a marriage of convenience.
After all, though Teddy has yearned to trace Stella’s luminous beauty on canvas since their chance meeting, her heart is what he truly aches to capture….
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"Mimi is truly a national treasure. All of her books are filled with such delicious chemistry and heart, and her writing is superb."
— Isabel Ibañez, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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— New York Times Book Review on The Belle of Belgrave SquareMimi Matthews never disappoints.
— Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling authorNo one writes Victorian romance like Mimi Matthews.
— Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling authorMimi Matthews just doesn’t miss.
— Evie Dunmore, USA Today bestselling authorFull of both wit and heart, this is another winner from Matthews.
— Publishers Weekly, starred review on The Muse of Maiden LaneAn effortlessly elegant slow-burn romance.
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Mimi Matthews writes both historical nonfiction and traditional historical romances set in Victorian England. Her articles on nineteenth-century history have been published on various academic and history sites, including the Victorian Web and the Journal of Victorian Culture and are also syndicated weekly at Bust magazine.
Billie Fulford-Brown is a London-based actress, voice-over artist, and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator.
Gemma Dawson is a classically trained British actress who was born and raised in London. She has narrated over sixty audiobooks and has also lent her voice to documentaries, television shows, commercials, and major motion pictures. She is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.