{"product_id":"the-muse-of-maiden-lane-9781405958295","title":"The Muse of Maiden Lane","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER FOURTH AND FINAL BOOK IN THE ENCHANTING BELLES OF LONDON SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMixes the steaminess of Jilly Cooper with the feminism of Bridgerton \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''No one writes Victorian Romance like Mimi Matthews, and her Belles of London series just keeps getting better!'' Kate Quinn\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ---\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA silver-haired equestrienne and a charismatic artist turn a scandalous bargain into a vibrant portrait of love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eStella Hobhouse\u003c\/b\u003e is a brilliant rider, stalwart friend, skilled sketch artist  and completely overlooked. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnless she does something drasticlike posing for a daring new style of portrait by the only man who's ever really seen her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Aspiring painter \u003cb\u003eEdward Teddy Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e knows true beauty when he sees it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe 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 paralysed, 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eREADER PRAISE FOR THE BELLES OF LONDON SERIES\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Transporting and swoony, just why I read historical romance' ***** Reader Review \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Can''t stop thinking about Anne and Hart and their yearning!' ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e So sweet and tender . . . unforgettable' ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50015230984535,"sku":"9781405958295","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405958295.jpg?v=1739908171","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-muse-of-maiden-lane-9781405958295","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}