{"product_id":"the-muse-of-maiden-lane-paperback","title":"The Muse of Maiden Lane - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMimi Matthews\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2024 BookBub Best Historical Romance!\u003cbr\u003eOne of Parade's Best New Books of November 2024! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA silver-haired equestrienne and a charismatic artist turn a scandalous bargain into a vibrant portrait of love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eseen\u003c\/i\u003e her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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....\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author \u003cb\u003eMimi Matthews\u003c\/b\u003e writes both historical nonfiction and award-winning Victorian romances. Her novels have received starred reviews in \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness, \u003c\/i\u003e and her articles have been featured on the Victorian Web, the Journal of Victorian Culture, and in syndication at BUST Magazine. In her other life, Mimi is an attorney. She resides in California with her family, which includes a retired Andalusian dressage horse, a Sheltie, and two Siamese cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378668630118,"sku":"9780593639276","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ormAfyObdA9780593639276.webp?v=1768907564","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-muse-of-maiden-lane-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}