{"product_id":"the-muse-of-maiden-lane-9780593639276","title":"The Muse of Maiden Lane","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 2024 BookBub Best Historical Romance!\u003cbr\u003eOne of Parade's Best New Books of November 2024!\u003cbr\u003eOne of Amazon's and Apple's Best Romance Books of November 2024! \u003c\/b\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....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, and her articles have been featured on the Victorian Web, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Victorian Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, and in syndication at \u003ci\u003eBUST Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. In her other life, Mimi is an attorney. She resides in California with her family, which includes an Andalusian dressage horse, a miniature poodle, a Sheltie, and two Siamese cats.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874821968146,"sku":"9780593639276","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bf7f4395-cf32-4f2a-bb9c-bc21c3abf482.jpg?v=1738007740","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-muse-of-maiden-lane-9780593639276","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}