The Muse of Maiden Lane (Belles of London #4)

By: Mimi Matthews

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Synopsis: A 2024 BookBub Best Historical Romance!One of Parade's Best New Books of November 2024!One of Amazon's and Apple's Best Romance Books of November 2024!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….