“ Mimi Matthews is an exceptional story-teller.” -Passages to the Past Matthews writes with elegance and precision…The author’s research is impeccable…” -All About Romance “Matthews is a polished writer who knows her genre and audience.” -Kirkus Reviews “Matthews has a knack for creating slow-building chemistry and an intriguing plot with a social history twist.” -Library Journal This time they’ll get to know each other for who they really are. Sharpe to Appersett House for Christmas and give him one last chance to win her? Only this time there’ll be no false formality. And then there’s Charles Darwin, Prince Albert, and that dratted gaslight.
After two months of courtship, she’s ready to put an end to things.īut severing ties with her taciturn suitor isn’t as straightforward as Sophie envisioned. A man of little emotion-or perhaps no emotion at all. Edward Sharpe is no run-of-the-mill London merchant. Sophie Appersett is quite willing to marry outside of her class to ensure the survival of her family. “Readers will easily fall for Sophie and Ned in their gaslit surroundings.” -Library Journal, starred review “A graceful love story…and an authentic presentation of the 1860s that reads with the simplicity and visual gusto of a period movie.” -Readers’ Favorite
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