The Siren of Sussex (Belles of London #1)
Mimi Matthews
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Glimpses and kisses [?]
· 55 ratings · 430 pages · Published: 11 Jan 2022
Evelyn Maltravers understands exactly how little she’s worth on the marriage mart. As an incurable bluestocking from a family tumbling swiftly toward ruin, she knows she’ll never make a match in a ballroom. Her only hope is to distinguish herself by making the biggest splash in the one sphere she excels: on horseback. In haute couture. But to truly capture London’s attention she’ll need a habit-maker who’s not afraid to take risks with his designs—and with his heart.
Half-Indian tailor Ahmad Malik has always had a talent for making women beautiful, inching his way toward recognition by designing riding habits for Rotten Row’s infamous Pretty Horsebreakers—but no one compares to Evelyn. Her unbridled spirit enchants him, awakening a depth of feeling he never thought possible.
But pushing boundaries comes at a cost and not everyone is pleased to welcome Evelyn and Ahmad into fashionable society. With obstacles spanning between them, the indomitable pair must decide which hurdles they can jump and what matters most: making their mark or following their hearts?
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- victorian 16
- multicultural 15
- historical 15
- south asian/desi 12
- working class hero 11
- sweet/gentle hero 11
- m-f romance 9
- class difference 8
- sweet/gentle heroine 7
- competent heroine 7
- take-charge heroine 7
- forbidden love 5
- plain heroine 3
- independent heroine 3
- poor heroine 2
- insta-love 2
- virgin heroine 2
- forced proximity 1
- angst 1
- friends to lovers 1
- tortured hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- racism 10
- third party abuse 2
- misogyny 1
- suicide / ideation 1
- geography
- england 7
- europe 5
- british isles 5
- united kingdom 4
- Format
- audiobook
- third person pov 6
- dual pov 3
- interconnected standalone 2
- standalone 1
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The 'Belles of London' series
4.02 · 229 ratings
victorian · standalone · british-isles · united-kingdom · virgin heroine · ic-standalone · dual-pov · third-person-pov · standalone-first · historical · europe · audiobook · m-f · england · angst · friends to lovers · tortured hero · forced proximity · caretaking · abuse-non-mc
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