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"[A] feast of female empowerment, positive friendships, feel-good moments, and social satire." NPR
A jolt of electricity, a blast of fresh aireverything delightful and exciting you could want it to be. The New York Times Book Review
Meet the Union of the Rakesa new Regency romance series inspired by the Breakfast Club and other classic 80s films! In the first book, a bluestocking enlists a faux suitor to help her land an ideal husband only to be blindsided by real desire
Lady Grace Wyatt is content as a wallflower, focusing on scientific pursuits rather than the complications of society matches. But when a handsome, celebrated naturalist returns from abroad, Grace wishes, for once, to be noticed. Her solution: to build the perfect man, who will court her publicly and help her catch his eye. Graces colleague, anthropologist Sebastian Holloway, is just the blank slate she requires.
To further his own research on English society, Sebastian agrees to let Grace transform him from a bespectacled, bookish academic into a dashingalbeit fakerake. Between secret lessons on how to be a rogue and exaggerated public flirtations, Graces feelings for Sebastian grow from friendship into undeniable, inconvenient, real attraction. If only she hadnt asked him to help her marry someone else...
Sebastian is in love with brilliant, beautiful Grace, but their bargain is complete, and she desires another. Yet when hes faced with losing her forever, Sebastian will do whatever it takes to tell her the truth, even if it means risking his own futureand his heart.
*One of Oprah Magazine's Best Historical Romances to Read*
Genre: Historical Romance
A jolt of electricity, a blast of fresh aireverything delightful and exciting you could want it to be. The New York Times Book Review
Meet the Union of the Rakesa new Regency romance series inspired by the Breakfast Club and other classic 80s films! In the first book, a bluestocking enlists a faux suitor to help her land an ideal husband only to be blindsided by real desire
Lady Grace Wyatt is content as a wallflower, focusing on scientific pursuits rather than the complications of society matches. But when a handsome, celebrated naturalist returns from abroad, Grace wishes, for once, to be noticed. Her solution: to build the perfect man, who will court her publicly and help her catch his eye. Graces colleague, anthropologist Sebastian Holloway, is just the blank slate she requires.
To further his own research on English society, Sebastian agrees to let Grace transform him from a bespectacled, bookish academic into a dashingalbeit fakerake. Between secret lessons on how to be a rogue and exaggerated public flirtations, Graces feelings for Sebastian grow from friendship into undeniable, inconvenient, real attraction. If only she hadnt asked him to help her marry someone else...
Sebastian is in love with brilliant, beautiful Grace, but their bargain is complete, and she desires another. Yet when hes faced with losing her forever, Sebastian will do whatever it takes to tell her the truth, even if it means risking his own futureand his heart.
*One of Oprah Magazine's Best Historical Romances to Read*
Genre: Historical Romance
Praise for this book
"Charming, witty, and thoroughly adorable! You’ll fall in love with Grace and Sebastian
[Eva Leigh is] One of my favorite authors. Her books are pure romantic delight." - Tessa Dare
"Every now and then, you discover a new (or at least, new-to-you) author who leaves you a little sunstruck... I was dazzled." - Lisa Kleypas
"This book is totally charming." - Cat Sebastian
"Every now and then, you discover a new (or at least, new-to-you) author who leaves you a little sunstruck... I was dazzled." - Lisa Kleypas
"This book is totally charming." - Cat Sebastian
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