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Bridgerton meets Jilly Cooper in this feminist historical romance that will have you swooning!

'Unflinching, tender and moving.' EVIE DUNMORE

'A rare treat to enjoy and savour.' KATE PEARCE

'A moving love story and a vivid recreation of Victorian life.' Anna Campbell

The marriage mart is calling, and Evelyn must…

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I read a lot of Regency, but Matthews made it fresh and new, taking me to a place I knew little about, the world of 19th-century fashion.

In Ahmad Malik she gave us a hero who was not another member of the ubiquitous aristocracy, but a working man and a tailoring savant. The writing of this book can only be described as lush. It painted a rich, vivid world that made me long for a handmade outfit perfectly tailored to me, and the romantic tension between Malik and Evelyn was literally breathtaking.

The whole series also feels like a love…

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