mass market paperback, 336 pages
Published July 23, 2019 by Avon Impulse.
As Lucy Muchelney watches her ex-lover’s sham of a wedding, she wishes herself anywhere else. It isn’t until she finds a letter from the Countess of Moth, looking for someone to translate a groundbreaking French astronomy text, that she knows where to go. Showing up at the Countess’ London home, she hoped to find a challenge, not a woman who takes her breath away.
Catherine St Day looks forward to a quiet widowhood once her late husband’s scientific legacy is fulfilled. She expected to hand off the translation and wash her hands of the project—instead, she is intrigued by the young woman who turns up at her door, begging to be allowed to do the work, and she agrees to let Lucy stay. But as Catherine finds herself longing for Lucy, everything she believes about herself and her life is tested.
While Lucy spends her days interpreting the complicated French …
As Lucy Muchelney watches her ex-lover’s sham of a wedding, she wishes herself anywhere else. It isn’t until she finds a letter from the Countess of Moth, looking for someone to translate a groundbreaking French astronomy text, that she knows where to go. Showing up at the Countess’ London home, she hoped to find a challenge, not a woman who takes her breath away.
Catherine St Day looks forward to a quiet widowhood once her late husband’s scientific legacy is fulfilled. She expected to hand off the translation and wash her hands of the project—instead, she is intrigued by the young woman who turns up at her door, begging to be allowed to do the work, and she agrees to let Lucy stay. But as Catherine finds herself longing for Lucy, everything she believes about herself and her life is tested.
While Lucy spends her days interpreting the complicated French text, she spends her nights falling in love with the alluring Catherine. But sabotage and old wounds threaten to sever the threads that bind them. Can Lucy and Catherine find the strength to stay together or are they doomed to be star-crossed lovers?
Æ tror det e fem år, minst, siden æ begynte å lese den her boka, men det faktum at det har tatt mæ så lang tid å fullføre sier mer om kor lite æ har lest de siste åran enn kvaliteten på historien – for den va framifrå.
I love queer regency romances. but do you know what I love more than queer regency romances? When embroidery or cross stitch is prominent in the book or plays a plot role. You cannot find this trait on NoveList, I have TRIED. You just have to hope it's important in your queer regency fiction.
Absolutely delightful. This is the first f/f romance I've read, and a great intro for me—not only is there plenty of passion, but I love that it focuses around women in sciences and the arts in Regency England. (And the injustices of being pushed out of male spaces.) So really, it just ticks so many boxes of what I'm looking for in a novel.
The first quarter was good, but the rest of the book has no character development and everything very conveniently falls into place
This was a little too romance novel-y for me to love it (complete with me feeling like they got together way too soon and sex scenes I skip because porn is boring), but I did appreciate seeing a f/f version that's done so well--it's a really well-done example of the romance genre period. Also features a good balance of the characters knowing that they're operating in a homophobic world but also being able to build a happy life together.
