A silver-haired equestrienne and a charismatic artist turn a scandalous bargain into a vibrant portrait of love.
Stella Hobhouse is a brilliant rider, stalwart friend, skilled sketch artist--and completely overlooked.
Her outmodish gray hair makes her invisible to London society.
Combined with her brothers pious restrictions and her dwindling inheritance, Stella is on the verge of a lifetime marooned in Derbyshire as a spinster.
Unless she does something drastic.
like posing for a daring new style of portrait by the only man whos ever really seen her.
Aspiring painter Edward Teddy Hayes knows true beauty when he sees it.
He would never ask Stella to risk her reputation as an artists model but in the five years since a virulent bout of scarlet fever left him partially paralyzed, Teddy has learned to heed good fortune when he finds it.
Hell do anything to persuade his muse to pose for him, even if he must offer her a marriage of convenience.
After all, though Teddy has yearned to trace Stellas luminous beauty on canvas since their chance meeting, her heart is what he truly aches to capture.
Barbara Winton
161.54 Lei
Rosalie Haizlett
139.22 Lei
