An Artist's Obsession
(2022)(The fourth book in the Secrets of the Pleasure House series)
A Novella by Felicia Greene
Regency London has many churches, but it has many more pleasure houses. Temples to sin and scandal, their perfumed corridors have many stories to tell... and five women are destined to find love thanks to its thoroughly bad influence!
Helen Whetstone knows better. She knows better than to stay in a position that will only make her sad, and certainly knows she can only rely on herself. Rather than stay in her current household, where her master's happy class-crossing marriage will only bring back painful memories of doomed love with a former employer, she decides to strike out alone and find new work - gaining a position as a housekeeper for one of London's most notoriously unorthodox gentlemen, artist Benjamin Hathaway.
As soon as Hathaway sees Helen, he knows he's found his muse. Her face is the one that must adorn his every painting, with the woman's competence and manner treated as entirely secondary concerns. But as Helen quickly and efficiently creates a loving home out of the messy chaos of Hathaway's house, Hathaway has to admit that his fascination with his new housekeeper isn't entirely artistic in nature.
Before long, a whirlwind of passion envelops them. They can say things to one another, do things with one another, that would be impossible with anyone else. But Helen doesn't want to lose her heart to an employer again - and Hathaway, consumed by his heart, is frightened of any sort of distraction. Can both of them open their hearts to something potentially wonderful, despite the danger - and can they remember that with great risk comes great reward?
Lose yourself in this deliciously sensual slice of Regency escapism by Felicia Greene, the queen of quick-read romance novellas. With tortured dukes, teasing heroines and attraction that defies all decorum, these brief but beautiful tales will make any spare hour fly by!
This book is the fourth standalone in the Secrets of the Pleasure House series, with plenty of faces from Books One, Two and Three popping up. If you like misadventures, forbidden attraction and love that defies all odds, you'll love these quick, steamy Regency reads!
Genre: Historical Romance
Helen Whetstone knows better. She knows better than to stay in a position that will only make her sad, and certainly knows she can only rely on herself. Rather than stay in her current household, where her master's happy class-crossing marriage will only bring back painful memories of doomed love with a former employer, she decides to strike out alone and find new work - gaining a position as a housekeeper for one of London's most notoriously unorthodox gentlemen, artist Benjamin Hathaway.
As soon as Hathaway sees Helen, he knows he's found his muse. Her face is the one that must adorn his every painting, with the woman's competence and manner treated as entirely secondary concerns. But as Helen quickly and efficiently creates a loving home out of the messy chaos of Hathaway's house, Hathaway has to admit that his fascination with his new housekeeper isn't entirely artistic in nature.
Before long, a whirlwind of passion envelops them. They can say things to one another, do things with one another, that would be impossible with anyone else. But Helen doesn't want to lose her heart to an employer again - and Hathaway, consumed by his heart, is frightened of any sort of distraction. Can both of them open their hearts to something potentially wonderful, despite the danger - and can they remember that with great risk comes great reward?
Lose yourself in this deliciously sensual slice of Regency escapism by Felicia Greene, the queen of quick-read romance novellas. With tortured dukes, teasing heroines and attraction that defies all decorum, these brief but beautiful tales will make any spare hour fly by!
This book is the fourth standalone in the Secrets of the Pleasure House series, with plenty of faces from Books One, Two and Three popping up. If you like misadventures, forbidden attraction and love that defies all odds, you'll love these quick, steamy Regency reads!
Genre: Historical Romance
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