Annie and the Mistaken Match
(2026)(The first book in the Irish Rose Orphans of the Thousand Islands series)
A novel by Susan G Mathis
She's a lady's maid in borrowed silk. He mistakes her for the kind of woman he could marry.
In the dazzling world of New York's Thousand Islands, Annie Burns perfects the art of invisibility while serving as a maid to the wealthy Dewey sisters. Then a tennis tournament and the sisters' reckless scheme introduces Annie to society as one of their own.
Searching for something real in a world full of performance, Martin White is everything Annie can never have. When he sets his sights on the quiet, graceful Miss Burns of Brooklyn, Annie knows the masquerade must end. But how do you confess a lie to the one man who finally makes you feel seen?
When scandal breaks and secrets surface, Annie must choose between the borrowed life that gave her a glimpse of belonging and the terrifying freedom that only truth can offer. And Martin must decide whether his wounded pride or his wounded heart will have the final word.
Set against the shimmering summer splendor of the Gilded Age Thousand Islands, Annie and the Mistaken Match is a tender story of identity, redemption, and a love that only God could write—proof that grace never mistakes us for less than we are.
Genre: Inspirational
In the dazzling world of New York's Thousand Islands, Annie Burns perfects the art of invisibility while serving as a maid to the wealthy Dewey sisters. Then a tennis tournament and the sisters' reckless scheme introduces Annie to society as one of their own.
Searching for something real in a world full of performance, Martin White is everything Annie can never have. When he sets his sights on the quiet, graceful Miss Burns of Brooklyn, Annie knows the masquerade must end. But how do you confess a lie to the one man who finally makes you feel seen?
When scandal breaks and secrets surface, Annie must choose between the borrowed life that gave her a glimpse of belonging and the terrifying freedom that only truth can offer. And Martin must decide whether his wounded pride or his wounded heart will have the final word.
Set against the shimmering summer splendor of the Gilded Age Thousand Islands, Annie and the Mistaken Match is a tender story of identity, redemption, and a love that only God could write—proof that grace never mistakes us for less than we are.
Genre: Inspirational