No Place for a Dame - Softcover

Brockway, Connie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1477808582 ISBN 13: 9781477808580

Publisher: Montlake Romance, 2013

Synopsis

Beautiful, bold, and brilliant Avery dreams of becoming a member of the Royal Astronomical Society—and the only way she can join the all-male society is to disguise herself as a boy. After helping Giles, Lord Strand, escape a disastrous engagement, she is certain he will assist in her daring masquerade. No lady would ever come up with such a preposterous scheme, and no gentleman would accept...but fortunately for Avery, Giles is no gentleman.

A bargain is struck between the stargazing adventuress and society's most sophisticated lord. He will sponsor her as his prodigy and she will cover for him as he hunts London's darkest warrens for a missing colleague from his shadowy past. But time and again, Giles finds his quest compromised by his fierce and unwise attraction to the lovely girl who, though no lady, may well be the one dame to finally unlock the secrets of his heart.

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About the Author

Connie Brockway is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Her historical romances and contemporary romances have received starred reviews from both Publishers Weekly and the Library Journal. An eight-time finalist for Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA award, Brockway has twice been its recipient for My Dearest Enemy and The Bridal Season. Her most recent novel is The Other Guy’s Bride and her most recent collaborative novel is The Lady Most Willing co-written with Julia Quinn and Eloisa James. Brockway lives in Minnesota with her husband, a family physician, and two spoiled mutts.

From Kirkus Reviews

The latest from RITA award recipient (The Bridal Season, 2001, etc.) and Minnesota resident Brockway.

After Avery Quinn, his father’s brilliant protégée, saves him from an unwelcome marriage, Giles Dalton, the Marquis of Strand, feels honor-bound to help her infiltrate the male-only British Astronomical Society and gain credit for her discovery of a comet, despite his deep reservations about the plan, including his attraction to the girl. It’s been years since Giles visited Killylea, his estate in Cornwall, and he’s not terribly thrilled to be bringing his bride-to-be with him on this trip. Sophie and her father have entrapped him in an engagement, but as wrong as the match seemed in London, it seems even more so in his beloved Killylea. Resentful yet resigned to the marriage, he is amused and surprised when Avery, the eccentric, brilliant scholar who lives on the estate, manages to trick Sophie into calling off the engagement. Avery is too educated for the working class yet too common for any hope of marriage within the nobility. Giles has resigned himself to taking care of her for the rest of her life, allowing her to pursue her studies on the remote estate. However, Avery is determined to take her academic achievements to London and earn credit under her own name for the discovery of a comet— a complicated endeavor, since the Astronomical Society is male-only. Leveraging Giles’ gratitude, she convinces him to take her to London disguised as a man and introduce her to the right crowd in order to earn entry to the august institution. Giles is just audacious enough to take on the mission, and he has a few plans—and secrets—of his own to sort out. He’s spent years cultivating a reputation as a dandy to hide some covert activities, but perhaps the time has come to let his true nature, and his heart, be known. At least to Avery. Brockway is a master of the wounded alpha hero. She delivers a unique, engaging historical storyline with fun, intriguing elements and with a delicious arc of two star-crossed misfits who share a deep love and deserve an exceptional future.

Clever, sexy, fun and breathtakingly romantic.

Edition details

• Publisher: Montlake Romance
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1477808582
• ISBN 13: 9781477808580
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 292