The lady makes her mark

Susanna Craig

Book - 2025

"Known only as "Miss C." Constantia Cooper creates satirical cartoons for Mrs. Goode's. But her anonymity hides a more shocking secret--one that requires she remain elusive. When a scandal at the magazine threatens to expose her, Constantia packs up and flees. But in her haste, she is struck by a carriage and suffers a blow to the head. Fortunately, she's rescued by a gentleman. Unfortunately, he is all too familiar. Feigning amnesia seems Constantia's best strategy... Alistair Haythorne, Earl of Ryland, would never turn away a lady in distress--even if he's often the target of said lady's biting satire. In fact, while "Miss C." recuperates, he will have her teach his sisters to draw. Perhap...s it will inspire a more flattering portrait of him... But secrets make interesting bedfellows and as Constantia and Alistair grow closer, their opinions of one another change--drastically. With love in the air, two things stand between them: Alistair's need to marry an heiress to keep his family's estate intact... and a series of threats that endanger Constantia's life. Can what keeps them apart ultimately bring them together?" --

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Subjects
Genres
Historical fiction
Romance fiction
Novels
Published
New York, NY : Zebra Books [2025]
Language
English
Main Author
Susanna Craig (author)
Physical Description
347 pages ; 17 cm
ISBN
9781420154832
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Review by Library Journal Review

Constantia Cooper, an anonymous cartoonist for the notorious Mrs. Goode's Magazine for Misses, finds that her latest alias has left her vulnerable, and her troubles are compounded by a carriage crash as she attempts to flee London. Alistair Haythorne, Earl of Ryland, who finds Constantia lying on the cobblestones in front of his townhome, is shocked to learn that the woman he knows as "Miss C." is also the artist behind Mrs. Goode's popular "Unfashionable Plates" (where he often appears). However, he ends up offering his protection under the guise of Constantia becoming his sisters' drawing teacher. While Constantia feigns an amnesia that Alistair sees through, they both find that their assumptions about each other are not entirely correct, and circumstances continue to bring them closer together despite their secrets. Alistair's sisters are an added delight for readers who enjoy novels with close family ties, and forced proximity drives the slow burn of the romance, which includes the ever-popular only-one-bed trope. VERDICT Craig adds another Miss to her "Goode's Guide to Misconduct" series (after The Lady Plays with Fire), in which readers finally learn more about the magazine's mysterious artist. Hand to fans of Amalie Howard and Madeline Hunter.--Morgan Lockard

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