A Lady of Quality

Miss Penelope Grey has spent ten years hiding in plain sight. By day, she is exactly what society expects: a respectable spinster of thirty, quietly fading into the wallpaper at Bath assemblies. By night, she is "A Lady of Quality"—the anonymous author of scandalous novels featuring the clever, unconventional Lady Rosalind, beloved by readers across England.

When a mysterious gentleman with a limp and a guarded smile begins frequenting her corner of the circulating library, Penelope finds herself drawn into conversations that feel dangerous in their honesty. Christopher Hale sees her—truly sees her—in a way no one ever has. For the first time in years, she allows herself to hope.

But Christopher Hale doesn't exist.

Sebastian Cole, Viscount Sinclair, came to Bath to escape the weight of his title and the nightmares that have haunted him since Waterloo. Posing as a common gentleman, he never expected to fall in love with a sharp-tongued spinster who makes him laugh for the first time in two years. When his identity is exposed, Penelope is devastated—and when a scheming gossip columnist discovers her secret, she faces an impossible choice: betray the man she loves, or watch everything she's built be destroyed.

What follows is a battle of wits, a clash of secrets, and a love story between two people who have spent their lives wearing masks—only to discover that being truly known is worth every risk.

For readers who love Elizabeth Hoyt, Courtney Milan, and Bridgerton—a witty, emotional Regency romance about finding the courage to be seen.