The Baron and the Lady Chemist
The Grantham Girls #2
By Alissa Baxter
Dorothea Grantham is fascinated by chemistry. It is her passion. A passion that is frowned upon and even discouraged by her Aunt Eliza. What's worse, she is encouraged to not speak on it for fear she will ruin her chances at a good match. Everyone knows gentlemen don't want a thinking woman for a wife; rather, they seek a pretty face and a title and/or a dowry.
When Lord Castleroy (James) first meets Thea, it is in a most unfortunate setting, a little experiment has gone awry, and she is in need of rescue. James sees in Thea a chance for meaningful conversation but is puzzled at her abrupt departure for the mundane, everyday topic. But her silk shawls and scarves soon catch his attention and garner suspicion as to their true origin.
Thea's experimentation has skilled her in transforming plain silk into true works of art when she puts her needle to use. Soon she garners the attention of silk smugglers and finds herself in danger.
But her heart is in even greater danger of falling to the charms of a certain Baron who has been paying her particular attention. But love comes with its own dangers and pains, which Thea is concerned about pursuing.
This is the second in The Grantham Girls series and just as lovely and delightful as the first book, The Duke and the Lady Gardener. This reads better in order but can be read as a standalone. The characters are engaging and I totally sympathize with Thea and her perspective on things. Another perfect escape into the Regency Era for a little bit of me-read-time.
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The Grantham Girls #2
By Alissa Baxter
Title: The Baron and the Lady Chemist
Series: The Grantham Girls #2
Author: Alissa Baxter
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Release Date: August 3, 2023
Genre: Regency Romance (Sweet/Clean)
Their chemistry creates a chain reaction . . . but will love be the final result?
Dorothea Grantham has always been fascinated by chemistry and spends most days conducting experiments in her laboratory at Grantham Place, staining silk with gold, silver, and other metals using chemical processes.
Thea embroiders the beautiful gold and silver silk shawls she creates and enjoys wearing them, but her grandmother, Lady Longmore, advises her not to reveal to anyone outside the family circle that she has created the fashion items herself, concerned her granddaughter might be seen as an oddity.
When Thea enters Society, her shawls attract a great deal of attention and become the talk of the town. James, Lord Castleroy, takes a particular interest in her work, having inherited a share in his grandfather’s silk mill in Macclesfield.
Eager to invest in the ailing silk industry, the baron studies Miss Grantham’s silks with an admiring—and increasingly suspicious—eye, believing the fabrics to be smuggled imported silk. As he spends more time with the enterprising young lady, however, his interest in her quickly extends beyond his business affairs to engulf his guarded heart.
But Lord Castleroy isn’t the only person in London interested in Thea’s exquisite creations. And when a silken web of intrigue entangles her in real danger, Thea must trust the devotion of a man she never expected—or intended—to fall in love with.
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Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Sweet Dreams line, so this is a sweet, wholesome Historical Romance where passion beyond the bedroom door is left to the reader’s imagination.
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About the Author
Alissa Baxter wrote her first Regency romance during her long university holidays. After travelling the world, she settled down to write her second Regency novel, which was inspired by her time living on a country estate in England. Alissa then published two chick lit novels before returning to her favourite era with her Linfield Ladies Series, a trio of Regency romances that feature women in trend-setting roles who fall in love with men who embrace their trailblazing ways... at least eventually. Her new Dragonblade trilogy, The Grantham Girls, continues this inspiring theme.
Alissa currently lives in Johannesburg with her husband and two sons.
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