The Lady Plays with Fire
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4.7 • 3 Ratings
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- $6.99
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Publisher Description
In this Bridgerton era You’ve Got Mail, the clever, popular, and deliciously shocking ladies’ periodical Mrs. Goode’s Magazine for Misses only employs women who are equal to the challenge—and for one biting theatre critic, that challenge happens to include romance.
A fast-paced, innovative, sexy historical romance with a modern twist that readers of Sabrina Jeffries, Sarah MacLean, and Julia Quinn will adore.
As the daughter of a clergyman, Julia Addison knows she’ll never be able to fulfill her lifelong dream of acting on the stage. But writing forthright reviews of the Season’s most popular plays for Mrs. Goode’s Magazine for Misses, popularly known as Goode’s Guide to Misconduct is surely the next best thing. Even better, she’s got a ticket to Ransom Blackadder’s latest irritating satire about English society. Best of all, she’s sharing a theater box with the gruff but handsome Lord Dunstane, which is enough to make Julia call for an encore . . .
Graham McKay, the Earl of Dunstane, rarely leaves his home in the Scottish Highlands. Why would he? Nothing about London has ever held his interest—until he meets Julia. But when Graham realizes she is the critic who panned his last play—and she discovers he is in fact the man behind Blackadder’s wicked pen—will it bring down the curtain on their romance—not to mention the magazine that published the humiliating review? Or can an unexpected collaboration set the stage for a scandalous love affair?
Customer Reviews
Center Stage
Ransom Blackadder, aka to very few as Graham McKay, Earl of Dunstone, is a satirical playwright. Miss on Scene, aka to even fewer as Miss Julia Addison, is the theatre critic for Goode’s Guide to Misconduct. They meet as the result of a mix-up at the earl’s theatre box, that is the earl and Miss Addison. Bladder is determined to use his latest play to wreak revenge on Miss on Scene. Without knowing it, he invites his nemesis into the preparation for the play. As they spend time together, Graham and Julia become quite fond of each other, maybe falling in love. What will happen when they each learn the truth of secret identities? This is a well-written entertaining story fill with secrets, humor, a bit of drama, a mystery, and an unexpected romance. Graham and Julia are wonderful characters. They are both intelligent, independent, and, in their own way, outspoken. The side characters are amusing and charming. The story holds your attention and comes to a delightful end. Great narration by Elizabeth Jasicki.
I received an ARC this book from the publisher via NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed it.