From #1 New York Times bestselling author, and creator of the
Bridgerton series, Julia Quinn presents the fourth and final installment
in the Bridgerton adjacent Regency era-set world featuring the romantic
adventures of the well-meaning but less-than-accomplished Smythe-Smith
musicians. In this case, cellist Iris Smythe-Smith finds herself courted
by a suspiciously eager nobleman--but is he only playing with her
heartstrings?
Sir Richard Kenworthy has less than a month to find a bride. He knows he
can't be too picky, but when he sees Iris Smythe-Smith hiding behind her
cello at her family's infamous musicale, he thinks he might have struck
gold. She's the type of girl you don't notice until the second-or third
look, but there's something about her, something simmering under the
surface, and he knows she's the one.
Iris Smythe-Smith is used to being underestimated. With her pale hair
and quiet, sly wit she tends to blend into the background, and she likes
it that way. So when Richard Kenworthy demands an introduction, she is
suspicious. He flirts, he charms, he gives every impression of a man
falling in love, but she can't quite believe it's all true. And when his
proposal of marriage turns into a compromising position that forces the
issue, she can't help thinking that he's hiding something...even as her
heart tells her to say yes.