Historical romance author Grace Burrowes brings us another delightful and cozy love story in MISS DEVOTED, book six in the Mischief in Mayfair series. Burrowes' tales feature older and more experienced women, which is a treat among romance novels. This gentle Georgian romance is like a pair of warm fuzzy socks and a cup of tea in front of a warm fire on a cold winter's day, bringing a sense of snuggly contentment to my heart.
Psyche Fremont is a widow and artist. She meets Michael Delancey as her alter ego, as she has resorted to dressing as a man in order to take art classes (only available to men in repressed Georgian England). Michael is a churchman, but in order to make some extra coins, he is a nude model for Psyche's art class. Psyche intends to submit an oil painting to the Academy under her pseudonym of Henderson. She hires Michael privately to model for her once a week for this submission and quickly discovers the man of honor beneath the skin of the artist's model.
I love how slowly Burrowes reveals the underlying secrets that both Psyche and Michael are hiding. They are both such upstanding individuals, and I adore learning more about them as they reveal their inner hearts' desires to one another. The forces arrayed against each are formidable, but they discover in each other and in their circle of family and acquaintances a bulwark of support and love. How delightful!
Burrowes is an author I can depend on to bring me comfortable historical romances that leave me sighing happily in warm tranquility. MISS DEVOTED is Burrowes at her best, with charming historical detail and true love conquering all odds, even those with malice in their bosom. Psyche and Michael will warm your heart and leave you smiling!
Psyche Fremont has known two constants in life: Her passion for her art, and society’s determination to ignore her talent. She isn’t looking for anything other than a handsome model when she crosses paths with Michael Delancey, and he’s only interested in making a few discreet coins lounging about in the altogether. Both Michael and Psyche are guarding secrets, but when love blooms, can they continue to guard their hearts?
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