The Lady Plays with Fire

About the book

In this Bridgerton era You’ve Got Mail, the smart, popular, and delightfully surprising ladies’ periodical Mrs. Goode’s Magazine for Misses only hires women who are up to the task—and for one sharp theatre critic, that task happens to involve romance.

A fast-paced, innovative, and sultry historical romance with a modern twist that fans of Sabrina Jeffries, Sarah MacLean, and Julia Quinn will love.

As the daughter of a clergyman, Julia Addison knows she’ll never fulfill her lifelong dream of acting on the stage. However, writing honest reviews of the Season’s most popular plays for Mrs. Goode’s Magazine for Misses, affectionately 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 biting satire about English society. And best of all, she’s seated in a theater box with the aloof but attractive Lord Dunstane, which makes Julia yearn for more.

Graham McKay, the Earl of Dunstane, rarely visits London from his home in the Scottish Highlands. Why would he? Nothing about London has ever captivated him—until he meets Julia. However, when Graham discovers she is the critic who criticized his last play—and she finds out he is the man behind Blackadder’s cutting pen—will it spell the end of their romance and the magazine that published the harsh review? Or could an unexpected collaboration pave the way for a scandalous love affair?