Faith only wanted to be taken seriously… She never meant for things to get so out of hand, but men get funny ideas when a woman wears trousers. Miss Faith Baggington and her twin sister, Hope, are the youngest of the Baggington siblings. The family has high expectations for the twins’ entrance into society and their future marriages, but Faith Baggington doesn’t want to be only half of a matched … half of a matched set, and marriage is the furthest thing from her mind.
Faith longs to be taken seriously as an author and a playwright. With the invention of the pseudonym, Mr. Emerson, and a letter to a London printer it seems her dream is at hand, but a mix-up will have Faith donning a masculine visage in more than just name.
Hijinks ensue when Faith, disguised as Mr. Emerson, secretly attends the Baron Torsford’s Ball. Complications threaten Faith’s scheme, Hope must take her twin’s place, and if anyone should find out both girls would be ruined!
To make matters worse Faith is falling in love with the handsome Mr. Oscar Titherington, a well know rake and troublemaker, who has taken a liking to the young playwright, and has no idea Emerson is really Faith.
As if that were not enough, the twins’ eldest brother Isaac returns from London ahead of schedule and has no idea what his sisters have been up to. The twins are used to playacting each other, but Faith discovers that dealing with society and twisted love triangles can get bit tricky when you are a gentleman who is really a lady.
A riotous regency romp about a dramatic, adventure seeking, bluestocking girl who finds herself at the center of a not-so-average love triangle.
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This is such a delightful adventure as we get to know the youngest Baggington Sisters, the twins, Faith and Hope. They are authors and playwrights in the making, only in that era they wrote under a fictitious male name to get their works published. The young ladies look alike but are very different in personality. We get to know Faith in this story with her spunky, adventurous hi jinks as she literally tumbled into the arms of Oscar Titherington and into his life. Their developing romance and bantering rapport is fun and sweet! A most enjoyable read!
“When first you practice to deceive…” better be prepared for the consequences!
SETTING:
Delightful story of twins who write books and plays, and then decide to publish—only under a male name! To their delight & surprise, a play is published, and then they must contrive a way to pick up the printed copies without revealing their identities! Thus begins a deception that very nearly costs one of the twins (Faith) the love of their life!
CRITIQUE: An original twist on the trope of a female writing under a male pseudonym—twins doing so! Good storyline, likable, well formed characters that build on the previous Nettleford Chronicles, this time with one of the youngest sisters, Faith, the identical twin to Hope, as the central character. We see glimpses of some of the other Baggington’s, but only briefly. A frightening ride to London adds a bit of drama to the story. The H & h do reach their HEA. Readers of all ages(especially those who have read other of the stand-alone books in this series) will enjoy this charming story.
I received a free copy of this book. My review is voluntary. I have no financial relationship with either the author or the publisher.
Faith and her twin Hope have scribbled stories and plays for years but things start to go awry when Faith wants to see them published. The handsome Oscar Titherington, known rogue (though he says he is reformed) keeps getting in her way, can she trust him with her secret?
Whilst one in a series I haven’t read any of the other stories and can safely confirm that this can be read as a standalone.
I really enjoyed this book. It can be difficult to find sweet historical romances. The way they find each other was unique. I found this to be an original story and look forward to reading more books by this author.
Faith Baggington and her twin sister Hope are the youngest of the Baggington siblings. The family has high expectations for the twins’ entrance into society and their future marriages. Marriage is the furthest thing from Faith’s mind She longs to be taken seriously as an author and playwright. She thinks her dream is at hand, but a mix-up has her donning a masculine visage in more than just name. Faith attends a ball disguised as a man, but complications threaten her scheme. She is falling in love with handsome Oscar Titherington, a well-known rake and troublemaker, who has taken a liking to her but has no idea Faith is dressed like a man at the ball. Faith and Hope have to change places. Her eldest brother Isaac returns from London ahead of schedule and has no idea what his sisters have been up to. – This is a riotous romp with a dramatic adventure seeking, bluestocking girl who finds herself at the center of a not-so-average love triangle. – Faith was outspoken, opinionated, and fun. Hope was quieter and tried more to fit in with the ton. They loved to write and playact, and they were the best of friends. Oscar was intriguing to Faith. Their interactions are entertaining, and the characters are interesting. This is a good historical romance.
I had a free copy of this book, but this my voluntary and honest opinion. I enjoyed reading this book. The Characters were interesting and unique and the plot was great with the Independent women in a regency setting. I would recommend reading this book.
This book was a sweet and fun read, there were no graphic sex scenes. A good book to read when you need want relax and enjoy.
Enjoyed storyline….
Pretty good.
I really enjoyed reading the book!
Sweet romance, witty, easy to read
Such a fun read.
Am now reading rest of series.
Very well written, exciting, adventurous, funny, emotional, intriguing, suspenseful and so much more. Twin girls who are very smart and get themselves into interesting situations. A lot of painful history for them with their father. But with the season and what else is going on who knows what will happen. I highly recommend it. I received a review copy and voluntarily review it.
The Baggingtons and their tragic past and how they each deal with it made for a fantastic series. I think I loved the Twins the most.
She’s His Other Half
Miss Faith Baggington and her twin sister Hope have a long kept secret known only to their family, and they only know half the truth. Even with precautions, it is only a matter of time before their secret is revealed. That is why Lady Faith does not need the distraction of a certain rogue who is seeking to reform.
Mr. Oscar Tithertinton has been an admitted and unapologetic rogue. However, lately he has been thinking about changing he persona, but he is still unsure until he happens upon a spirited lady, who won’t tell him her name. She just may be the impetus he needs to change his ways.
The Lady to Match a Rogue by Isabella Thorne is a light and entertaining read. All of the characters are diverse and well developed. I really liked the twins, but I was not sure about Oscar until the last half of the book. As with most fiction, reality must be suspended for the sake of the plot, which is the case with this one. That said, it was still an engrossing read that was well written from two points of view. As with romantic fiction, this stand-alone tale has a happy ending, which includes an epilogue.
Content: This book is a clean romance with no sex and only a smattering of light swearing appropriate to the period.
I really loved this book. After reading it I was hooked on the series. It is good summer reading.
The Lady to Match a Rogue is the forth in the Baggington Sisters series, and here we have Faith and Oscar’s story. Also part of the book is about Faith’s twin sister, Hope. I loved following their story and look forward to what the future holds for Hope.
This was a fun, amusing, story that keeps you turning the pages to find out what happens next. A story well worth reading. My free opinion.
The story tries to stand alone but the backstory of the older sisters and the evils of their father make for storm clouds in this plot (Mercy? Vardemere?)
There is the deceit of a woman pretending to be a man, in order to gain credibility for her work. But she continues the ruse, prolonging male camaraderie with the object of her affection, and of course that cover is blown.
The writing style was a bit of a slog for me.