The Lady Meets Her Match by Gina Conkle
Claire Mayhew has jumped to the top of my favorite historical romance heroines. She is an independent woman that refuses to accept that she needs a man to life her life. But she does need a man to approve the lease of her store, and that man doesn't believe that women can be in business on their own.
Cyrus isn't a bad guy - he just holds view that most men of his time held. Women need to be married or living with a male relative to keep the out of trouble and protected. It may sound sweet, but I couldn't imagine actually living that way. When he falls for Claire and finds out who she really is, he makes it his mission to find a way to show her he's right.
Well, saying that doesn't go as planned would be quite the understatement. This may sound like a fluff plot, but dig just a bit deeper and we have a mystery, sabotage, and threats on people's life going on at the same time. All this is woven so beautifully together. One of the best and most original historical romances I've read in a long time
*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*
