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A historical romance with a Botticelli painting and accurate fashion depictions

July 8, 2014 by Malin 1 Comment

Leonie Noirot is the youngest of the three Noirot sisters, and the only one still unmarried and able to spend all her energies on running Maison Noirot, the sisters’ successful dressmaking shop in St. James. The eldest sister, Marcelline (from Silk is for Seduction) is currently pregnant and rather indisposed and the middle sister Sophy (from Scandal Wears Satin) is off on an extended wedding trip in Scotland until the scandal surrounding her nuptials dies down. Each sister has their own strengths, in Leonie’s case, it’s finance. She’s a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, historical romance, Loretta Chase, Malin, the Dressmakers, Victorian, Vixen in Velvet

Malin's CBR6 Review No:67 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, historical romance, Loretta Chase, Malin, the Dressmakers, Victorian, Vixen in Velvet ·
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