She wants to paint him. He’s not what he seems. And neither of them are prepared for the passion that follows.

Lady Evelyn Chance has no patience for Society’s expectations. She’s a scandal in silk, and proud of it. While others court suitors and guard reputations, Evelyn is far more interested in oil paints and brushwork.

And she needs a model.

When she advertises for a male subject, she doesn’t expect to find someone tall, handsome… and entirely unwilling to remove his clothes.

Richard Sempill, Viscount Sempill, has his own reasons for answering the ad under false pretenses. But once he meets the fiercely independent artist, curiosity turns to captivation, and he agrees to keep his identity a secret. For now.

Late-night sittings turn into stolen kisses. Secrets turn into something dangerously close to affection. But just as Richard prepares to reveal everything, scandal strikes, and the truth might cost them the one thing neither of them expected: a future together.

Tropes include:

✔ Hidden identity / secret aristocrat

✔ Artist heroine

✔ Forbidden kisses / secret meetings

✔ Grumpy meets bold heroine

✔ Late-night intimacy

✔ Emily E K Murdoch’s signature sizzling, joyful romance

A steamy, slow-burn Regency romance where art and love collide, and reputations are made to be ruined.

This full-length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after and no cliffhangers. It is part of a series that can be read in any order.

The Chances Series

Book 1: A Fighting Chance

Book 2: A Second Chance

Book 3: An Outside Chance

Book 4: Half a Chance

Book 5: A Chance in a Million

Book 6: Not a Chance in Hell

Book 7: An Eye for the Chance

Book 8: A Sporting Chance

Book 9: Any Chance You Can Take

Book 10: Chance Would be a Fine Thing

Book 11: Take a Chance on You

Book 12: Don’t Fancy Your Chance

Book 13: Give Him a Chance

Book 14: A Chance of a Lifetime

Book 15: In with a Chance

Book 16: Jump at the Chance

Book 17: Let the Chance Slip By

Book 18: Why Take the Chance?

Book 19: A Calculated Chance

Book 20: Leave it All to Chance