All’s fair in love and science…

It is the summer of 1844, and seasoned microscopist Kalila Darwish has made a decision: travel to London, impersonate her cousin Dameer, and attempt to change the Society of Microscopic Biology from within. Clever and resourceful, Kalila is confident that she can convince her male peers to allow women into the Society over a series of lectures. All she needs to do is make sure she blends in—and for a woman with an extraordinary eye for detail, that shouldn’t be much of a challenge at all…

Oliver Booth had expected to enjoy the Society’s summer lecture series, but not like this. The person introducing themselves as Dameer Rafiq is none other than the woman he ran into only days ago, and Oliver is desperate to know what her angle is. But his Lady Impostor is guarded and rightfully so. After all, he was the one who’d left teasing critiques on all those papers she had submitted to the Society over the years, making her see him as something of a rival…

As Kalila’s affection for Oliver grows, she is forced to decide what to throw her heart into and to reckon with the fact that the world of science is riddled with far more hurdles than she was anticipating. With her research at risk, she and Oliver must work together—and Kalila must decide if her disguise is more of a help…or a hindrance.

Tropes you'll enjoy:

• Academic rivals to lovers
• Grumpy/sunshine
• Heroine in disguise
• Victorian-era scientists
• Bluestocking heroine
• Golden retriever hero
• Slow burn

Protocols for Gentility Series

Book 1 - A Lady's Guide to Subterfuge and Science

Book 2 - A Lady's Guide to Mystery and Mischief

Book 3 - A Gentleman's Guide to Duty and Devotion