Monica Thresher has spent her life making beautiful things.

The quietest of Brighton’s Starling prodigies, Monica sees structure where others see only fabric. She has built a celebrated career as a modiste and costumer. Her creations speak louder than her voice ever has. But as she prepares for the next step of her career, a letter from the Court of Chancery threatens everything. A former colleague in Berlin has patented one of Monica’s creations—and is suing her for using it.

To protect her work, Monica needs a barrister. Unfortunately, the best one in Brighton is the man at whom she has been trying not to stare since she was a girl.

Julian Harcourt has spent his life arguing on behalf of other people.

Silver-haired, controlled, and married to his work, Julian has served as the Starling family’s barrister for as long as Monica can remember. What he does not know is what to do with Monica now that the shy girl he once knew has become a brilliant woman whose company he wants far more than professional ethics allow.

Representing her should be simple. Falling for his client is not.

Building Monica’s defense means old garments, long interviews, a journey to London, and too much time together to remain harmless. As they trace the stolen invention through Monica’s career, Julian discovers that her quiet has never meant uncertainty. Monica discovers that the man she once admired from afar sees every clever stitch, every careful choice, and every part of her she feared no one noticed.

Monica must learn to claim what is hers. Julian must decide whether a life built entirely around duty has room for desire.

Between the Seams is a Regency romance full of age-gap yearning, she-fell-first/he-fell-harder devotion, stolen inventions, courtroom intrigue, and a silver-fox barrister thoroughly undone by the quiet woman he thought he knew. It's the fourth book in The Starling Legacy series and can be read as a standalone. If you love competent heroines, protective older heroes, slow-burn tenderness, and romances built on being truly seen—this one’s for you.

Tropes you'll enjoy:

• Age gap
• She fell first, he fell harder
• Barrister/client
• Forbidden romance
• Protective hero
• Shy heroine
• Forced proximity
• Slow burn
• Found family
• Regency Brighton

The Starling Legacy Series

Book 1 - Fluently Speaking Baron

Book 2 - Little Miss Nobody

Book 3 - The Trick of It

Book 4 - Between the Seams

Book 5 - Against All Odds

Book 6 - As Nature Intended