Accomplishments & Accomplices

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Lady Diana Huxley is a Brontë heroine lost in a Jane Austen fever-dream.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Haunted heartbroken and abruptly sent to live with her newly-married cousin in a palatial country estate Diana just wants to blend in. Utterly unfamiliar with the customs and culture of Regency Era high society Diana is more than content to play the role of silent companion to her chatty cousin Maggie. She certainly didn't come to New Glenbury to fall in love.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>But when the handsome and happy-go-lucky Hudson Birch moves to the estate next door two meddling matrons Constance and Elizabeth take it upon themselves to play matchmaker. Soon Diana unwittingly finds herself at the center of a grand conspiracy with the entire village of New Glenbury in cahoots to give her the appearance of possessing all the accomplishments she so obviously lacks. </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>What could possibly go wrong? A lot apparently.</em></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Accomplishments and Accomplices is a charming romantic comedy about the joy of self-discovery the power of female friendships and the perils of falling in love.</strong></p><p></p><p>Tropes: Fish out of water coming of age forced proximity he falls first lush descriptions cottagecore themes witty banter lively side characters historical details rags to riches makeover scene regency era novel of manners small town romance </p>