He and his cousin Mira first appear in A Modest Independence as manservant and maid to heroine Jenny Holloway. Some of you might be familiar with Ahmad from my Parish Orphans of Devon series. Set in 1862, it features Evelyn Maltravers, a bluestocking equestrienne determined to make her mark in fashionable society, and Ahmad Malik, the talented (and devastatingly handsome) London tailor she enlists to design her daring riding habits. The Siren of Sussex is the first book in my new Belles of London series. With obstacles spanning between them, the indomitable pair must decide which hurdles they can jump and what matters most: making their mark or following their hearts? Her unbridled spirit enchants him, awakening a depth of feeling he never thought possible.īut pushing boundaries comes at a cost and not everyone is pleased to welcome Evelyn and Ahmad into fashionable society. Half-Indian tailor Ahmad Malik has always had a talent for making women beautiful, inching his way toward recognition by designing riding habits for Rotten Row’s infamous Pretty Horsebreakers-but no one compares to Evelyn. But to truly capture London’s attention she’ll need a habit-maker who’s not afraid to take risks with his designs-and with his heart. Her only hope is to distinguish herself by making the biggest splash in the one sphere she excels: on horseback.

As an incurable bluestocking from a family tumbling swiftly toward ruin, she knows she’ll never make a match in a ballroom. Victorian high society’s most daring equestrienne finds love and an unexpected ally in her fight for independence in the strong arms of London’s most sought after and devastatingly handsome half-Indian tailor.Įvelyn Maltravers understands exactly how little she’s worth on the marriage mart.

The siren of sussex