{"product_id":"appointment-in-bath-mimi-matthews-9781736080269","title":"Appointment in Bath","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA chance meeting between the sheltered daughter and the forward-thinking son of rival Victorian families sparks a forbidden romance in \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Mimi Matthews's fourth book in her acclaimed Somerset Stories series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShy and stammering Meg Burton-Smythe has spent the whole of her life living on the fringes of local society. She's more comfortable with her daydreams than she is with people. But when a dashing, golden-haired hero rides to her rescue one morning, she dares to hope that her dreams might finally come true. There's only one problem: her handsome rescuer is the son of her father's sworn enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvo Beresford doesn't believe in clinging to the past. Freshly returned from a lengthy grand tour, he's looking to the future, eager to spearhead the building of a new railway extension in Somersetshire. But an unexpected encounter with Meg Burton-Smythe, the isolated only daughter of his parents' oldest foe, sets the past and the future colliding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResolved to put ancient grudges to rest-at least where innocent young ladies are concerned-Ivo encourages lonely Meg to embark on a secret friendship. After all, what harm can a friendship do? It isn't as though there's any danger of the two of them falling in love...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mimi Matthews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1736080261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736080269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Perfectly Proper Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/25\/2023","brand":"Mimi Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133201314047,"sku":"9781736080269","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ebbdea3d-7c25-4cf2-9277-048cc5555a1f.jpg?v=1687484683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/appointment-in-bath-mimi-matthews-9781736080269","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}