num_pages: 288
description: Inspired by true history and perfect for fans of Bridgerton the acclaimed author sparkles with this brilliantly imagined story of romance between an undercover spy and an educated and strong woman in the first of a witty Regency-set feminist series exploring the role of women in a rigidly patriarchal society. Readers will delight in the rapier sharp wit sexual fireworks and thought-provoking entertainment of The Boxing Baroness.A Library Journal Best Book of 2022A Publishers Marketplace Buzz Books Romance SelectionOf questionable birth but made for greatness the Regency-era heroines in Minerva Spencers thrilling new historical romance series possess both clever minds and unusual skills that enable them to go head-to-headand heart to heartwith the best of men including those of the ton . . .Magnetic and educated Marianne Simpson has the manner of a lady and the looks of a lover not a fighter. Neither of which explains her occupation as a boxer in her uncles circus Farnhams Fantastical Female Fayre. Nonetheless when St. John Powell the exquisitely handsome Duke of Staunton begins turning up at her shows she finds herself dangerously distracted by the powerful peers mysterious presence. With her safety at stake Mariannes days in the ring are numbered. But how long can she fight her attraction to the man the ton calls Lord Flawless? St. John Powell doesnt just want Marianne Simpson he needs her  to rescue his brother who is being held for ransom by a treasonous English baronthe man all of Britain knows as the Rake of Rakes. No matter how little Marianne wants to see her duplicitous ex-lover the man responsible for the humiliating nickname the Boxing Baroness St. John must convince her. Even if it means climbing into the ring with the beautiful boxer and taking everything shes got . . .
language: English
title: The Boxing Baroness
publisher: Kensington