A Gift From A Goddess (A Legend To Love)

Murder, Mystery, Romance! Standalone Regency novel, based on the Myth of Pygmalion and Galatea.Hebe Fenchurch's life has been turned upside down after her father became involved in a swindle and killed himself. Shunned by the ton and with her mother struggling to make ends meet, Hebe is forced to seek employment. Told she is unsuited for a governess and lacks the skills of a maid, Hebe finds work as an artist's model.Sculptor, Lewis, Viscount Chesterton has shut himself away, working on his sculptures after his wife, Laura, left him and was subsequently murdered. Some in Society believe he was behind her death. When Lewis begins a new work titled Aphrodite, Hebe Fenchurch comes to pose for him.Lewis prides himself on his professionalism. He never sleeps with his models although many in the ton believe he does. He finds himself drawn to Hebe, his work stalls, and he fears he won't finish the statue of Aphrodite. Must he dismiss Hebe and lose his best model?After another of Lewis' models suffers the same fate as his wife Laura, the mystery intensifies and gossip spreads. Hebe is drawn into the fray.Bow Street have had no success in finding the murderer. Will they strike again?As Hebe sits for him, Lewis' employs his skill as a sculptor to fashion the beautiful goddess from a block of marble. It is said that Aphrodite stands for love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation, and she can even mend a broken heart.Can the goddess' power be real?And will Lewis be able to keep the model he's fallen in love with from suffering the same fate as the others?

Author: A Legend to Love Series, Maggi Andersen

Publisher: Margaret Coleman

Publication Date: Nov 20, 2018

Number of Pages: 253 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 0648293122

ISBN-13: 9780648293125