An Unconventional Lady: A Low-Spice Regency Romance

Ella Wilde, the headmaster's daughter at Keatley Hall School for Young Men, has always dreamed of opening a school for girls. However, she faces an ultimatum: marry before her father dies, or lose the hall and her future to a distant cousin, leaving her destitute. Ella's mother was once a proponent of phrenology but came to believe it was fraudulent and attempted to expose it. Her efforts earned her condemnation from the phrenology community, and Ella was branded by association. When renowned phrenologist Thomas Bauer arrives at Keatley Hall to speak at a Natural Philosophers' Society gathering, Ella sees an opportunity to clear both her mother's name and her own. Ella partners with Gabriel Rowe, her childhood friend who has become a London solicitor. Gabriel has his own reasons for wanting to expose Bauer. As they work together to uncover the truth, Gabriel's attraction to Ella grows, and both must decide what they are willing to risk for happiness.