A Fragile Mask

By Elizabeth Bailey

Book Overview

A touching historical love story Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen.

Can Denzell thaw a beautiful snow maiden ... or is he about to get his fingers burned?

Georgian England

When playboy Denzell Hawkeridge meets enigmatic Verena Chaceley, he senses a fire lurking beneath her icy exterior, and is determined to melt her heart.

No one in Tunbridge Wells knows anything about the mysterious young woman, or why she lives alone with her frail mother. But she is known to be private and reserved - and, as Denzell discovers, impervious to his charms.

For the first time he finds himself rebuffed - and smitten. Convinced that the beautiful, carefree woman he once glimpsed is the real Verena, he sets out to discover what lies beneath her chilly fa ade.

But what he doesn't know is that his 'snow maiden' is struggling not to fall under his spell. For she is the guardian of a heartbreaking secret, and has vowed never to let herself love...

Does Verena truly have a heart of ice? Has Denzell finally met a woman he cannot conquer?

And what might be the consequences if Verena dares to lower her mask?

A FRAGILE MASK is a moving Georgian historical romance with a courageous heroine at its heart.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0854958878
• ISBN13: 9780854958870
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Sapere Books
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"