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Lie With Me
In this gender-bending lesbian romance, (set in Georgian England but reading like a contemporary novel) things aren’t always as they seem.
The Countess Maryam Wyndham’s solicitor has been siphoning her late husband’s estate into his own pockets and now she finds herself destitute. One last asset, Skylark Manor, stands between her and homelessness and she must sell it to the highest bidder so she can take care of her three young children.
The man who wants Skylark the most is the Marquis Julien D’Avenant, a half-English half-French aristocrat who fled the bloodbath in France after the revolution and has lived in near-seclusion since his return to England. When he does come out in public, he causes a stir. His nose is a beak, his face is slashed, and he dresses in an immaculately-tailored version of the long trousers worn by the working class revolutionaries who stormed the Bastille.
One look at the extraordinary D’Avenant takes Lady Maryam’s breath away. He has an air of wildness about him, a feral streak, a shimmering, shifting countenance. D’Avenant is an anarchist with eyes the colour of lapis lazuli. But as the owner of Edgemere Estate, which surrounds Skylark, he says her property isn’t worth anywhere near what her solicitor says she can get for it.
When she decides to go see the distant estate for herself, D’Avenant impulsively invites Lady Maryam and her children to stay at Edgemere while she does so. It is only on cooler consideration that D’Avenant realizes that opening his home to this beautiful stranger could destroy everything he has built over the past ten years.
Because D’Avenant is not who he says he is.
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Book length = 51,554 words
Sexuality = tame, euphemistic
This books reads like a contemporary novel.
Mature lead characters, including a single mother.
The Countess Maryam Wyndham’s solicitor has been siphoning her late husband’s estate into his own pockets and now she finds herself destitute. One last asset, Skylark Manor, stands between her and homelessness and she must sell it to the highest bidder so she can take care of her three young children.
The man who wants Skylark the most is the Marquis Julien D’Avenant, a half-English half-French aristocrat who fled the bloodbath in France after the revolution and has lived in near-seclusion since his return to England. When he does come out in public, he causes a stir. His nose is a beak, his face is slashed, and he dresses in an immaculately-tailored version of the long trousers worn by the working class revolutionaries who stormed the Bastille.
One look at the extraordinary D’Avenant takes Lady Maryam’s breath away. He has an air of wildness about him, a feral streak, a shimmering, shifting countenance. D’Avenant is an anarchist with eyes the colour of lapis lazuli. But as the owner of Edgemere Estate, which surrounds Skylark, he says her property isn’t worth anywhere near what her solicitor says she can get for it.
When she decides to go see the distant estate for herself, D’Avenant impulsively invites Lady Maryam and her children to stay at Edgemere while she does so. It is only on cooler consideration that D’Avenant realizes that opening his home to this beautiful stranger could destroy everything he has built over the past ten years.
Because D’Avenant is not who he says he is.
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Book length = 51,554 words
Sexuality = tame, euphemistic
This books reads like a contemporary novel.
Mature lead characters, including a single mother.
170 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2021
About the author
Patricia Spencer
11 books18 followersI am the author of the following works of fiction:
Family We Haven’t Met (Coming in Summer 2026)
Can you come home to yourself?
Jo Cooper returns to her birthplace--the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico--and through her romantic relationship with Adelia García Morales, rediscovers her culture, identity, and ability to love.
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I'll Get You Home A sapphic trilogy.
Surviving war takes courage. Getting home takes love.
A combat photographer on the verge of a nervous breakdown and the TV producer who hires her to produce a documentary spend three hellish days under fire. They discover that getting home again is just as challenging as surviving war. Set in the recent past (1994) in a Balkan war zone based on the Siege of Sarajevo, the first third of the story is set abroad and the remainder is set in Washington, D.C. and Maine, USA.
Also available in one large volume called I’ll Get You Home - In One Piece.
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The Hum of Bees
Can a fragile recluse and a public figure caught up in a media storm find love?
Goldie Award winner for Contemporary Fiction.
Eugenia Gallant, running from a media storm, takes shelter with reclusive Darcy Gordon in beautiful Prince Edward County, Canada. First in the Prince Edward County series.
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The Life Bestowed
Is a future possible when the past hasn't been healed?
The Life Bestowed, a lesbian romance between a cis lesbian and a trans lesbian. Scout is a Nurse Practitioner. Kit is a Professor. Second in the Prince Edward County series. One of Henriette’s Favourites on The Lesbian Review.
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Lie With Me
A penniless Countess. A rich Marquis. A grand deception.
A sweet, woman-disguised-as-a-man lesbian romance set in pre-Regency England. Lie With Me is a Sheena's Favourite on The Lesbian Review.
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The above books are all available on Amazon worldwide.
Family We Haven’t Met (Coming in Summer 2026)
Can you come home to yourself?
Jo Cooper returns to her birthplace--the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico--and through her romantic relationship with Adelia García Morales, rediscovers her culture, identity, and ability to love.
—————
I'll Get You Home A sapphic trilogy.
Surviving war takes courage. Getting home takes love.
A combat photographer on the verge of a nervous breakdown and the TV producer who hires her to produce a documentary spend three hellish days under fire. They discover that getting home again is just as challenging as surviving war. Set in the recent past (1994) in a Balkan war zone based on the Siege of Sarajevo, the first third of the story is set abroad and the remainder is set in Washington, D.C. and Maine, USA.
Also available in one large volume called I’ll Get You Home - In One Piece.
—————
The Hum of Bees
Can a fragile recluse and a public figure caught up in a media storm find love?
Goldie Award winner for Contemporary Fiction.
Eugenia Gallant, running from a media storm, takes shelter with reclusive Darcy Gordon in beautiful Prince Edward County, Canada. First in the Prince Edward County series.
—————
The Life Bestowed
Is a future possible when the past hasn't been healed?
The Life Bestowed, a lesbian romance between a cis lesbian and a trans lesbian. Scout is a Nurse Practitioner. Kit is a Professor. Second in the Prince Edward County series. One of Henriette’s Favourites on The Lesbian Review.
—————
Lie With Me
A penniless Countess. A rich Marquis. A grand deception.
A sweet, woman-disguised-as-a-man lesbian romance set in pre-Regency England. Lie With Me is a Sheena's Favourite on The Lesbian Review.
—————
The above books are all available on Amazon worldwide.
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