SOLVED. romance, set in 18/1900's. lady(heroine) gets hired to be hero's sister's friend. heroine likes physics, is a suffragette and founds a library. [s]

[Holly]

I know nothing about the important parts of the book (author, title, character names, setting, publication) and I've been looking for it for years now! I read it maybe 6 to 8 years ago and it could've been published even before that.

Heroine is blonde. The cover, if I remember correctly, is of her, with a yellow(?) fan covering her face. She's pretty well-off yet takes the job cause she's "interesting". She went to a finishing school where she wasn't quite like the other girls cause she likes physics and politics (she's a suffragette). She puts buttons in the hems of her dresses to keep them down.

Heroine founds a library in the town. She and the sister often buy fabric for sewing dresses. She keeps several items up her sleeve (like her fan).

The hero's sister is a redhead. She was the heroine of the second book of the series.

The hero has an Irish/Scottish(?) best friend who's not as well off as them. He likes the heroine but gives way when hero expresses desire. The Irish/Scottish(?) mom, also a redhead, makes jam(?).

SPOILERS AHEAD!!

(view spoiler)[ The hero's father was the antagonist who tries to kill the heroine. He kills himself in the end when they find out so the redhead(his daughter) gets money from insurance (hide spoiler)]

[Kris]

This seems to match - Letter Perfect by Cathy Marie Hake?

[Holly]

Oh my God yes!! ❤️ Honestly, this took me years and you tell me all I had to do was post a topic here? You are an angel, thank you very much!

[Kris]

You're most welcome. :) That was a tricky one to track down. I got lucky with a Google search, something like:

site:goodreads.com "historical romance" series suffragette "his sister"

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

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