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Behind the Gilt Lanterns: A Reformed Rake Workplace Historical Romance
Paperback
Series: Beneath the Velvet Curtain
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 11 2026
Pages: 398
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
She runs the theatre from the shadows. He hides reform behind a rake's smile. Saving the stage will expose them both.
Rose Finney knows the Cavendish Theatre from fly-rails to footlights. With a black promptbook, blue pencil, and unshakable authority, she keeps every cue exact-because one failure could give powerful men the excuse they need to close the doors.
Lord Philip Carrington appears to be an idle rake with excellent tailoring and no serious purpose. In truth, his frivolous reputation has long concealed the money, influence, and quiet risks behind the Gilt Lantern Trust. When threats, false inspection reports, and licensing pressure target the Cavendish, Rose becomes the only partner he cannot charm and the one woman whose judgment he trusts.
Working side by side through midnight rehearsals, leaked donor lists, damaged rigging, and a committee determined to make art respectable by making it silent, Rose and Philip discover that candor is more dangerous than performance. Their attraction burns brightest after the lamps go out-but Rose will accept no apology that does not come with access, truth, and shared authority.
A warm Victorian workplace romance with a reformed rake, formidable stage manager, hidden philanthropy, theatre intrigue, forced partnership, slow-burn longing, public hand-holding, and an emotionally satisfying happily ever after.
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