Her Runaway Lady, a sapphic historical romance - Softcover

Sikes, Bj

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798989801084

Publisher: Belinda Sikes, 2026

Synopsis

An ambitious young milliner. A shy noblewoman fleeing an arranged marriage. Love is a risk neither can afford.

Solange doesn't have time for love. She's too busy working her way up in the Parisian millinery trade. Her goal: to become rich and lift her family out of poverty. So when a beautiful aristo whirls into the millinery fascinated by hat making, Solange isn't interested. Or so she tells herself. 

Louise-Marie hates the fancy parties she's dragged to at Versailles and never wanted to marry. She just wanted to be left alone, making hats. Running away from home to become a milliner seemed like a good idea but the life of a working-class shop girl is harder than she imagined. And her new coworker doesn't seem to like her much. 

Thrown together in the cramped backroom of a millinery shop and a shared garret room, their tensions fray, tangle, then bind.

But ambition doesn't leave room for longing. And love was never part of Solange's plan.

Immerse yourself in this cosy, low-spice, historical sapphic romance set in a Belle Epoque That Never Was, 19th century Paris with a hint of steampunk.

About this title

About the Author

BJ Sikes is a 5'6" ape descendant who is inordinately fond of a good strong cup of tea, Doc Marten boots, and fancy dress. I live with one large cat, two sweet teenagers, and one editor-author, plus an array of chickens in a place very unlike my homeland. My favorite thing to write is historical fantasy with themes of a woman's struggle for agency and queer characters living their lives. Find me at www.bjsikesauthor.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Belinda Sikes
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798989801084
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268
• Editor: Sikes Aj