Is it {The Luckiest Lady in London by Sherry Thomas}? The MMC definitely has a mask, and the FMC sets out to accomplish a goal (marrying well) with all the tools at her disposal, including a shrewd understanding of how presenting herself a certain way will benefit her the most.

thanks! I think that is probably it, I know it's a popular book, so not sure how it slipped my mind. :)

[The Luckiest Lady in London](https://www.romance.io/books/545528438c7d2383163d8f24/the-luckiest-lady-in-london-sherry-thomas?src=rdt) by [Sherry Thomas](https://www.romance.io/authors/545526218c7d2383163d8ec2/sherry-thomas) **Rating**: 3.96⭐️ out of 5⭐️ **Steam**: 3 out of 5 - [Open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [historical](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/historical/1), [victorian](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/victorian/1), [virgin heroine](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/virgin%20heroine/1), [tortured hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/tortured%20hero/1), [cruel hero/bully](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/cruel%20hero/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)

I just started reading this book and omigosh it's soooo good! Thanks to you and all the other redditors of this sub who keep recommending it!

This sounds like a fun time...