βSophie Irwin is an exciting and original voice. She's a must-buy author for me.β Taylor Jenkins Reid
βA delicious Regency romp for fans of Bridgerton.β Red
A lifetime of duty
Widowed at just seven-and-twenty from her marriage of convenience, Eliza, now Countess of Somerset, is bequeathed a fortune, hers to keep β provided she can steer clear of scandal.
The promise of love
The last thing she expects is to be torn between two very different men β a face from the past, whose loss sheβs always mourned, and a roguish poet, who scorns convention.
A taste of freedom
But a ladyβs reputation is fragile and with jealous eyes on Elizaβs fortune, it will only take one whisper of gossip for her to lose it all...
Escape with the most delightful, historical romance of the year from the Sunday Times bestselling author Sophie Irwin!
βA very modern sensibility, witty and funβ Adele Parks
βFans of Bridgerton will enjoy this well-observed Regency story with a plucky protagonist.β Candis
βA delicious Regency romp for fans of Bridgerton.β Red
Readers are LOVING A Ladyβs Guide to Scandal:
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βAn excellent, delightful, refreshing Regency Romanceβ βββββ
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βFun, light and romanticβ βββββ
β20 stars out of 5!! This book was a balm to my soulβ βββββ
βIt is going to become a go-to favouriteβ βββββ
βAn absolute must read for fans of Regency romanceβ βββββ
βSo enjoyable, unpredictable, wonderful characters, just SO GOODβ βββββ
βSophie Irwin β she is such a fresh, fun, witty writer in this space. I'd read anything she wroteβ βββββ
Sophie Irwin's book 'A Ladyβs Guide to Fortune-Hunting' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 09-05-2022.
Sophie Irwinβs first novel, A Ladyβs Guide to Fortune-Hunting, was a Sunday Times bestseller.
Sophie grew up in Dorset before moving to south London. She has spent years immersed in studying historical fiction, from a dissertation on how Georgette Heyer helped win World War Two, to time spent in dusty stacks and old tomes losing herself in Regency London researching this book.