A Lady’s Guide to Scandal
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4.3 • 35 Ratings
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Publisher Description
‘Sophie Irwin is an exciting and original voice. She's a must-buy author for me.’ Taylor Jenkins Reid
‘A delicious Regency romp for fans of Bridgerton.’ 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 – 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 – a face from the past, whose loss she’s always mourned, and a roguish poet, who scorns convention.
A taste of freedom
But a lady’s reputation is fragile and with jealous eyes on Eliza’s 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!
‘A very modern sensibility, witty and fun’ Adele Parks
‘Fans of Bridgerton will enjoy this well-observed Regency story with a plucky protagonist.’ Candis
‘Scandal, art and romance – this is the best Regency romp set in Bath since Persuasion!’ Good Housekeeping
‘A delicious Regency romp for fans of Bridgerton.’ Red
Readers are LOVING A Lady’s Guide to Scandal:
‘LOVED this’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘An excellent, delightful, refreshing Regency Romance’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘What an absolute treat’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Inhaled it. Loved it’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Fun, light and romantic’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘20 stars out of 5!! This book was a balm to my soul’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘It is going to become a go-to favourite’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘An absolute must read for fans of Regency romance’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘So enjoyable, unpredictable, wonderful characters, just SO GOOD’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Sophie Irwin – she is such a fresh, fun, witty writer in this space. I'd read anything she wrote’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Sophie Irwin's book 'A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 09-05-2022.
About the author
Sophie Irwin’s first novel, A Lady’s 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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A widow gets caught in a love triangle in Irwin's light and enchanting sophomore historical romance (after A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting). Before the start of the book, Lady Eliza's parents forced her to jilt her first love, Oliver Courtney, and marry his uncle, the Earl of Somerset. After her husband dies, Eliza is finally free—but his will stipulates that she will lose her inheritance if she ever brings scandal to the family name, something that will be arbitrated by the new earl, Oliver. Eliza hopes that they will finally be together again but worries that Oliver will use his power to seek revenge. To get away from watchful eyes and experience new things, she and her cousin travel to Bath, where she meets Lord Melville, a famous author with an infamous reputation. Despite this, Eliza is drawn to Melville's adventurous, nonjudgmental nature, and soon finds herself torn between the familiar and the new. Though Eliza's love interests are polar opposites, it's easy to understand what she sees in each of them, and Irwin does a fantastic job making even the characters' flaws appealing. It's a fun, unexpected ride from city ballrooms through country gardens, with a diverse cast, witty repartee, and plenty of laughter to go along with the love.
Customer Reviews
Bath Love Triangle
Eliza has always been a dutiful daughter to the extent of giving up the man she loved and marrying to suit her family. Now a widow, she is unexpectedly a recipient of a fortune, though it does come with a morality clause. As the new Earl is the man she once loved, she knows that living at Harefield, even in the dower house, would be unbearable. Her family expect her to return home to them and for her father to look after her fortune but her cousin Margaret persuades her to live her life on her own terms and the two of them set off for Bath. Will a finally shackle-free Eliza be able to indulge her love of painting? Will she be tempted to scandalise Society? Will she find love, or lose a fortune.
I really enjoyed the Bath setting, the scandalous Anglo-Indian Melvilles, the characters and Eliza’s dilemma between two opposing men.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.