‘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

‘Scandal, art and romance – this is the best Regency romp set in Bath since Persuasion!’ Good Housekeeping

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

‘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.

In A Lady’s Guide to Scandal, Sophie Irwin once again proves why she is a top author in the genre of historical fiction. Her latest bestseller is a comedy of manners that will leave readers laughing and longing for more.

For fans of Georgette Heyer (Sylvester), Mimi Matthews (The Lily of Ludgate Hill), Martha Waters (To Love and to Loathe), Julie Owen Moylan (73 Dove Street), and Aj Pearce (Mrs Porter Calling).

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