A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting

A Romance Novel by Sophie Irwin

Subgenres & Tropes:

Historical Romance,
Regency Romance,
London Season,
Enemies to Lovers,
Witty Banter

Published 2022

Length 335 pages

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Scheming heroines who crash the London Season for survival
Sharp, witty banter that sparks with every encounter
Romances where motives are mercenary but hearts get tangled

From Little Stack

Summer, 1818. Kitty Talbot is in need of a fortune. Or, rather, a husband who has one. With just weeks until she and her sisters are made homeless, Kitty heads to London to find a suitor. It is there that she meets Lord Radcliffe, a man equally as determined to thwart Kitty’s plans as she is to make them succeed.

Sassy, spirited and simply swoon-worthy, this book is Jane Austen with a dynamic and modern flare. Kitty is a feisty and fabulous heroine and I loved the sharp and witty banter between her and Lord Radcliffe. A glorious historical romance, this should be on everyone’s summer reading list.

As Featured in Hot Histories: Summer-Set Historical Fiction You Don’t Want to Miss by Emma Alvey

Publisher Description

A whip-smart debut that follows the adventures of an entirely unconventional heroine who throws herself into the London Season to find a wealthy husband. But the last thing she expects is to find love…

Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Or rather, she needs a husband who has a fortune. Left with her father's massive debts, she has only twelve weeks to save her family from ruin.

Kitty has never been one to back down from a challenge, so she leaves home and heads toward the most dangerous battleground in all of England: the London season.

Kitty may be neither accomplished nor especially genteel—but she is utterly single-minded; imbued with cunning and ingenuity, she knows that risk is just part of the game.

The only thing she doesn't anticipate is Lord Radcliffe. The worldly Radcliffe sees Kitty for the mercenary fortune-hunter that she really is and is determined to scotch her plans at all costs, until their parrying takes a completely different turn….

This is a frothy pleasure, full of brilliant repartee and enticing wit—one that readers will find an irresistible delight.

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