A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting
Chapter Book · 2022

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting

By Sophie Irwin

A fortune-hunter seeks a wealthy husband but finds unexpected love in Regency London.

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336 pages

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Kitty Talbot, desperate to save her family from ruin, dives into London's high society to secure a wealthy husband. With only twelve weeks, her cunning is tested by the astute Lord Radcliffe, who sees through her plans. As they clash in a battle of wits, unexpected feelings emerge. Will Kitty's quest for fortune lead to love, or will her schemes unravel? Discover the twists and turns of this Regency-era romance filled with sharp repartee and unexpected alliances.

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“A sharp, modern, and absolutely delicious take on the marriage plot. Sophie Irwin’s debut is one of the most fun, romantic books I’ve read in a long time. I cannot wait to see what she does next.” –Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising A whip-smart historical rom-com debut that follows an entirely unconventional heroine who throws herself into the London Season in hopes of finding a wealthy husband to save her family from ruin. But the last thing she expects is to find love… When Kitty Talbot is jilted by her fiancé three months before their wedding, the future looks dark. Without his fortune to pay off her late father’s gambling debts, she and her four sisters face certain ruin. But Kitty has never backed down from a challenge, so she leaves the countryside and heads toward the most dangerous battleground in all of Regency England: The London Season. The aim is simplee: find a wealthy bachelor to wed in order save the Talbot family from destitution. Kitty is neither accomplished nor all that genteel, but she is utterly single-minded; imbued with her father’s gambling spirit, Kitty knows that risk is just part of the game. What she doesn’t anticipate is Lord Radcliffe, elder brother of the deliciously wealthy Archibald de Lacy. Radcliffe sees Kitty for the fortune-hunter that she really is, and is determined to scotch her plans at all costs… A scintillating mano-a-mano between Kitty and Lord Radcliffe will turn into the romance of the year, one whose brilliant repartee and enticing wit make A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting a pure delight.

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Pages
336
Audience
Adult
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Books about cultureBooks about girls and womenBooks about 1800-1849
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Publication
Published
July 12, 2022
First published
May 12, 2022
Publisher
Viking
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Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780735245051

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