‘Sophie Irwin is an exciting and original voice. She's a must-buy author for me’ Taylor Jenkins Reid 'I simply couldn't put this book down. Joyous, hilarious and full of sparkling enemies-to-lovers tension, it has everything you could want in a regency romcom’ – Beth O’Leary, The Flat Share From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a delicious new romance… He wants a wife. She wants to be jilted. This. Is. War. Rich, handsome and titled Lord Ashford has every lady in England longing for his hand in marriage.Everyone, that is, except Miss Lydia Hanworth – the only young woman Ashford wishes to marry.Pressured into accepting Ashford’s proposal, the announcement must be kept secret for ten days. Can Lydia free herself from her obligations before the engagement is publicly announced, without ruining her reputation? You can achieve an awful lot in ten days, after all… Readers LOVE Sophie Irwin: ‘LOVED this’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Sophie Irwin – she is such a fresh, fun, witty writer in this space. I'd read anything she wrote’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘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's latest novel is a humorous and delightful story that will keep you hooked from start to finish. As the Sunday Times bestselling author, she continues to deliver top-quality fiction that is both enjoyable and unpredictable.For fans of India Holton (The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love), Mimi Matthews (The Lily of Ludgate Hill), Joanna Lowell (A Shore Thing), Evie Dunmore (Portrait of a Scotsman), and Sophia Holloway (The Chaperone).HarperCollins 2025
