"I have four sisters that depend on me, and the professions open to a woman such as I - governess, seamstress perhaps - will not keep even half of them fed and clothed. What else am I to do but to seek a rich husband?"



A whip-smart historical rom-com debut that follows the fortunes of 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 been one to back 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 simple: find a wealthy bachelor to save the Talbot family from financial 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.



The only thing she doesn't anticipate is Lord Radcliffe. Elder brother of the deliciously wealthy Archibald de Lacy, Lord Radcliffe sees Kitty for the mercenary fortune-hunter that she really is, and is determined to scotch her plans at all costs…

A brilliant 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.



Story Locale: Regency England

Sophie Irwin grew up in Dorset, England; after university, she moved to London to work in publishing. A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting is her debut novel.