Travelling alone as a young woman risks scandal and danger, but when, masquerading as a youth, she is befriended by three dashing blades, handsome and capable Alick Wolfe, dandy Ferdinand Shilton and the incorrigible Lord Purfoy, Corinna now has access to the male-only world of Regency England. Her father’s identity has been a tantalising mystery, but now at nineteen Corinna knows that finding him may be her only way to avoid marriage to the odious Mr Beech.ĭeciding to head to London, Corinna dons a male disguise. Perfect for fans of Gill Hornby, Janice Hadlow, Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer and anyone with a Bridgerton -shaped hole in their lives.‘Do you realise, Corinna, just how hard it is for a young woman of irregular birth, without family, fortune or friends in the world? Marriage is the only way to get any chance of a life.’įollowing the death of her mother, Corinna Ormesby has lived a quiet life in the countryside with her cantankerous Cousin Agnes. Sunday Times bestselling author Jane Dunn brings the Regency period irresistibly to life in a thrilling novel packed with surprising revelations, which all comes wittily, gloriously, good in the end. As the Season ends, will the sisters have found the rarest of things – a suitable marriage with a love story to match? Jostling for attention are the two lords – the charming and irresistible Freddie Lynwood and the preternaturally handsome Valentine Ravenell, their enigmatic neighbour from Shotten Hall, Mr Brabazon, and the dangerous libertine Lord Rockliffe, with whom the brooding Brabazon is locked in deadly rivalry.Īgainst the backdrop of glamorous Regency England, Sybella must settle Lucie’s future, protect her own reputation, and resist the disreputable rakes determined to seduce the beautiful widow. But the job of finding a husband is fraught with rules and tradition. Once ensconced at the Mayfair home of Lady Godley, Lucie’s godmother, the whirl of balls, parties and promenades can begin. Male suitors are scarce near their Wiltshire estate, so the sisters resolve to head to London in time for the Season to begin.

For young widow Sybella Lovatt, the time has come to find a suitable husband for her sister and ward Lucie. In Regency England, marriage is everything. You have the beauty and I the fortune, so there’s every chance we’ll succeed’

An Unsuitable Heiress by Jane Dunn