A Lady’s Guide To Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin

Kitty Talbot is the oldest of her five sisters and in charge of them since both her parents died. A daughter of a gentleman and a lady with a scandalous past, Kitty and her sisters are left in debt after being orphaned. So Kitty comes up with a scheme to go to London for the social season to find a husband, and not just any husband: a rich one. With the help of a close friend of her mothers, Kitty and one of her younger sisters, Cecily, head to London and start the season. I’m a fourtunate turn of events, Kitty and her sister meet a school friend of Cecily and her brother walking in a park. The family is titled and very rich so Kitty sets her cap at Archie de Lacy, the younger brother of that family. She ingeniously ingratiates herself to the mother of said beau, and starts to get invited to balls. Hapless Archie believes himself in love with her, alarming his mother and older brother James, Lord Radcliffe. He hastens to London to save his younger brother from a  woman who only wants his money. James and Kitty do not like each other at first. To Kitty, Lord Radcliffe is an obstacle in her way to save her family and to James Kitty is a money hungry opportunist who does not love his brother. He and Kitty come to an agreement that she would discontinue her pursuit of Archie in exchange for his help getting into higher society.  Kitty and her sister go through the season going to balls and Kitty sets her sights on a couple of rich men that she doesn’t like but marrying them would help her family. As she is in the high society that she thinks could help her, she is always drawn back to James and likewise with him. Circumstances arise that make them see each other through a different perspective and make them evaluate their feelings for each other. The banter between Kitty and James is a highlight for this story. You kind of know how it will turn out, but it is enjoyable reading about the journey to get there. This is probably the best fiction book I have read so far this year. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. #regencyfiction #fiction #books #historicalfiction

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