The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right
Overview
When a young woman trades places with her noble cousin, their innocent ruse leads to true love in this sparkling new Regency-era romantic comedy of manners from the author of Mr. Malcolm's List. When Arabella Grant's wicked aunt dies suddenly, both Arabella and her cousin Lady Isabelle cannot help but feel relieved. She'd made their lives miserable, and now Lady Issie is free to read to her heart's content, and Bella is free from taunts about her ignoble birth. Their newfound freedom is threatened, however, when Issie's great-aunt commands her to travel to London for a come-out Issie has never wanted. Issie, who is in poor health, is convinced she'll drop dead like her mother did if she drops into a curtsy before the queen. So when her great-aunt turns out to be nearsighted and can't tell the noble Lady Isabelle from her commoner cousin Arabella, Issie convinces Bella to take her place. Bella can attend all the exclusive entertainments that her lower birth would typically exclude her from, and Issie can stay in bed, her nose in a book. Bella agrees to the scheme for her cousin's sake, but matters turn complicated when she meets the irresistible Lord Brooke. He begins courting her while under the impression she's the rich and aristocratic Lady Isabelle, who, unlike Bella, is a suitable bride for an eligible young earl. And Bella, who is convinced that she has met "Lord Right," worries what will happen when she reveals that he's actually fallen for...the wrong lady.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780593549667
- ISBN-10: 059354966X
- Publisher: Berkley Books
- Publish Date: December 2024
- Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.55 pounds
- Page Count: 272
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What’s in a name? A rose by another name might smell as sweet, but a Belle by another name would likely not be as rich. While cousins Arabella and Isabelle Grant are the closest and dearest of friends, they’re far from equals. Lady Isabelle, daughter of a marquis, has money, position . . . and debilitating social anxiety. Miss Arabella has beauty, charm . . . and barely a penny to her name. Arabella is treated as a charity case by Isabelle’s cruel, snobbish mother, yet everything changes when said mother dies and Isabelle’s great-aunt resolves to give her a London season, whether she wants it or not. Just the thought of balls and crowds terrifies Issie into palpitations. But Bella would shine in that setting. And since their nearsighted new guardian can’t tell which cousin is which, Issie concocts a plan for a little switch. It only has to last for the season, and then they can go home to their quiet lives and correct stations. No fuss, no muss, no harm done—as long as Bella keeps from falling in love, a task that’s easier said than done when she meets Lord Brooke. The attraction between them is palpable, but does he love her, or a Lady Isabelle who doesn’t exist?
The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right has a plot Shakespeare himself might’ve used, and author Suzanne Allain fills it with playfulness, humor and a delightful cast of side characters. (My particular favorite is a maid who gives up altogether on figuring out which cousin to call “miss” and which to call “milady,” and calls them both “mislady.”) While Bella comes into her own as the toast of London and the woman who has wholly—and very truly—captured Lord Brooke’s heart, it’s just as captivating to see Issie emerge from her shell and form a romance with a handsome young doctor who stirs in her palpitations of a different sort. Love is in the air . . . along with confusion, misunderstandings and a whole lot of false assumptions. But where’s the fun in the course of love running smooth? All’s well that ends well—and all ends very well, indeed.
What’s in a name? A rose by another name might smell as sweet, but a Belle by another name would likely not be as rich. While cousins Arabella and Isabelle Grant are the closest and dearest of friends, they’re far from equals. Lady Isabelle, daughter of a marquis, has money, position . . . and debilitating social anxiety. Miss Arabella has beauty, charm . . . and barely a penny to her name. Arabella is treated as a charity case by Isabelle’s cruel, snobbish mother, yet everything changes when said mother dies and Isabelle’s great-aunt resolves to give her a London season, whether she wants it or not. Just the thought of balls and crowds terrifies Issie into palpitations. But Bella would shine in that setting. And since their nearsighted new guardian can’t tell which cousin is which, Issie concocts a plan for a little switch. It only has to last for the season, and then they can go home to their quiet lives and correct stations. No fuss, no muss, no harm done—as long as Bella keeps from falling in love, a task that’s easier said than done when she meets Lord Brooke. The attraction between them is palpable, but does he love her, or a Lady Isabelle who doesn’t exist?
The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right has a plot Shakespeare himself might’ve used, and author Suzanne Allain fills it with playfulness, humor and a delightful cast of side characters. (My particular favorite is a maid who gives up altogether on figuring out which cousin to call “miss” and which to call “milady,” and calls them both “mislady.”) While Bella comes into her own as the toast of London and the woman who has wholly—and very truly—captured Lord Brooke’s heart, it’s just as captivating to see Issie emerge from her shell and form a romance with a handsome young doctor who stirs in her palpitations of a different sort. Love is in the air . . . along with confusion, misunderstandings and a whole lot of false assumptions. But where’s the fun in the course of love running smooth? All’s well that ends well—and all ends very well, indeed.