Dear Ms. Mullany,
I read your first novel, enjoyed it, and was dismayed to hear that Signet wouldn’t be publishing any more. Then Signet pretty much folded and I was afraid that was that. Huzzah to Harper Collins for picking you up (as an author) and giving us this delightful spoof of (almost) every Regency novel. The comedy is delicious, the characters are fantastic and I can only hope we’ll see more of this style from you.
Long before there were designer shoes, apple martinis, and speed dating — there were great bonnets, punch at Almack’s, and the marriage mart.
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman of fortune and passable good looks amuses herself in London with fashion, philanthropic works, and flirtation, until a suitable gentleman makes an offer. I consider the pursuit of bonnets and a husband fairly alike — I do not want to acquire an item that will wear out or bore me after a brief acquaintance, and we must suit each other very well.”
Meet Miss Philomena Wellesley-Clegg, a young Regency heiress whose often comical struggle to find a bigger purpose …
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