“Sophie Irwin is an exciting and original voice. She’s a must-buy author for me.” —Taylor Jenkins Reid

He wants a wife. She wants to be jilted. This. Is. War. From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a delicious new rom-com . . .

Rich, handsome, and titled Lord Ashford has every lady in England longing for his hand in marriage. Everyone, that is, except Miss Lydia Hanworth—the only young woman Ashford wishes to marry.

Pressured into accepting Ashford’s proposal by her family, Lydia learns the announcement must be kept secret for ten days.

Can Lydia free herself from her obligations before the engagement is publicly announced, without ruining her reputation? You can achieve an awful lot in ten days, after all . . .

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