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How to Lose a Lord in Ten Days

By: Sophie Irwin
Narrated by: Lottie Bourne
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‘Sophie Irwin is an exciting and original voice. She's a must-buy author for me’ Taylor Jenkins Reid

'I simply couldn't put this book down. Joyous, hilarious and full of sparkling enemies-to-lovers tension, it has everything you could want in a regency romcom’ – Beth O’Leary, The Flat Share

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a delicious new romance…

He wants a wife. She wants to be jilted. This. Is. War.

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, 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…

©2025 Irwin Editorial Limited (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers Historical Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Regency Romantic Comedy Marriage Funny Witty Romance

Critic Reviews

‘Austen meets Emily Henry, this is a total treat. Stylish, witty, pacey, and immersive – Sophie Irwin is the queen of the regency romcom’ Niamh Hargan, The Break-Up Clause

‘Full of heart, laugh out loud funny and a pure joy to read – her best yet’ Jessica Bull, Ms Austen Investigates

‘Such style, wit and beautiful story-telling … Better than Bridgerton, as good as any Heyer’ Susan Lewis, Nothing to See Here

‘Sheer happiness and sunshine … deliciously funny, warm and wise and sparklingly romantic. An enemies to lovers romance that is far too tempting to put down’ Cressida McLaughlin, The Happy Hour

‘A funny, clever read packed full of characters to root for. A must-read author for me’ Cesca Major, If I Were You
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I loved Sophie Irwin’s previous book, but this release was a real disappointment. I listened via audiobook and found it grating from the start. It was difficult to tell whether the endless displays of irritable behaviour in the plot were simply weak writing, or whether the childlike delivery and stilted phrasing of the narration made it worse (I strongly suspect the latter).

Whatever the reason, I gave up at chapter nine. Something I have never done before. For fans of regency romance, this one may prove more frustrating than charming

Cringeworthy and grating

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