The Lady Travelers Guide to Deception with an Unlikely Earl

Victoria Alexander

Nov 2018 · HQN Books

About this ebook

An earl’s love language is Egyptian hieroglyphs in this sparkling adventure in the #1 New York Times-bestselling author’s Lady Travelers Society series.
 
Harry Armstrong has spent years in Egypt, recovering relics and disregarding rules. Now he’s back in England with a new title and a new purpose: penning his exploits. But his efforts are overshadowed by London’s favorite writer about Egypt—a woman they call The Queen of the Desert, of all things. Worse, her stories—serialized in newspapers and reprinted in books—are complete rubbish.
 
Miss Sidney Honeywell didn’t set out to deceive anyone. It’s not her fault readers assumed her Tales of a Lady Adventurer in Egypt were real! Admitting her inadvertent deception now would destroy her reputation and her livelihood. But when the Earl of Brenton challenges her to travel to Egypt to prove her expertise, accompanied by his dashing, arrogant nephew, what choice does she have but to pack her bags?
 
With the matchmaking founders of the Lady Travelers Society in tow, Harry is determined to expose Sidney’s secret. But the truth might not be as great a revelation as discovering that love can strike even the most stubborn of hearts.
 
“Alexander continues her celebration of multigenerational female bravado and intensifies the complexity of this delightfully over-the-top series through a fantastical Egyptian travelogue, and playfully praises the value of telling a good adventure tale through its imaginative, fiction-writing female lead.” —Publishers Weekly

Ratings and reviews

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It reads like a classic movie script. I can truly see Humphrey Bogart playing Harry and Katharine Hepburn as Sidney, as well as Frances Bavia (Aunt Bea) as one of the "old ladies." I believe this is one of Victoria Alexander's best works. If you enjoy regency romance and classic movies, you will love this book. I am so enjoying this whole series! However, this is a stand alone and you do not have to read the previous books in the series to be able to follow this book. I am fortunate to have received an advance copy of this book from the author, enjoyed every minute and am posting an honest review of my own free will!

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About the author

#1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander was an award-winning television reporter until she discovered writing. She’s written more than forty full-length novels and has been translated around the world. Victoria lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with a long-suffering husband she kills off in every book and two bearded collies. Check out her books at  www.victoriaalexander.com, and chat with her on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/victoriaalexandersplace.