The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right

Suzanne Allain

Dec 2024 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

All the stars for this book! Suzanne Allain’s The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right is absolute perfection & a new favorite. I ended up staying up until 2 AM because I had to know what happened next in this delightful case of hidden identity. This book had me laughing out loud with the delightful humor & witty dialogue. There’s one particular scene involving a button that was hilarious as well as the humorous almost farcical miscommunication that had me on pins & needles. An absolute must read!

The characters are amazing and the plot well established and expectant from the very beginning. I have read so many romantic books that sometimes I take a long time to finish reading them, simply because they do not hook me or are more of the same. But, this one did hook me from the first pages. I loved it.

About the author

Suzanne Allain is a screenwriter who lived in New York and Beijing before returning to her hometown of Tallahassee, Florida, where she lives with her husband.