A Lady's Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin

A LADY'S GUIDE TO SCANDAL by Sophie Irwin (A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting) is light and fluffy, a welcome diversion from some of the heavier subjects I have been reading lately. Once again, Irwin transports readers to a time when social mores in England dictated the period of mourning, the colors a woman could wear, and the events she could attend. Eliza (Lady Somerset), recently widowed after an arranged marriage, is gifted with an inheritance which allows her to pursue a more carefree lifestyle with her companion and cousin, Margaret. Of course, there is the hint of heart palpitating romance – both with a former, once-jilted suitor and someone new and totally unsuited in the view of the ton. That leads to witty dialogue and amusing adventures, sure to please Irwin’s growing number of fans.