Love is on the line in Regency England! Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen.
Can Vicky foil the plans of a shameless fortune hunter?
After breaking off her engagement, society belle Vicky Seymour decides to return to her childhood home in the countryside.
On the way, she crosses paths with the menacing Andrew Massingham, who is about to elope with naïve young heiress Drucilla Hedgely.
Believing Andrew to be an unscrupulous fortune hunter, Vicky decides to take Drucilla with her. Furious at the desertion, Andrew soon chases after them.
But when disaster strikes, Andrew and Vicky are forced into uncomfortably close quarters. Each wilful and accustomed to having control, their personalities soon start to clash.
And though Vicky believes herself incapable of falling in love, it may prove difficult to protect her heart…
The Luckless Elopement by Dorothy Mack is a classic Regency Romance with a witty, spirited heroine.