Sophie Irwin's new regency romance novel, "The Secret to Seduction," is now available. The first UK print run includes a special collectors edition with a foil-on-board design and digitally-signed endpapers. The book has received praise from readers and critics alike, with many calling it a "must-buy" and a "delightful, refreshing Regency Romance." The story follows Lydia Hanworth, who is pressured into accepting Lord Ashford's proposal but must free herself from her obligations before the engagement is publicly announced. With its witty dialogue and charming characters, "The Secret to Seduction" is a must-read for fans of Regency romance.

Format: Hardback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 31 July 2025
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

*Special Collectors Edition available to the first UK print run only! Featuring a beautiful foil on board design beneath the dust jacket and designed,digitally-signed endpapers. Available while stocks last.*

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...

Readers LOVE Sophie Irwin:

LOVED this ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sophie Irwin – she is such a fresh, fun, witty writer in this space. I'd read anything she wrote ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

An excellent, delightful, refreshing Regency Romance ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

What an absolute treat ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Inhaled it. Loved it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Fun, light and romantic ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

20 stars out of 5!! This book was a balm to my soul ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

It is going to become a go-to favourite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

An absolute must read for fans of Regency romance ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

So enjoyable, unpredictable, wonderful characters, just SO GOOD ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

*Special Collectors Edition available to the first UK print run only! Featuring a beautiful foil on board design beneath the dust jacket and designed, digitally-signed endpapers. Available while stocks last.*

Weight: 632g
Dimension: 164 x 242 x 38 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008696740