Thrilling Regency romance, set in a Bridgerton-style world.
'Lush, dark, utterly real and above all achingly romantic' RUTH WARE Thrilling Regency romance, set against an Outlander-like background of passion and war, this will delight lovers of Poldark and Bridgerton. 1819: Cornwall and St Petersburg High society England is awash with gossip and scandal. For Lady Hester, it's just typical that the wickedest gossip focuses on her beautiful, impossible husband Crow. Hester loves him fiercely, but the Earl of Lamorna has a wild past. Rumours of a child with his black hair and grey eyes wound Hester more than she'll admit. Crow's enemies also want him tried for treason, and soon Hester and their own daughter are in danger. There's nothing Hester won't do to protect their child. So when Countess Lieven drops her guard and says, 'Take your baby, Hester, and run,' Hester does exactly that. Meanwhile, Crow will do anything to save his family, even accepting a final mission that might end in losing them both for good. Praise for Katy Moran: 'Passionate, smart and action-packed... Stuffed full of heart-pumping romance' SARAH HUGHES, Guardian 'A wonderfully thrilling, sweeping romantic historical adventure that keeps you gripped until the last page' ROWAN COLEMAN 'Badly behaved aristocrats, gloriously opinionated women and danger at every turn' iNews Best Books of 2019
"Excellent writing and characterization... with special mention for Hester: a fizzing-with-life, believable and resourceful heroine if ever there was one" - Daily Mail
"It's pretty hard to pull off a good Georgette Heyer homage, but Moran makes it look easy with this addictive sequel set in a world where Napoleon has won the Battle of Waterloo" - i newspaper
"Badly behaved aristocrats, gloriously opinionated women and danger at every turn" - i newspaper
"Every feel-good list needs at least one Regency bodice-ripper and they don't come any better than Moran's second book, a wonderfully knowing take on the genre, stuffed full of deceit, desire and beautiful people behaving appallingly" - i newspaper
"I've always loved alternative histories, and Wicked by Design by Katy Moran is a luscious, swashbuckling gallop through a Cornwall reigned over by the Empress Josephine" - Woman & Home