The Ladies Rewrite the Rules -- Suzanne Allain, Paperback

From the author of Mr. Malcolm's List comes a delightful romantic comedy set in Regency England about a widow who takes high society by storm.

Diana Boyle, a wealthy young widow, has no desire to ever marry again. Particularly not to someone who merely wants her for her fortune.

So when she discovers that she's listed in a directory of rich, single women she is furious, and rightly so. She confronts Maxwell Dean, the man who published the Bachelor's Directory, and is horrified to find he is far more attractive than his actions have led her to expect. However, Diana is unmoved by Max's explanation that he authored the list to assist younger sons like himself who cannot afford to marry unless it's to a woman of means.

She gathers the ladies in the directory together to inform them of its existence, so they may circumvent fortune hunters' efforts to trick them into marriage. Though outraged, the women decide to embrace their unique position of power and reverse the usual gender roles by making the men dance to their tune. And together...the ladies rewrite the rules.

Author: Suzanne Allain
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 01/09/2024
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780593549643

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/01/2023 pg. 113
Publishers Weekly 10/23/2023
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2023

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.