A Shop Girl's Guide to Wooing a Lord

By: Shana Galen

Narrated by: Grace Gray

A down-on-her-luck shop girl and the son of an earl find they have more in common than they thought—including sexual chemistry they can’t resist—in this fresh Regency romance by Shana Galen.

Tamsin Archer might just be having the worst year of her life. And that’s saying something, considering her father is dead, her mother was maimed at work, and her family regularly sleeps under London’s bridges. But when her younger siblings go missing, Tamsin decides it’s time to step up and fight.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Tamsin’s more than willing to take a few risks to reunite with her siblings. But while disguising herself to sneak into homes and steal from the rich, Tamsin is caught by Garret Kildare, the second son of an earl. Much to Tamsin’s surprise, Garret doesn’t want to turn her in. He wants to help her. Though Tamsin’s wary—she’s learned to never trust supposed “good luck”—the unlikely pair form an alliance, one that quickly muddles their class differences.

Garret knows he must be careful. Falling for a woman of a lower class could be the nail in the coffin for his family’s tenuous social standing, and there are eyes everywhere. Ignoring their attraction proves impossible, though, and soon the lines they’ve drawn around their partnership begin to blur. As more focus lands on Tamsin and Garret, they wonder if their red-hot connection means giving up everything—and everyone—they’ve ever known.

Critic reviews

"This captivating Regency series kickoff thoughtfully wrestles with class disparities between the leads and doesn’t sugarcoat the hardships of poverty and war...Yet even with these dire subjects, the story is infused with warmth and heart. Tamsin is a headstrong heroine who could use support but ultimately is capable of saving herself and forging her own path toward a better life for her loved ones. Although society views them very differently, she and Garret come to treat each other as equals, both made better through their passionate love. A deeply felt romance with weighty stakes."—Kirkus

"Galen (All About Genevieve) gets her Heiress Hunters series off to a strong start with this cross-class Regency...Galen does a good job highlighting Regency inequities while keeping the pages turning with intrigue and a forbidden attraction that is impossible to ignore. Readers will be hooked."—Publishers Weekly

"Galen’s (All About Genevieve) novel shows a grittier, more realistic version of Regency London than readers typically see in historical romance...While a romance between a feisty, impoverished woman and a member of the upper crust isn’t anything new, Galen gives the trope a particularly good and fresh spin as she launches her “Heiress Hunters” series."—Library Journal