Rules of the Heart

<p>'Entertaining historical fiction with Jane Austen vibes' – <b><i>Good Housekeeping</i></b><br><br><b>Inspired by the true story of Countess Bessborough, <i>Rules of the Heart </i>is the sweeping novel from the bestselling author of <i>The Other Bennet Sister</i>, Janice Hadlow.</b><br><br><i>When I love at all, it is with my whole soul – my heart must be torn to pieces before it can forget . . . </i><br><br><b>England, 1794. </b>Lady Harriet Bessborough seemingly has it all: wife to a lord and sister to a duchess, she is welcomed in the most fashionable circles. Yet she yearns for something her marriage has failed to offer: true love.<br><br>When she meets the captivating Lord Granville, twelve years her junior and a famous heartbreaker, she at first dismisses his advances as opportunistic flattery. But then she sees another side to him – a side she realizes she cannot resist.<br><br>As she plunges into an all-consuming affair, Harriet finds herself torn between her duty and her deepest desires. For, in a world where appearances are everything, each anxious but besotted step she takes leads her ever closer to scandal and ruin . . .<br><br><b>Praise for <i>The Other Bennet Sister</i>:</b><br><br>'Immersive and engaging' – <i>The Guardian</i><br><br>'It's difficult not to race through those final pages' – Jo Baker, bestselling author of <i>Longbourn</i><br><br>'A novel that will delight <i>Pride and Prejudice </i>fans' –<i> Independent</i></p>