'Entertaining historical fiction with Jane Austen vibes' – Good Housekeeping<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Inspired by the true story of Countess Bessborough, Rules of the Heart <\/i>is the sweeping novel from the bestselling author of The Other Bennet Sister<\/i>, Janice Hadlow.<\/b><\/p>\n
When I love at all, it is with my whole soul – my heart must be torn to pieces before it can forget . . . <\/i><\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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 . . .<\/p>\n
Praise for The Other Bennet Sister<\/i>:<\/b><\/p>\n
'Immersive and engaging' – The Guardian<\/i><\/p>\n
'It's difficult not to race through those final pages' – Jo Baker, bestselling author of Longbourn<\/i><\/p>\n
'A novel that will delight Pride and Prejudice <\/i>fans' – Independent<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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