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The Mismatch of the Season

By: Michelle Kenney
Narrated by: Hollie Hales
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Calling all Bridgerton and Jane Austen fans! You are cordially invited to fall in love with your favourite new Regency romance novel…

‘Worthy of Georgette Heyer…the most wonderfully satisfying five star Regency Romp’ Julie Caplin

‘I don’t pretend to know the details of your private life, Miss Fairfax, but you might do better to embrace the fortunate position into which you were born, rather than regret the one that only exists between the covers of a novel’

Miss Phoebe Fairfax dreams of being as free as her four brothers. When she discovers she is to be wed to a repugnant earl who is old enough to be her grandfather, she decides to embark on a real adventure…

Enter the insufferable – and insufferably gorgeous – Viscount Damerel.

A must-read for fans of Evie Dunmore, Martha Waters and Virginia Heath

Why readers are falling in love with Mismatch of the Season:

Enemies to lovers with a Bridgerton style twist! Funny, poignant, inspiring … it's a must read!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Fun, witty, engaging and just overall a great read. Five stars'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I loved every minute of it, I couldn’t put it down'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Looking for a romantic Regency that take all your blues away? Mismatch of the Season delivers'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A masterpiece of a book! It was so overwhelmingly good that I couldn't put it down'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A brilliant example of this genre. What a film this would make!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Historical enemies to lovers?! Sign me up!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

More praise for The Mismatch of the Season:

'The Mismatch of the Season is the perfect cosy read for fans of Bridgerton and Little Women. I devoured it like a thick hot chocolate on a cold winter’s night.' Holly Race, author of Midnight's Twins

'Proper Regency goodness in book form, with characters I adore!’ Bex Hogan, author of the Isles of Storm and Sorrow trilogy

'This had everything I want from a Regency novel: A lively, rule-breaking heroine and a surly Viscount to bicker with. I raced through it faster than a heroine on a runaway horse.' Andreina Cordani, author of The 12 Days of Murder

©2025 Michelle Kenney (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers
Historical Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Regency Romantic Comedy
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Critic reviews

"A Fantastic Regency Rom-Com!" Bridget Jones meets Jane Austin in this super-fun, rapid paced unputdownable regency drama. Having loved Kenney's YA dystopian trilogy I was keen to see what her latest novel would bring, and it most certainly didn't disappoint. Phoebe is everything you could want in a regency heroine: feisty, daring, brave and headstrong. Excited to read the next instalment of the Fairfax’s adventures.' Serena Molly, children's author

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The story line sounds promising but the build up is too slow - that one wonders where it leads too - the final quarter of the book brings it together and makes it interesting

The narrator is doing an adequate job…

Too drawn out …

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Dreadful storyline, completely insults the Regency era. Please don't waste your credits on this one!

Terrible listen

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Worst book I've ever had, total nonsense, narrative terrible only one tone, story plot lasts the last mins of the book, don't waste your credit

Utter nonsensical

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