The Grand Sophy (Regency Romances #10) [B0344]

2009 PB in gift-worthy condition. A reader favorite from the Queen of Regency Romance series, The Grand Sophy is an utterly hilarious and completely endearing story of a charming young heroine and the outrageous lengths she goes to solve everyone else's problems, and the surprises in store for everyone! When Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is ordered to South America on diplomatic business, he parks his only daughter, Sophy, with his sister in Berkeley Square. Forward, bold, and out-spoken, Sophy sweeps in and immediately takes the ton by storm. Upon her arrival, Sophy can see that her cousins are in a sad tangle: Ceclia is in love with a poet, Charles is engaged to a dour bluestocking, her uncle is of no use at all, and the younger children are in desperate need of some fun and freedom. They all need her help and it's providential that Sophy arrives when she does.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Favorite Heyer so far! Sophy is the best. Intelligent and clever and hilarious. Sophy is strong and capable and a firm leader. She manages everyone and everything around her and her schemes almost always came off exactly as she expected. She was always several steps ahead and her antics had me laughing out loud. I wish I knew a Sophy IRL."; "I LOVED this book. Sophy as a character is compelling-confident in herself, helpful in the most outlandish ways. And it is just laugh out loud funny."