The Heiress Hunters: Book 1
Publication Date: June 9, 2026
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.
To maintain their family’s holdings, the four Kildare brothers set out to catch a heiress.
Author Shana Galen adds a twist in the form of Tamsin Archer. A Shop Girl’s Guide to Wooing a Lord offers an enjoyable Regency romp filled with interesting characters in the first installment of The Heiress Hunters series.
Garret Kildare should be wooing a heiress instead of being on the wrong side of town, poking around in Tamsin’s business. However, she fits the description of a damsel in distress, although her spirited resistance might say otherwise.
The challenges of the time period are brought to light with the treatment of Tamsin and her mother. Trying to get her young siblings out of the hands of an unscrupulous chimney sweep leads to danger.
Two people from different worlds must determine whether love is enough to bridge the gap. Add in a dash of spice for an engaging storyline.
A Shop Girl’s Guide to Wooing a Lord provides an entertaining introduction to a new Regency series.
Shana Galen is three-time Rita award nominee and the bestselling author of fast-paced, witty, and adventurous Regency romances. Kirkus says of her books, “The road to happily-ever-after is intense, conflicted, suspenseful and fun,” and RT Bookreviews calls her books “lighthearted yet poignant, humorous yet touching.” She taught English at the middle and high school level off and on for eleven years. Most of those years were spent working in Houston’s inner city. Now she writes full time. She’s happily married and has a daughter who is most definitely a romance heroine in the making.
