A thrilling, sexy romp through brilliantly reimagined history. Hester is one of my very favourite heroines and it's probably best not to ask what I'd like to do with Crow... Totally absorbing'
- Holly Hepburn,
Sweeping and romantic, with a hero to rival Ross Poldark, <i>Wicked By Design</i> is a fantastic and compelling novel that draws you in and paints a glorious alternative St Petersburg, keeping you hooked until the end
- Imogen Edwards-Jones,
A swashbuckling, sparkling world of a novel... with a mad, bad and dangerous-to-know hero'
- Suzannah Dunn,
Excellent writing and characterization... with special mention for Hester: a fizzing-with-life, believable and resourceful heroine if ever there was one
Daily Mail
Passionate, smart and action-packed... Stuffed full of heart-pumping romance'
- Sarah Hughes,
It's pretty hard to pull off a good Georgette Heyer homage, but Moran makes it look easy with this addictive sequel set in a world where Napoleon has won the Battle of Waterloo
i newspaper
Badly behaved aristocrats, gloriously opinionated women and danger at every turn
i newspaper
Every feel-good list needs at least one Regency bodice-ripper and they don't come any better than Moran's second book, a wonderfully knowing take on the genre, stuffed full of deceit, desire and beautiful people behaving appallingly
i newspaper
I've always loved alternative histories, and <i>Wicked by Design</i> by Katy Moran is a luscious, swashbuckling gallop through a Cornwall reigned over by the Empress Josephine
Woman & Home