I’m so excited your Regency, the last instalment of the Season to Wed series for Harlequin/Mills & Boon is out. Can you share a little of what it’s about?
The Lord’s Maddening Miss is a grumpy sunshine romance with plenty of laughs and feet-kicking romance. Plus- size Maggie has been ‘on the shelf’ for years but she’s no wallflower, she’s a social butterfly who is a friend to all, whether they like it or not! When she meets Hawk (Lord Hawksmere) at a ball, she decides to tell him off for not looking after his widowed sister Cleo (her friend and neighbour). Cleo is struggling to manage her four young boys and is spiralling in debt. Unfortunately, Cleo hasn’t been entirely honest with either Maggie or Hawk, and there are a lot of secrets to unravel… Unfortunately, Hawk finds himself unravelling in the luscious Maggie’s presence, and they find it impossible to deny their growing attraction to each other.
What was your inspiration/how did you all come up with the idea for this series?
The collaboration was so much fun! We’re all friends anyway and it was so nice to suggest doing something together – over a cheeky bottle of prosecco! Virginia Heath suggested four brothers in arms returning from Waterloo who swap battlefields for romance in the ballroom. We then picked specific tropes to work with. Mine was grumpy sunshine. I immediately imagined a brooding reclusive hero, who reluctantly has to face the real world because his family need him. I then started to think about the perfect sunshine heroine and a sassy Scottish Maggie popped into my head. I was also watching Season three of Bridgerton at the time, so based their likeness on Penny and Colin – because they are a wonderfully sexy couple!
The collaboration was so much fun! We’re all friends anyway and it was so nice to suggest doing something together – over a cheeky bottle of prosecco! Virginia Heath suggested four brothers in arms returning from Waterloo who swap battlefields for romance in the ballroom. We then picked specific tropes to work with. Mine was grumpy sunshine. I immediately imagined a brooding reclusive hero, who reluctantly has to face the real world because his family need him. I then started to think about the perfect sunshine heroine and a sassy Scottish Maggie popped into my head. I was also watching Season three of Bridgerton at the time, so based their likeness on Penny and Colin – because they are a wonderfully sexy couple!
Why will readers fall for your hero? And what’s to love about your heroine?
Well, Hawk strides around in a great coat just like Colin for a start! But Hawk is far more brooding, he’s got a lot of responsibility weighing on his broad shoulders and he’s not entirely sure how to express all of his pent-up feelings. He needs someone fiery like Maggie to force him to face all those tightly guarded emotions! My Scottish heroine is like a good whisky, warm and full of favour but will take her hero’s breath away!
What can readers expect from a Lucy Morris romance?
I always have a lot of light and dark in my books, and I adore myths and legends so they always make an appearance. I also love steamy romance so there’s never a closed door in my books, although when that door opens depends on my characters!
Why do you love the Regency era so much?
I love the wit and glamour of Regency romance. After writing a lot of Viking romances, it’s nice to use some phrases and idioms that I couldn’t use before – a lot of which date back to Georgian times or Shakespearean plays. It’s also nice to give my characters a bit more variety in food and drink – hello potatoes! Plus the ballgowns! I love describing luxurious fabrics like silk and muslin! Heavenly after all those linen and wool tunics! But most importantly, I love Jane Austen! However, I can never decide who is my favourite between Mr Darcy or Captain Wentworth.
And what’s the best place you’d recommend going for Regency thrills? Did you go anywhere to research this book?
Have a stroll around Mayfair, you’ll see plenty of gorgeous Georgian townhouses. However, I did base Hawk’s country home on Groombridge Place, which is the Bennet’s house in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice film.
What Regency character from a book/film are you most like and why?
I wish I could say I’m like Jane Bennet. Beautiful, kind and serene. However, as I get older I feel more and more like Mrs Bennet, who just can’t catch a break. Six children and all of them girls, so she can’t even inherit her own home when her husband dies? I’d be pushing those girls out into society too!
What’s your Friday night and Saturday day perfection?
Friday night is a takeaway, good film and a bottle of wine with my husband. Saturday would be a long lay in, brunch and afternoon at the beach or pool with the kids. I live in London, but we have family on the coast.
How many books have you written now – what other books should we look out for from you this year?
Currently, I’ve published t10 books with Harlequin/M&B, a combination of Viking and Regency romances – with more to come. But I’m also really excited about my first modern romcom that I’ve written under the pen name Lulu Morris. It’s called The Dating Pact, and will be out this month (January 2026).
Currently, I’ve published t10 books with Harlequin/M&B, a combination of Viking and Regency romances – with more to come. But I’m also really excited about my first modern romcom that I’ve written under the pen name Lulu Morris. It’s called The Dating Pact, and will be out this month (January 2026).
Hopes for the months ahead?
I really hope you enjoy Maggie and Hawk’s book, it’s the final chapter in a wonderful series, and I have tried to write an epilogue that brings all four couples together. I’ve a busy few months ahead with writing and another Viking just out, A Viking Too Wild To Wed. Plus my eldest daughter will be starting secondary school, so the Morris house is going through a lot of changes! Wish us luck!