Ladies in Hating

By: Alexandra Vasti

Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison

A pair of Gothic novelists trade rivalry for love in this swoony, steamy, sapphic regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Vasti.

Celebrated authoress Lady Georgiana Cleeve has achieved fame and fortune. Unfortunately, she’s also acquired an enemy: the enigmatic Lady Darling, whose spine-tingling plots appear to be pulled straight from Georgiana’s own manuscripts. What’s a stubborn, steely writer to do? Unmask her rival, of course.

But unmasking doesn’t go according to plan—because Lady Darling is actually Cat Lacey, the butler’s daughter and object of Georgiana’s very secret, very embarrassing teenage infatuation.

Cat Lacey has spent a decade clawing her family out of poverty. The last thing she needs is to be distracted by the stunning(ly pretentious) Lady Georgiana Cleeve. But Cat can’t seem to escape her infuriatingly beautiful rival—including at the eerie manor where they both plan to set their next books. The plot unexpectedly thickens, however, when the novelists find themselves trapped in the manor together. In between ghostly moans and spectral staff, Cat and Georgiana come face-to-face with real danger: the scorching passion that’s been haunting their rivalry all along.

©2025 Alexandra Vasti (P)2025 Dreamscape Media

So good!

So good!!! I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of spice! Loved the story and the supernatural aspect of it.

Perfectly spellbinding

Absolutely brilliant, I do believe this is the first time I have actually shouted at my steering wheel over the twists and turns in a plotline. This wonderful read is peppered with emotional nuances and thrilling encounters, I highly recommend the book and I can't stress enough that the ending author's note is to die for.

Victorian Lit through a modern sapphic lens

I really enjoyed this book! it has a lot of things I love. English reader, Victorian England setting, intellectual feisty women, spicy scenes, mystery. is it perfect? no, but it's fun and has some hot scenes

Sapphic Bridgerton Meets Enola Holmes

Tastefully written Sapphic Bridgerton style vibes, with a small hint of Sherlock Holmes (or perhaps Enola Holmes?). I will say the spicy scenes were well written, and the mirror scene definitely gave Bridgerton Season 3 nostalgia...not sure who wrote what first, but I was here for it. I did feel it drag on at times, and perhaps the time period isnt my forté for conversations. 3.5☆ overall.

I was so excited for this title

I saved my last credit for this book. Ehhh, So awful. The reader is stilted and over blown. This is not about the subject matter, in fact I am annoyed it took so long to get anywhere. The cis books by this author are a lot quicker to escalate.
I submitted it for a credit refund.