Paige Badgett is a historical romance author of Austen-inspired fiction. Her debut novel, AGAINST EVERY EXPECTATION, published in 2022. Her short story, THE HEART’S CONSENT, was published in the 2022 anthology, AN INDUCEMENT INTO MATRIMONY, which includes nine short stories inspired by PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. THE MAKING OF LADY CATHERINE DE BOURGH is her second novel.