About this book
The Flirt (1985, 229 pages) continues the standalone Regency-romance vein Beaton had been writing in since 1980, arriving after a gap following Love and Lady Lovelace. It preceded At the Sign of the Golden Pineapple two years later.
Key facts about The Flirt
The Flirt is a book by M. C. Beaton. Readers have had it since 1985. It runs to 229 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of The Flirt. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780783896113 to find the main one.
M. C. Beaton has 132 books in our catalogue. 119 of them belong to a series, while 13 stand alone. All 132 are out now. Other books by M. C. Beaton on file include Sugar and Spite (2025), Death of a Smuggler (2025), Killing Time (2024) and Death of a Spy (2024).
Before this one, Deirdre and Desire came out in 1984. After it came Plain Jane in 1986. It is one of 4 M. C. Beaton books dated 1985. Since then, our list has added 115 more books by M. C. Beaton.
M. C. Beaton has 10 series on file, such as The Six Sisters, Hamish Macbeth and A House for the Season. Those series sit on our historical romance, cozy mystery and historical mystery shelves. Meanwhile, Death of a Groom is the latest published M. C. Beaton book on file, from 10 February 2026.
About M. C. Beaton
M. C. Beaton was the pen name of Marion Chesney, a Scottish-born author who wrote prolifically across romance and mystery before finding her signature register with two long-running cozy mystery series set worlds apart in tone and geography. See every M. C. Beaton book in order.
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780783896113