Georgette Heyer

Review: The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer

by Keira 10.02.2011

Summary: When Gervase Frant returns to England to become the new Earl of Stanyon he finds his welcome home to be not so welcoming. Turns out his stepmother and half-brother would have been happier had he died in battle! As he faces his stepmother’s resentment and his brother’s disdainful jealousy, a chilling midnight presences in [...]

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Review: Mr. Harding Proposes by Catherine Dove

by Keira 09.14.2011

This lighthearted Regency is a fun little comedy of manners. It’s well researched and the style reminds me a little of Georgette Heyer, but updated so non-Heyer fans can easily follow without getting mired in the narration. The cast of characters is delightful and the dialogue is snappy. I particularly liked Elroyd, Mr. Harding’s butler. [...]

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Review: Beauvallet by Georgette Heyer

by Keira 06.07.2011

Beauvallet is one of my top favorite Georgette Heyer romances. It’s one I would recommend for a guy to read because of how daredevil the hero is and how much action and high jinks take place. Sir Nicholas Beauvallet is a dashing pirate with a rakish charm. He’s the bane of the Spanish empire and [...]

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Review: Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

by Keira 05.28.2011

Lord of Scoundrels opens in the hero’s youth. We learn very quickly that life was not pleasant to Sebastian. His mother left him with his father while she ran off with another man (a scandal if I ever heard of one!) He was bullied, tortured, and ridiculed constantly at school. He was rejected because of [...]

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What are the best Georgette Heyer Romances? Poll:

by Keira 04.18.2011

Georgette Heyer wrote over fifty novels in her lifetime. Forty of them were full length romance novels or historical novels. Wow! This was all before computers! Now with new trade versions of her books coming out again, her name is cropping up everywhere: on blogs, on Twitter, in emails. Vote for your favorites! Let new [...]

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Review: Frederica by Georgette Heyer

by Sasha Muradali 04.15.2011

By: Sasha Muradali, guest reviewer Frederica is a stylish and witty Regency novel by Georgette Heyer. The novel centers around a young girl named Frederica who brings her younger sister and the rest of their siblings to London. She is determined to secure a fabulous marriage for her astoundingly beautiful, cherub-faced sister named Charis. If [...]

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Review: Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer

by Keira 03.15.2011

Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer is one scrumptious romp of trouble after the next. It all begins when Miss Charity Steane was found wandering the hillside, luggage in one hand and very sore feet. She is picked up by Viscount Ashley Desford and whisked away in his curricle as blasé as anything you please. He [...]

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Review: These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer

by Keira 03.12.2011

These Old Shades is a mashup of several of my favorite romance plots all rolled into one story. It’s a May/December where the hero is significantly older than the heroine. It’s also a Guardian/Ward pairing as well as Employer/Employee. The heroine even goes half the novel cross-dressing, though the hero is aware of this fact. [...]