Regency Reader

Georgette Heyer: Faro’s Daughter

By Anne | September 3, 2011 - 12:03 pm |August 12, 2015 0-1 Flames, Book Review, Georgette Heyer

The beautiful but poor Deborah Grantham presides over her aunt’s gaming house in Regency London. Here she meets Max Ravenscar who is determined to prevent Continue →

Louise Armstrong: Love’s Gamble

By Anne | August 14, 2011 - 9:41 pm |September 3, 2015 0-1 Flames, Book Review, Louise Armstrong, Novellas

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Louise Armstrong’s Love’s Gamble is a short and sweet Regency retreat. Although a touch of the colloquialisms that drive some readers bonkers, I found this Continue →

Georgette Heyer: The Grand Sophy

By anneglover | July 29, 2011 - 1:52 pm |May 9, 2016 0-1 Flames, Book Review, Georgette Heyer

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Everything about Lady Sophy is grand. Her figure, her laugh, her pets, her ideas…and her skillful machinations with other people’s love lives. She is Emma, Continue →

Georgette Heyer: The Corinthian

By anneglover | June 11, 2011 - 10:40 pm |June 12, 2020 0-1 Flames, Authors, Book Review, Georgette Heyer

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Penelope Creed will do anything to avoid marrying her repulsive cousin. Dressed in boy’s clothing, she’s fleeing from London when she’s discovered by Sir Richard Continue →