A young, naive newlywed tries to find a way out of debt and into her husband's heart. Entertaining escapades with villanous moneylenders and gallant friends.
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- April Lady (paperback, UK edition)
- April Lady (paperback, US edition)--Out of Print (used copies might be available)
A poor parson's daughter won't stand for being looked down upon, so she identifies herself as "The Rich Miss Tallant," and suddenly all of London is at her feet. A "big lie" story; the falsehoods accumulate, but in an entertaining way.
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A fiery-tempered redhead finds her father's will has left her fortune in the hands of the man she jilted. A great contest of wills between two hot tempers.
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- Bath Tangle (paperback, UK edition)
- Bath Tangle (paperback, US edition)--Out of Print (used copies might be available)
Bath
Tangle Sian Phillips, Narrator (audio cassette, hardcover)
A beauty is harassed by a wicked duke, and falls for a mysterious highwayman. Heyer afficianados will recognize a shadow of the Duke of Avon in the Duke of Andover.
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- The Black Moth (paperback, UK edition)
- The
Black Moth Maggie Jones, Narrator (audio cassette)
A bluff, anti-social hero with a dark past captivates a charmingly sensible heroine. Some silly young lovebirds are thrown in for balance.
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- Black Sheep (paperback, UK edition)
- Black
Sheep Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Narrator (audio cassette)
A Viscount offers a pretty little runaway a ride to London, but he's in for a ride himself. His best friend, Henrietta, is profoundly patient when the sweet thing is foisted on her.
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- Charity Girl (paperback, UK edition)
- Charity Girl, Audio
cassette Daniel Philpott (Narrator)
A veteran of Waterloo must marry for money in order to save his family's estate. A surprisingly serious look at the touchy balance between romance and practicality.
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- A Civil Contract (paperback, UK edition)
A young woman who knows she's no beauty sells herself in marriage to a bored gentleman. Their agreement not to interfere with each other is optimistic at best.
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- The Convenient Marriage (paperback, UK edition)
- The Convenient Marriage (paperback, US edition)
- Convenient Marriage Caroline Hunt, Narrator (audio cassette)
One of Heyer's delightful cross-dressing tales. A highly fashionable beau encounters a young runaway disguised as a boy, and decides to run away himself. Great Bow Street Runner, lots of hijinks.
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- The Corinthian (paperback, UK edition)
- The Corinthian (paperback, US edition)
- The Corinthian, Eve Matheson, Narrator (audio cassette) Out of Print (used copies might be available)
Kitty must marry one of her guardian's nephews, or face poverty. She wants dashing Jack, and to make him jealous, gets engaged to reliable--though not dashing--Freddy.
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- Cotillion (paperback, UK edition)
- Cotillion (large print paperback, US edition) Out of Print (used copies might be available)
- Cotillion (hardcover, US edition) Out of Print (used copies might be available)
Kate's a penniless orphan. Her rich aunt invites her to live on the grand ancestral estate. It's not the great deal it sounds--in fact it's downright dangerous.
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- Cousin Kate (paperback, UK edition)
- Cousin Kate (paperback, US edition)
- Cousin Kate (hardcover, US edition)
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Cousin Kate, Sian Phillips, Narrator (audio cassette)
Dominic is the son of the Duke and Duchess of Avon (from These Old Shades), and is as fiery as his mother and as calculating as his father. He's after a nice girl who'll have nothing to do with him, but he won't take no for an answer.
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- Devil's Cub (paperback, UK edition)
- Devil's Cub (hardcover, US edition)
Identical twins--one is unwillingly engaged to the woman his brother loves. He disappears, his twin stands in for him, and the "big lie" gets worse.
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- False Colours (paperback, UK edition)
- False Colours (large print, US edition) Out of Print (used copies might be available)
Our heroine was brought up well, even if her home is a gaming-house. A young pup is infatuated with her, and when his older cousin tries to buy her off, she's deeply offended. A war of wits, and tangled emotions, ensues.
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- Faro's Daughter (paperback, UK edition)
- Faro's Daughter (hardcover, US edition)
- Faro's Daughter Eve Matheson, Narrator (audio cassette)
Screamlingly funny antics of Heyer's most memorable beautiful ninny. The young Duke of Sale comes into his own despite all attempts of his family to protect him.
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- The Foundling (paperback, UK edition)
Frederica's on the shelf; she's in London to help her stunning, stupid sister catch a rich husband. A charming collection of siblings get underfoot, including one who goes for an impromptu balloon ride, and has to be rescued by a prospective beau.
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- Frederica (paperback, UK edition)
- Frederica (paperback, US edition)
- Frederica, Clifford Norgate, Narrator (audio cassette)
Lord Sheringham must marry in order to come into his fortune, and swears to have the first woman he sees. Fun escapades in London's social whirl.
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- Friday's Child (paperback, UK edition)
- Friday's Child (undabridged), Eve Matheson, Narrator (audio cassette)
Sophy is truly grand--one of Heyer's best heroines. She's a master manipulator (all for the good, of course), and too charming to stay angry with. Memorable scene killing chickens in a leaky-roofed mansion with ducklings underfoot.
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- The Grand Sophy (paperback, UK edition)
- The Grand Sophy John Westbrook, Narrator (audio cassette)
Against the sweeping backdrop of Waterloo, "Bad" Bab, granddaughter of the Duke of Avon, entices one of Wellington's staff officers (related to Regency Buck heiress Judith Taverner) to romance. Heyer's description of the battle was fine enough to be used by professors of history at Eton.
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- An Infamous Army (paperback, UK edition)
- An Infamous Army Clare Higgins, Narrator (audio cassette, UK)
- An Infamous Army Clare Higgins, Narrator (audio cassette, US)
A mature heiress sets up for herself in Bath, and is insulted by a handsome and much-petted beau. Fireworks follow as a matter of course. Counterpoint by young love-birds.
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- Lady of Quality (paperback, UK edition)
- Lady of Quality (paperback, US edition)
One of Heyer's very best--a must-read. Full of intrigue, romance, masked balls, hair-raising adventures, and some of her most charming characters.
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- The Masqueraders (paperback, UK edition)
- The Masqueraders (audio cassette)
A sportsman and a much-admired leader of fashion finds himself admired by a spoiled beauty. He's more interested in her governess. A refreshing look at all-too-real facts of life.
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- The Nonesuch (paperback, UK edition)
- The Nonesuch (paperback, US edition)
- The
Nonesuch Eve Matheson, Narrator (audio cassette, hardcover)
Hayseed transformed to a pink of the ton. Fun stuff in Paris.
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- Powder and Patch (paperback, UK edition)
Assumptions about people's character are always dangerous.
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- The Quiet Gentleman (paperback, UK edition)
A headstrong heiress tangles with her grumpy guardian. The Prince Regent makes an appearance, as does his Pavilion in Bath.
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- Regency Buck (paperback, UK edition)
A well-born but poor governess agrees to marry a dying man who believes he's spiting his cousin by leaving his estate to her. The estate's a wreck, and someone is trying to kill her.
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- The Reluctant Widow (paperback, UK edition)
- The Reluctant Widow, Cornelius Garrett, Narrator (audio cassette)
Masterful telling of a true story--a young, well-born Spanish orphan marries a British officer and marches with him through Wellington's Peninsular campaign.
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- The Spanish Bride (paperback, UK edition)
- The
Spanish Bride (audio cassette)
Amanda, a headstrong, silly heiress, has escaped from home and attempts to become a chambermaid. She does not appreciate being rescued by world-weary Sir Gareth Ludlow. A great tournament of lies and outrages ensues.
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- Sprig Muslin (paperback, UK edition)
- Sprig Muslin (hardcover, US edition)
- Sprig Muslin, Sian Phillips, Narrator (audio cassette)
A budding writer describes a character as resembling a Duke who snubbed her, and when her novel becomes a success, life gets complicated. Some wonderful dreadful relatives, and a delighful scamp of a nephew.
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- Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle (paperback, UK edition)
- Sylvester
Or, the Wicked Uncle, Audio cassette Judy Franklin (Narrator), (Special Order)
A murder mystery, with evil villans and a delightful French coquette, and one of Heyer's great practical heroines.
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- The Talisman Ring (paperback, UK edition)
- The Talisman Ring (paperback, US edition)
One of Heyer's best. The dissipated Duke of Avon meets his match in a red-headed orphan. Who is using whom?
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- These Old Shades (paperback, UK edition)
- These Old Shades (hardcover, US edition) Out of Print (used copies might be available)
A missing gatekeeper, a good-hearted heiress, a crumbling estate, and assorted criminals--some charming, others vicious--make this a grand, spinechilling romp.
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- The Toll Gate (paperback, UK edition)
- The Toll Gate (paperback, US edition) Out of Print (used copies might be available)
- The Toll Gate, Daniel Hill, Narrator (audio cassette)
A comedy of errors--a haughty family assumes the young heir is a hayseed, and he encourages them in their mistake. Set in Kent, with a smugglers for spice.
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- The Unknown Ajax (paperback, UK edition)
- The Unknown Ajax (hardcover, US edition)
- The Unknown Ajax, Daniel Philpott, Narrator (audio cassette)
A lovely bittersweet tale--a young girl stuck in Yorkshire, her fascinating, scandalous neighbor, and a contest between what's right and what feels right.
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