Georgette Heyer

Alla fine del lungo viaggio che doveva condurla alla dimora della signora Macclesfield, per diventarne la governante, Elinor Rochdale si trova invece al cospetto di un elegante gentiluomo, lord Carlyon, il quale le chiede di sposare il cugino Eustace, che giace nella stanza accanto, agonizzante...

Chi è Frederica Merriville? È questa la domanda che si pone il marchese di Alverstoke quando una signorina, attraente e padrona di sé, si rivolge a lui perché l'aiuti a lanciare nella buona società di Londra la sua giovane e bellissima sorella Charis, e si prenda cura dei suoi fratelli...

Brought to you by Penguin. The Convenient Marriage is read Jay by Avita Jay, who has appeared on stage in Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World, Peer Gynt and Bringon the Bollywood Horry Winwood doesn't play by the rules. So when her family are near ruin and her sister is about to enter...

Brought to you by Penguin. Beautiful heiress Judith Taverner has her pick of London suitors. But her luck takes a turn for the worse when her hapless brother, Peregrine, becomes the target of a would-be-assassin. To Judith's great annoyance, their mysterious guardian - the handsome Earl of Worth...

Brought to you by Penguin. In all her twenty-five years, Venetia Lanyon has never been further than Harrogate. Nor has she enjoyed the attentions of any man aside from her two wearisomely persistent suitors. Then, in one extraordinary encounter, she meets a neighbour she only knew by reputation...

Sir Waldo Hawkridge, der i London er kendt som Legenden – blandt andet på grund af sine store sportspræstationer og gode manerer – skal til Yorkshire for at se på en ejendom, han har arvet. Den rige og filantropiske Sir Waldo har planer om at istandsætte det store hus og lave det om til...

"Georgette Heyer ist eine wundervolle Autorin, die beeindruckende Figuren, witzige Dialoge und fabelhafte Intrigen erschafft. Wer die Bücher von Jane Austen liebt, wird auch von Georgette Heyer begeistert sein." Night Owl Romance England, 1816: Sir Waldo Hawkridge genießt sein...

Regency Romance vom Feinsten Sussex, 1817. Der alte Lord Darracott erleidet einen schweren Schicksalsschlag: Nachdem sein eigentlicher Erbe bei einem Unglück ums Leben kommt, sieht er sich gezwungen, alles seinem unbekannten Neffen Major Hugo Darracott zu vermachen. Die Familie ist entsetzt!...

Brought to you by Penguin. A witty and enthralling Regency romance by one of the best-known and most beloved historical novelists. The legend of the Headless Horseman and a proposed marriage de convenance both have their impact on the mystery of a golden talisman ring and Lord Lavenham's young...

Da Arabella – en relativt fattig pige fra den engelske landadel – er på vej mod London i foråret 1817, går hendes vogn i stykker og hun må gøre holdt hos den velhavende ungkarl Mr. Beaumaris, som er en af de rigeste mænd i England. Hun påstår at være arving til en stor formue og han...

Brought to you by Penguin. When Gervase Frant, Seventh Earl of St Erth, returns at last from Waterloo to his family seat at Stanyon, he enjoys a less than welcome homecoming. Only Theo, a cousin even quieter than himself, is there to greet him - and when he meets his stepmother and young...

Brought to you by Penguin. Second to none in her ability to make detective stories, Georgette Heyer is queen of the genre. Slumped on a seat under an oak tree is old Sampson Warrenby, with a bullet through his brain. He is discovered by his anxious niece, Mavis, who is just one of the 10...

Brought to you by Penguin. One of the best-known and most beloved historical novelists has captured a whole new audience's heart with her peerless romantic adventures. Dispossessed of crown and kingdom, crushed and routed at the grim Battle of Worcester, the young Charles II is forced to flee...

Brought to you by Penguin. Sylvester is read by Matt Addis, who appears in Doctors and Doctor Who. Sylvester, Duke of Salford, is considering marriage. Endowed with rank, wealth and elegance, Sylvester, Duke of Salford, posts into Wiltshire to discover if the Honorable Phoebe Marlow will meet...

Den elegante og fandenivoldske adelsmand og forfører Dominic Alistair er af omtale bedst kendt som Djævelens Søn – dels på grund af sin fars mange udskejelser, dels på grund af sin egen vilde livsstil. Efter at have såret sin modstander i en duel, tvinges Dominique til at forlade England...

Eine romantische Geschichte aus der Zeit Louis XV. Paris: Der Herzog von Avon ist als "Satanas" bekannt, denn er führt ein ausschweifendes Leben und kennt keinen Skrupel. Als er eines Tages fast von dem Jungen Léon umgerannt wird, kommt ihm eine Idee. Kurzerhand kauft er den Knaben seiner...

Brought to you by Penguin. Vernon Alverstoke sees no reason to put himself out for anyone. But when a distant connection asks for help, he is quickly plunged into one drama after another by the disorderly Merriville family. Surprisingly, he finds himself far from bored - especially when he...

Brought to you by Penguin. IF YOU LOVE BRIDGERTON, YOU'LL LOVE GEORGETTE HEYER! The charming Sophia Stanton-Lacy is a force to be reckoned with. When Sophy is sent to stay with her London relatives, she finds her cousins in quite the tangle. Cecilia is besotted with an attractive but...

Brought to you by Penguin. Kitty Charing's life-changing inheritance comes with a catch. Her eccentric and childless guardian, Mr. Penicuik, is leaving Kitty all of his vast fortune - but with one condition. She must marry one of his five grand-nephews. However, Kitty's clear favourite - the...

Den engelske adelsmand og hertug af Avon, lord Justin Alastair, er berygtet for sit kolde væsen og sin udsvævende livsstil. En sen aften i Paris, støder han på den unge mand, Léon Bonnard, hvis iøjnefaldende røde hår, dybblå øjne og sorte øjenbryn har en slående lighed med Alastairs...