It took me a long time to finish this mainly because I got distracted by real life. This is another of Heyer’s novels which less romance and more historical mystery and characters. The romance is established early on, and in... Continue reading →

Once I start with Heyer, I find it hard to stop. Her world is distinct and comforting. The novels are often predictable, but the characters are fun and sometimes sweet. I liked this novel’s lead as well. The idea of... Continue reading →

This title was a bit misleading. It is about an orphan though. It’s about the Duke of Sale who decides to pretend being normal and has some fun adventures along the way. There is a romance, but like in some... Continue reading →

The Reluctant Widow This was more mystery than romantic comedy. The lead male was a bit too smooth through the whole thing. It was enjoyable to read most of the time, but I feel like I wanted more of his... Continue reading →

We all know the beauty of reading a really wonderful book for the first time—when everything about the story and the writing and the timing click to make a reader’s perfect storm … but it’s fleeting, because you can never... Continue reading →

Another cross-dressing romantic romp in the Regency era. Georgette Heyer’s heroines generally fall into two categories: 1) Young, spirited and childlike girl who sometimes cross dresses (These Old Shades, this book, Masqueraders) 2) Mature and more sensible lady (Lady of... Continue reading →

This was a really, really good novel. I gave it five stars on GoodReads. That’s a rare for me; it’s only the fourth out of 49 books I’ve done that for in this year so far. I usually give five... Continue reading →

This book helped me get out of my nonfiction bubble. It was almost too obvious to me when I started it in a waiting room at a walk-in clinic. Heyer is light, breezy and has a world of her own!... Continue reading →