Posted in Authors, Book Review, Georgette Heyer, tagged Beau Brummel, georgette heyer, Mr. Darcy, Regency Buck, The Regency Buck on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For some reason, my husband found the title of this book hilarious. Usually he doesn’t comment too much on the stacks of hist-ro on the nightstand shelf, or on the titles of my own novels.
Perhaps it didn’t help that the cache of Heyer books looked rescued from a library and had seen they’re better days [...]
Posted in Authors, Book Review, Georgette Heyer, tagged georgette heyer, The Nonesuch on August 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So my favorite used bookstore must have scored from a library, because a trip this week landed me a cache of Georgette Heyer books.
The first I picked up to read was The Nonesuch, as I remember another reader saying it was her fave.
What a wonderful (as expected) read! Full of fantastic, interesting characters and set [...]
Posted in Authors, Book Review, Georgette Heyer, tagged Cousin Kate, georgette heyer on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After a several month search for Georgette Heyer novels, my book buddy, Mom, finally came through with Cousin Kate.
Heyer’s foray into the romantic gothic novel is every bit as delicious as Arabella, with a sweet and feisty heroine who becomes embroiled in a very wicked situation!
Impoverished and forced to work, she must find a new [...]
Posted in Celeste Bradley, Christina Dodd, Elizabeth Boyle, Eloisa James, Georgette Heyer, Jenna Petersen, Judith McNaught, Julia Quinn, Kat Martin, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Stephanie Laurens, Top Ten, Victoria Alexander, tagged Julia Quinn, Celeste Bradley, Elizabeth Boyle, Judith McNaught, Victoria Alexander, georgette heyer, Stephanie Laurens, Eloisa James, historical romance top ten, Christina Dodd, Kat Martin, Jenna Petersen, The Spy, top ten summer reads, beach reads, recommendations for summer reading, Minx, Pursuit of Marriage, Her Notorious Viscount, Fool for Love, Hero Come Back, Faro's Daughter, Until There Was You, Kathleen Woodiwiss, The Flame and the Flower, Silk and Steel on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thank goodness the winter has long last left.
As the lazy days of summer creep closer, its time to pack your bags and get gone.
Whether jetting off to some foreign destination, or simply taking a day trip to your local park, here is a list of my top ten summer vacation hist-ros. Feel free to leave [...]
Posted in Authors, Book Review, Georgette Heyer on January 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Could there ever be anything more perfect than Arabella? Heyer picks up where Austen leaves off, presenting a charming and perfectly engaging story of a country miss (the eldest daughter of a vicar) who tells a little fib when faced with the snobbery of the Nonpareil.
Our hero, Mr. Beaumaris, is really just a Corinthian who [...]
Posted in Authors, Book Review, Georgette Heyer, tagged classic historical romance, Eloisa James, georgette heyer, Jane Austen, Venetia on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is a reason that Georgette Heyer is renowned as a more contemporary Jane Austen. Writing in the 1920s until the 70s, her books created the Regency England romance genre.
Many of the current historical romance novelist of today emulate Heyer’s plots, style, and general whimsy for the genre (See Eloisa James).
And for an introduction into [...]
