Renowned gamester, and the first to own that he is untroubled by a romantic disposition, Max Ravenscar regards all eligible females with indifference.[...]
Rich and handsome, the hope of ambitious mothers and despair of his sisters, the Marquis of Alverstoke sees no reason to put himself out for anyone. But when a distant connection applies to him for help, he finds himself far from bored.[...]
Miss Abigail Wendover's efforts to detach her spirited niece Fanny from a plausible fortune hunter are complicated by the arrival in Bath of Miles Caverleigh, his uncle, the black sheep of the family.[...]
This story of mistaken love is a romantic fiction set in the English Regency period. It centres on Lord Sheringham who has been rejected by the woman he loves, but the woman who has secretly loved him since childhood is waiting.[...]
Noted for his eccentricity, the Earl of Spenborough leaves a widow younger than his own daughter Serena, and his fortune to the trusteeship of the Marquis of Rotherham - the man his daughter had jilted. Here, Lady Serena finds herself involved with her lovely young stepmother, Lord Rotherham and her[...]
The legend of the headless horseman and a proposed marriage doe convenance both have their impact on the mystery of a golden talisman ring and lord Lavenham's young heir, Ludovic.[...]
A bestselling novelist since 1921, Georgette Heyer is known across the world for her historical romances set in Regency England. This is a guide to Heyer's world: her heroines, her villains and dashing heroes, the shops, clubs and towns they frequented, the parties and seasons they celebrated, how t[...]
The death of Adam Penhallow on the eve of his birthday seems, at first, to be by natural causes. He was elderly after all. But Penhallow wasn't well liked. He had ruled over his estate with an iron will and a sharp tongue. It soon transpires that far from being a peaceful death, Penhallow was, in fa[...]
Unconventional, warm and witty, this Georgian romance by Georgette Heyer unusually begins with a marriage rather than ending with one. When Horatia Winwood steps in to marry the Earl of Rule, the disappointed suitor of her elegant sister, it is the luxuries of high society life that she becomes entr[...]
Venetia Lanyon, beautiful, intelligent and independent, lives in comfortable seclusion in rural Yorkshire with her precocious brother Aubrey. Her future seems safe and predictable: either marriage to the respectable but dull Edward Yardley, or a life of peaceful spinsterhood. But when she meets the [...]
"Cotillion", one of the most popular historical novels by Regency romance expert Georgette Heyer, is presented in Naxos AudioBooks style, with classical music enhancing the production. Kitty Charing comes to London from the country to find a husband and secure her fortune. It is the first of two Hey[...]
It is in regrettable circumstances that beautiful Judith Taverner and her brother Peregrine first encounter Julian St John Audley. The man, they both agree, is an insufferably arrogant dandy. But unfortunately for them, he is also the Fifth Earl of Worth, a friend of the Regent and, quite by chance,[...]
Impetuosity is Arabella's only fault. An enchanting debutante and the eldest daughter of a country parson, she should know better than to allow herself to be provoked by Mr Beaumaris, the most eligible Nonpareil of the day.[...]
When the redoubtable Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is ordered to South America on business, he leaves his only daughter Sophy with his sister in Berkeley Square. But Sophy's cousins are in a sad state, and she's arrived just in time to save them all.[...]
Venetia Lanyon has never been further than Harrogate. Then, in one extraordinary encounter, she meets a neighbour she only knows by reputation, the infamous Lord Damerel, and before long is egging on a libertine in his scandalous behaviour.[...]
It is the year 1815. Renowned for being as outrageous as she is beautiful, the widow Lady Barbara Childe, is at the centre of all that is fashionable and light-hearted. When she meets Charles Audley, dashing aide-de-campe to the great Duke of Wellington himsef, her joie de vivre knows no bounds - un[...]
Sylvester, Duke of Salford, posts into Wiltshire to discover if the Hon Phoebe Marlowe will meet his exacting requirements for a bride. He is intrigued when his visit causes Phoebe to flee her home. They meet again on the road to London. Yet Phoebe, already caught in one 'imbroglio', now knows she s[...]
Under the reign of Louis XV, Justin Alastair, the notorious Duke of Avon flourishes well. Then, from a dark Parisian back alley, he plucks Leon, a red-headed urchin with strangely familiar looks. Among the splendours of Versailles, Justin begins to unfold his sinister plans - until, that is, Leon be[...]
The excesses of the young Marquis of Vidal are even wilder than his father's before him. Not for nothing is the reckless duellist and gamester called the Devil's Cub. But when he is forced to leave the country, Mary Challoner discovers his fiendish plan to abduct her sister. And only by daring to im[...]
Jack Carstares, the disgraced Earl of Wyncham, left England seven long years ago, sacrificing his honour for that of his brother when he was accused of cheating at cards. Now he is back, roaming his beloved South Country in the disguise of a highwayman. In such fashion, he encounters his old adversa[...]
When fate and a chivalrous impulse saddle Viscount Desford with a homeless waif in the engaging shape of Cherry Steane, his childhood friend Henrietta begins to wonder if he has, at last, fallen in love.[...]
The shy young Duke of Sale has been brought up by an uncle and valet. His natural diffidence conceals a rebellious spirit, and he enters into a dangerous world of intrigue, kidnap and adventure.[...]
Stepping into the wrong carriage at a Sussex village, Elinor Rochdale is swept up in a thrilling and dangerous adventure. Overnight, the would-be governess becomes mistress of a ruined estate and partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family's name. By midnight, she is a bride, by dawn a widow.[...]
A novel of love and intrigue. On his way home, the protagonist chances upon a beautiful young fugitive climbing out of a window.[...]
Miles from anywhere, Darracott Place is presided over by irascible Lord Darracott. The recent drowning of his eldest son has done nothing to improve his temper.[...]