Georgette Heyer: 96 books

"Witty, humorous, a well-constructed plot."-Candace Camp, New York Times bestselling author of Suddenly A Delightful Tangle of Affairs... The Earl of Spenborough had always been noted for his eccentricity. Leaving a widow younger than his own daughter Serena was one thing, but leaving...

Pregiudizi e fraintendimenti sono i protagonisti di questo romanzo. La bella Deborah Grantham è una giovane donna intelligente e di buon carattere che, per una serie di rovesci finanziari famigliari, aiuta la svampita zia a gestire una casa da gioco, tenendo in particolare il tavolo del faraone,...

Le avventure di un’eccentrica ventenne, bella, colma di fascino e intraprendente. Sophy la grande narra le avventure di un'eccentrica ventenne, che, affidata per alcuni mesi alla zia, darà una svolta non solo alla propria vita ma anche a quella dei suoi cugini. Simile a Emma della Austen,...

England, 1818: Seit dem Tod ihrer Eltern kümmert sich Frederica aufopferungsvoll um ihre Geschwister, auch wenn ihr eigenes Glück darunter leidet. Schließlich ist sie bereits 24 Jahre alt und immer noch nicht verheiratet! Stattdessen hat sie sich vorgenommen, für ihre bildhübsche Schwester Charis...

London, 1780: Dominic Alastair, der junge Marquis von Vidal, ist ein Lebemann und Trunkenbold. Als er sich nach einer durchzechten Nacht in einem Spielsalon duelliert, ist die Geduld seines Vaters erschöpft: Er schickt den jungen Rabauken nach Paris zu seiner Tante. Damit ihm das Leben im Exil nicht...

England, 1816: Kitty Charing bekommt ein unmoralisches Angebot. Die hübsche Adoptivtochter eines zänkischen Millionärs kann dessen Vermögen nur erben, wenn sie einen seiner Neffen heiratet. Da Kitty schon seit Jahren in ihren attraktiven Vetter Jack verliebt ist, sollte das eigentlich kein Problem...

Bath, 1816: Die 28-jährige Abby Wendover ist entsetzt. Als sie nach einer mehrwöchigen Reise nach Hause zurückkehrt, muss sie feststellen, dass ihre reizende junge Nichte Fanny von dem attraktiven Taugenichts Stacy Calverleigh umworben wird. Offenbar hat dieser es auf die beträchtliche Mitgift...

What begins as an adventure soon becomes a nightmare... Locals claim it is haunted and refuse to put a single toe past the front door, but to siblings Peter, Celia, and Margaret, the Priory is nothing more than a rundown estate inherited from their late uncle—and the perfect setting for a...

Abigail Wendover, on the shelf at 28, is kept busy when her niece falls head over heels in love with a handsome fortune hunter and Abbie is forced into a confrontation with his scandalous uncle. Miles Calvery is the black sheep of his family- enormously rich from a long sojourn in India, disconcertingly...

Meet the Matthews... before the next one dies It's no ordinary morning at the Poplars—the master is found dead in his bed, and it seems his high blood pressure was not the cause. When an autopsy reveals a sinister poison in his body, it's up to the quietly resourceful Inspector Hannasyde...

A USA Today Bestseller! One heir after another turns up dead... Silas Kane's sixtieth birthday party is marred by argument and dissension amongst his family, and then the next morning, Kane is found dead. The coroner's verdict of death by misadventure would seem to confirm that Silas...

A fascinating look into a tumultuous interlude in British history and the life of Bonnie Prince Charlie. This brilliantly entertaining novel is a fictionalization of the true story of Charles II (May 29, 1630 ? February 6, 1685), charting his daring flight to France after the Battle of Worcester,...

"What happens when a many-titled Duke decides to play hookey from his suffociaating dignity..."-Kirkus Reviews The Duke of Sale is out to prove himself The shy, young Duke of Sale has never known his parents. Instead, his Grace Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware, Gilly for short, has endured...

"Cinematographic with escapes, kidnapping, galloping sword play, and a breathless elopement." -THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT The most daring, dashing hero of all "Mad Nicholas" to his friends, "Scourge of Spain" to his enemies, Sir Nicholas Beauvallet is...