Per Amazon: After their father’s death, Miss Judith Taverner and her brother Peregrine travel to London to meet their guardian, Lord Worth, expecting an elderly gentleman. To their surprise and utter disgust, their guardian is not much older than they are, doesn’t want the office of guardian any more than they want him, and is determined to thwart all their interests and return them to the country. So I am going to tackle a few Heyer reviews and to sort out my feelings I […]
A former spy and a former freedom fighter investigate a murder together
Sèverine de Cabriallac was orphaned during the French Revolution and adopted by one of the foremost British intelligence agents, William Doyle. Her whole childhood was spent being raised, taught or entertained by various spies. During a youthful rebellion, Sèvie ran off to Spain and joined British Military Intelligence. She was in love with a French soldier, who died. No longer really interested in the spying game so many of her family are involved in, she works as a private investigator instead. One memorable night, a […]
“She was warned. Given every explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted in her sinful behavior, and she would not repent of it.”
4.5 stars Miss Emma Gladstone was a respectable clergyman’s daughter until a foolish indiscretion made her father condemn her and forced her to walk all the way to London during the winter. She lost a toe. Now she’s making a living as a seamstress, but will be fired if she doesn’t get paid for the extravagant and somewhat excessive gown she created for Annabelle Worthing, until recently betrothed to the Duke of Ashbury. To make sure she’s taken notice of, she dons the over the […]
A courtesan with amnesia
Grant Morgan is one of the most famous and sought after of London’s Bow Street Runners. He’s made a substantial fortune solving crimes for the wealthy, but is starting to find his life a bit boring. When he’s called to the banks of the Thames to identify what appears to be a strangled woman, he is first of all surprised to discover that she is still breathing, and secondly, by her identity. The half-dead woman is Vivien Duvall, London’s most desirable courtesan. Once she wakes […]
The Duke and the con woman
Alexander Lewis, the Duke of Greyland has just been jilted by his intended. She eloped with a cavalry officer, but Alex is mainly annoyed that he’s going to have to start looking for a new bride. His best friends, the Earl of Langdon and the wealthy Mr. Ellingsworth refuse to let him stay at home and brood and insist on taking him to a new and fashionable gambling club that is rumoured to only stay open for a month. They claim he’ll find ample things […]
Upbeat and Fun Romance
So thanks to the recommendation from Mikki Blu (did I get that right?) I checked out this M/M romance by Cat Sebastian, and I loved it! Lawrence is an earl with severe anxiety and a family history of mental illness. He is also an inventor and recently blew the roof off the conservatory. Georgie is a con artist on the run from his criminal gang after he went soft and did not swindle an old widow. They are thrown together in a ramshackle castle that […]
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