Books with author Georgette Heyer

A memorable novel of romantic intrigue, introducing one of the most enchanting heroines in fiction, by an author, who "like Jane Austen, has a gift for painting characters who stand out in bright relief." New York Times Young, beautiful, impetuous, Lady Helen Cardross had collected quite a basket of little white lies in her efforts to help those less fortunate than herself. There were, for example, her own dasing, debt-ridden brother, and her husband's love-sick, youthful sister. But to her adored (and adoring) lord and master, there could be no dissembling of integrity, honor, or truth. One faced up to grim reality-unless one were Lady Helen. And so began a romantic duel between two strong-willed people who, when the last Roman candle finally winked out, learned to compromise under the common denominator of love.