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Elinor Rochdale travels by stagecoach to work as governess for one Mrs Macclesfield. Met by a servant who asks if she is the young lady ‘come down from London in answer to the advertisement‘, Elinor is. packed into the carriage and she is on her way...to the wrong place, where she marries a man she‘s never met, who‘s dead before morning.
That Heyer makes this work is amazing. I loved this gothic comedy of errors, with the best guard dog ever. 🖤

Aimeesue Fun fact: I read this on my Kindle Scribe. . . Which is named Elinor. 😁 6d

LeahBergen Yay!! You liked it!! 👏👏 6d

Cathythoughts Great cover. I really must try her again and see can I get into her. 👍🏻❤️ 6d

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mabell Glad you enjoyed it!! ❤️ I‘ll have to keep an eye out for a copy! I don‘t think I even have this one yet. 6d

Aimeesue @LeahBergen I did!! Good thing, I guess since I seem to have amassed a few. 5d

Aimeesue @Cathythoughts It was witty and smart and funny. Quite enjoyable, with a dog who absolutely steals the show 😄 5d

Aimeesue @mabell it was a lot of fun! 5d

CarolynM Glad to have you aboard the Heyer bandwagon😁 5d

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JuliaTheBookNerd

The Wedding Trap | Tracy Anne Warren

#Wedding 💒💗💍👰🏻🤵🏻‍♂️ #StorySettings 🐝🌷🎣🏕️🌳

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great covers 💛🧡 1w

Eggs Brilliant 🤗 1w

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Aimeesue

The Foundling | Georgette Heyer

Why it is imperative that I determine whether or not I like Heyer‘s writing RIGHT NOW.
I got them all free from the Buy Nothing group, but I can‘t have them taking up valuable book space if I‘m not going to read them.
They are amusing 1970´s paperbacks, though. The covers! ?

BarbaraJean 😍 I have heard lavish praise for Heyer! I‘ve read one of her mysteries and am in the middle of a second—thoroughly enjoyable. I hope you enjoy her writing, or at least that you can make a quick determination one way or the other! 1w

willaful Oh, I had a lot of those editions! Used to furiously search them out in used bookstores, back before the Internet. 1w

LeahBergen It looks like you have a good range of her stuff. I see some Regencies, some Georgians, a straight history, and one of her mysteries. 👍 1w

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LeahBergen Make that two mysteries! 1w

Aimeesue Excellent! Thanks for your expert opinion! So much easier to sort through her 6 billion books when you have folks around you who know what‘s what! I also picked up the Jennifer Kloester The Novels of GH, sand hopefully that will help. 1w

Aimeesue @BarbaraJean When I read the excerpt of Stephen Fry‘s intro to the Folio edition of Venetia, I was convinced. If the brilliant, verbally astute Fry is singing her praises, I‘m in! 1w

Aimeesue @willaful And these just dropped into my lap! I‘ll probably be searching for more very soon 😂 1w

willaful @Aimeesue You know what's funny? I used to be bugged by the incredibly inaccurate blurbs for her books, but then when I bought replacement editions in 90s, I thought the accurate blurbs were just so boring. 😂 1w

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Aimeesue

The Reluctant Widow | Georgette Heyer

My first Heyer. Will it be the first of many, or the last? Stay tuned.

LeahBergen I hope you like it! 1w

willaful FYI, not one of her most popular, so if this one doesn't work for you, do try again! 1w

CarolynM I hope you will get on the Heyer bandwagon too😀 1w

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Aimeesue @LeahBergen Enjoying it so far! 1w

Aimeesue @willaful My librarian friend who knows my book taste well suggested this one, as there‘s kind of a mystery in it and that‘s what I lean toward vs romance. Trying to ease my way in 😉 1w

Aimeesue @CarolynM Keeping my fingers crossed, as I have a LOT of her books already - got a lot from a Buy Nothing group 😂 1w

willaful @Aimeesue Ah, well excellent! She has some 1930s romantic mysteries too, btw. The plots are absolutely ridonkulous, I don't know if you'd enjoy that or not, but some of them are very funny. 1w

mabell I haven‘t read this one! Heyer is quite possibly my favorite author, and I hope you enjoy! The Toll Gate is another one that is more adventurous/mysterious 1w

Aimeesue @willaful I check those out! I think she wrote like 7,000 books, so I‘ll have a bunch to choose from! 😂 1w

Aimeesue @mabell Good to hear! Pretty sure The Toll Gate is in my giant pile of GH books! 😂 1w

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CarolynM

The Nonesuch | Georgette Heyer

Visiting Sydney. It‘s a perfect day for a harbour cruise so I took a trip on the Manly ferry and treated myself to an ice cream on the Corso. Bliss!

UwannaPublishme What fun! Beautiful photos! 4w

Ruthiella Great pictures! 🤩 4w

Cathythoughts Lovely day 🥰 4w

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LeahBergen And Georgette, too! 👏👏👏 4w

LeeRHarry Have a lovely time! 😊 4w

Sace Ahhh! What a lovely way to spend a day. 😊 4w

erzascarletbookgasm How lovely! 😍 4w

batsy Lovely! Plus Georgette Heyer and ice cream 😍 4w

mabell What a fabulous day! 4w

Tamra Looks like a gorgeous trip! 4w

Reggie That looks like the makings of a great day! 4w

Centique Gorgeous! I love Sydney so much. Havent been for about 16 years i think 🤔 3w

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MrsMalaprop

Frederica: A funny and brilliant clean Regency romance | Georgette Heyer

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What a jaunty little read that was. My first Georgette Heyer. Love discovering #newtomeauthors. An enjoyable #palatecleanser ❤️

marleed What a lovely view from which to read! 2mo

LeslieO That‘s a great cover! 2mo

Rissreads That cover is gorgeous! ♥️ 1mo

LeahBergen Yay!! 👏👏 1mo

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CarolynM

Powder and Patch (Original) | Georgette Heyer

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My Heyer loving friend brought this one and The Nonesuch to our last book group meeting for me to borrow. This is an early one, and I think it shows, but I had a thoroughly good time with it any way. I found French polished Philip very amusing indeed.

mabell I just read this one and didn‘t care for it (the time period and French influence was interesting though!) It‘s been quite a few years since I read it, but I really enjoyed the Nonesuch. 2mo

batsy Those vintage Pan editions! 😍 2mo

LeahBergen Not a favourite of mine either but still a fun read. They all are! 😄 2mo

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willaful The Nonesuch is a fav of mine. 2mo

CarolynM @mabell @willaful I will start that one very soon🙂 2mo

CarolynM @LeahBergen I don‘t think it will be a favourite of mine either, but did make me laugh😆 2mo

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julieclair

Powder and Patch | Georgette Heyer

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This was not my favorite Heyer. It was a bit too silly at times. And I have learned that I want to like the female protagonist in a Heyer novel - I want to root for her and see her happy - and I just wasn‘t a fan of Cleone.
@mabell @Chrissyreadit @TheAromaofBooks

Chrissyreadit Fair!!! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Cleone just didn't get much page time?? I never really rooted for her and Phillip as a couple because I felt like we never saw them together. 2mo

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks That‘s true. This book was really more about Philip, and the transformation she required him to undergo. 2mo

mabell Yes, I really just wanted Philip to be happy 😆 2mo

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Chrissyreadit

Powder and Patch | Georgette Heyer

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This was not my favorite Heyer- but a lot of that is because I do not speak French and was too tired to use google translate. The story was a Grease in reverse- and I liked the overall end result. Everyone wants Phillip to change- but when he does they realize the original was better.

mabell, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

mabell I didn‘t care for this one much at all 😆 2mo

Chrissyreadit @mabell i was annoyed in parts and entertained in parts… 2mo

CindyMyLifeIsLit I loved how he got revenge for their hurtful dissatisfaction with his authentic self. Be careful what you wish for! 😂 2mo

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TheAromaofBooks I think part of the problem is I set kind of high standards for Heyer, and this book didn't meet them 😂 It was fine as a random book, but didn't rank well on the Heyer scale!! 😆 2mo

Chrissyreadit @CindyMyLifeIsLit I agree- that was the part i liked- 2mo

Chrissyreadit @TheAromaofBooks I agree- this felt “sloppy” to me. 2mo

julieclair “Grease in reverse” is the perfect way to describe this. I did like that his authentic self won out in the end. 2mo

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julieclair

Powder and Patch | Georgette Heyer

@Chrissyreadit @TheAromaofBooks @mabell I‘m not very far into this month‘s #HappyFiction book yet, but I‘ve lost track of our discussion. Are we doing it on StoryGraph, or did we decide to do something else? 🤪

mabell So relatable 🤣 🙋‍♀️ It‘s on Storygraph this time https://app.thestorygraph.com/readalongs/a8095fe9-5674-45f7-9ab6-b5a10cd41f2f 2mo

julieclair @mabell Thank you! Glad you can relate! 🤪 2mo

TheAromaofBooks In the final section of Powder & Patch I did post the link to the April SG discussion for Wind in the Willows, too!! @mabell @Chrissyreadit (edited) 2mo

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julieclair @TheAromaofBooks 👍👍 So excited for Wind in the Willows! Would you believe I‘ve never read it? 2mo

TheAromaofBooks It's been years since I have read it, but I remember thinking it was super sweet and adorable. I'm really excited about rereading it, and since it starts with Mole abandoning his spring cleaning because the weather is so nice, it seems like a good read for this time of year 😂 2mo

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks Abandoning Spring cleaning? I‘m a Mole fan already! 🤩 2mo

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