The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer


STARTLING NEWS

When they learned that Sir Waldo Hawkridge was coming, the village gentry were thrown into a flurry. The famed sportsman himself! Heir to an uncounted fortune, and a leader of London society! The local youths idolized "the Nonesuch"; the fathers disapproved; and the mothers and daughters saw him as the most eligible--and elusive--man in the kingdom.

But one person remained calm. When she became a governess, Ancilla Trent had put away romance, and at first she could only be amused at the fuss over Sir Waldo. But when he ignored the well-born beauties of the district, a shocking question began to form: could the celebrated gentleman be courting her?

The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer



The new Earl of St. Erth returned from glory at Waterloo - to a nest of intrigue at his ancestral home. Vexed by his pompou stepmother and reckless half-brother, he seemed to have but on ally - Drusilla Norville, a level-headed girl who had lost her heart to the dashing lord. But family plots were not the only danger besetting the Earl. There were, too, the wiles of charming Mariann Bolderwood, a collector of beaux. Could Drusilla save his lordship from that fate as well?

The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer



Elinor Rochdale thought she was entering Highnoons as a governess, but the handsomely fashionable gentleman who carefully interviewed her obviously needed no governess. He was seeking a wife-not for himself, but for the profligate cousin who now lay on his deathbed.

Surprised and repulsed as she was by this strange proposal, Elinor was nevertheless unable to resist Lord Ned Carlyon and his mystifying plans. And so in the short span of a few hours she became a bride - and a wealthy widow.

Even as she assumed the duties of mistress of Highnoons, even as she tried to solve the puzzle that placed her in this unusual situation, Elinor found herself inextricably- drawn to the aloof, caustic man who treated her with nothing more than cousinly respect - the last thing that spirited Elinor wanted ...

The Spanish Bride by Georgette Heyer



A SOLDIER'S LOVE

As he led her to his tent, the laughter of the wedding faded. Harry looked down at his little bride, and with all of his will mastered the desire to crush her in his arms.

Had he the right to lead her into a life of the cold of an officer's tent in winter, the searing sun and horror of the summer's battles? She was alone among foreigners, barely out of the convent, bred to the sheltered life of a noble lady. What had he done?

He looked into her eyes and read a girl's hero-worship there. For the first time in his reckless life, Captain Smith was afraid ...

The Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer



ESCAPE TO PERIL

A ravishing beauty, Eustacie de Vauban had been snatched from the excitement of the French Revolution to be sheltered in the dull safety of her grandfather's manor house in England. And, worst of all, she was being compelled to marry a boring gentleman thirteen years her senior.

Her impetuous spirit rebelled, and she fled. Setting out alone in the dark forest she was terrified by a strangely familiar young man, a man whose irresistible charm swept her into a maelstrom of terror, deceit -- and passionate love.