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 […]
Don’t trust generous relatives living in creepy houses
Kate is broke and too young and pretty to work (that was thing). She is an orphan with no siblings and only her old nurse Sarah to turn to. Kate starts to think her only hope is to become a dresser or a seamstress. Sarah decides to write to Kate’s aunt (her father’s estranged half-sister Kate has never met). The aunt instantly appears and declares Kate the daughter she never had. Kate’s problems are over, right? She is whisked away to an old mansion and […]
This seems like a fun movie to dreamcast
After the darkness of Deadhouse Gates, I needed something a bit lighter. Many of my much trusted and admired fellow Cannonballers enjoy romance novels, and this review of Heyer’s Twin Swap seemed to suggest this author would fit the bill. There were only a few Heyer books at the library, so randomly picked Black Sheep. It took me a few minutes to get into the style and language, but once I was used to it, it was just the thing. This Regency romance focuses on […]
Twin Swap
Coming home on vacation Kit Fancot finds his twin is missing. Evelyn Fancot has arranged a marriage of convenience and is expected at his future-in-laws for dinner. To avoid embarrassment, Kit decides to take his brother’s place for the evening. Of course it is not just for one night, as Evelyn does not return and Kit is trapped by his lies. This results in the expected shenanigans and embarrassments. Kit is forced to spend an extended stay with the fiancee in his brother’s country house […]