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A A Gill

Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge, but was inspired to write by his lifelong interest in early modern history. His Thomas Hill novels – The King’s Spy, The King’s Exile and The King’s Return – are set against the backdrops of the English Civil War, Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the early Restoration respectively. He is also the author of Waterloo: The Bravest Man and Beautiful Star and Other Stories. His first historical thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth I – Incendium (published in paperback as The Incendium Plot) – introduced readers to the academic, lawyer and intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff, whose adventures continue in Chaos. Andrew Swanston lives in Surrey.

A D Swanston

A E Langsford

A G Hopkins

A. J. BAIME is the New York Times best-selling author of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Both books are in development for major motion pictures. Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science, and Men’s Journal. He lives in Granite Bay, California. Visit him at facebook.com/ajbaime and trumanbook.com.

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A J Jacobs

A J P Taylor

Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian, specialising in the fifteenth century and in particular the Wars of the Roses. A leading authority in the field, he is profesor emeritus of Teesside University. His books include North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses, Richard III and the Princes in theTower, Imagining Robin Hood: the Late Medieval Stories in Historical Context and Warwick the kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

A J Pollard

A J Rochester

A K Benjamin is a clinical neuropsychologist and the author of Let Me Not Be Mad: A Story of Unravelling Minds.

A K Benjamin

A. L. Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. She has written two previous novels, Top Ten besteller Honour and the Sword and In the Name of the King. Into the Valley of Death is her third novel.

A L Berridge

Alison Gaylin's first job was as a reporter for a celebrity tabloid, which sparked a lifelong interest in writing about people committing despicable acts. More than a decade later, she wrote and published her Edgar-nominated first novel, HIDE YOUR EYES. 
 
She's since published nine more books, including the USA Today and international bestselling Brenna Spector suspense series, which has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Thriller awards and won the Shamus award. 
 
She lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, cat and dog.

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A P Wavell

A.S. Webb is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos, the first instalment of The Dark Pantheon Trilogy. She is inspired by stories rooted in history and mythology, that push the boundaries of imagination and urge us to reflect on what it means to be human.

A S Webb

A. A. Dhand is the author of six previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being adapted for TV by the BBC. He was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. For more information about A. A. Dhand and his books, follow him on X @aadhand, and on Instagram @aa_dhand.

A. A. Dhand

A. A. Gill

A. A. Milne

A. Anatoli

A. B. Poranek grew up sharing her time between Ontario, Canada and rural Poland, and eventually completed a veterinary degree at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. A lover of mythology and history, she enjoys exploring both in her writing. Her debut novel, Where the Dark Stands Still, an instant New York Times bestseller, is an ode to Poland's folktales, while A Treachery of Swans transports readers to a world inspired by 17th century France.

A. B. Poranek

A. Bradley

Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

A. C. Grayling

A.D. Miller is the author of Snowdrops, The Earl of Petticoat Lane and The Faithful Couple. Snowdrops was a bestseller and was shortlisted for many prizes including the Man Booker and the CWA Gold Dagger. It was translated into 25 languages. As Moscow Correspondent of The Economist A.D. Miller has travelled across the former Soviet Union and covered the Orange Revolution in Ukraine; he is now the magazine’s Culture Editor based in London. 
 
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A. D. Miller

A. E. Ellis

A. E. W. Mason

A. Humphreys

A. Igoni Barrett was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1979 and lives in Lagos. He is a winner of the 2005 BBC World Service short story competition, the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. His short story collection, Love is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013. In 2014 he was named on the Africa39 list of sub-Saharan African writers under 40. Blackass is his first novel.

A. Igoni Barrett

The short life of A.J.A. Symons (1900-41) was described by his biographer as an intricate and largely harmless confidence trick. His many interests included the collection of musical boxes and rare books as well as the study and practice of forgery; they left him time to edit an anthology of Edwardian verse and compose studies of H.M. Stanley and other notable figures. He is remembered for The Quest for Corvo, one of the most remarkable biographies ever written, and for co-founding the Wine and Food Society.

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P.G. Wodehouse

Meet the hilarious British dilettante Bertram 'Bertie' Wooster who can't seem to help finding himself in the middle of awkward social situations, calling upon his valet Jeeves to escape embarrassment.

'Why have you got to go anywhere? Are you on the run from the police?' 
'Doctor's orders.' 
 
When Bertie Wooster overdoes metropolitan life, his doctor prescribes fresh air in the depths of the country. But after moving with Jeeves to his cottage at Maiden Eggesford, Bertie soon finds himself surrounded by aunts - not only his redoubtable Aunt Dahlia but an aunt of Jeeves's too. 
 
Add a hyper-sensitive racehorse, a pompous cat and a decidedly bossy fiancée - and all the ingredients are present for a plot in which aunts can exert their terrible authority. But Jeeves, of course, can cope with everything - even aunts, and even the country. 
 
'The best English comic novels of the century' Sebastian Faulks 
'Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already' Lynne Truss

Aunts Aren't Gentlemen

(Jeeves & Wooster)

Dive into this collection of laugh-out-loud funny short stories from the perennial comic P. G. Wodehouse. 
 
Meet Clarence, the absent-minded ninth Earl of Emsworth, whose beloved pig the Empress of Blandings is in the running for her first prize in the Fat Pigs Class at the Shropshire Agricultural Show. Revel in the delicious feud between Head Gardener McAllister and the terrifying Lady Constance, which can only be solved by a delightfully rebellious little girl from London. And skipping an ocean and a continent, indulge in unputdownable stories of excess from the monstrous Golden Age of Hollywood, specially selected by Wodehouse himself. 
 
'P. G. Wodehouse is the funniest person that has ever written words' Greg James 
'An incomparable and timeless genius' Kate Mosse

Blandings Castle and Elsewhere

(Blandings Castle)

‘P.G. Wodehouse remains the greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness, that no one else has ever captured quite so sharply, or with quite as much wit and affection’ Julian Fellowes 
 
‘Jeeves, of course, is a gentleman’s gentleman, not a butler, but if the call comes, he can buttle with the best of them.’ 
 
Bertie’s friend ‘Stinker Pinker’ needs his help. But helping his friend means venturing back into the dreaded Totleigh Towers and facing Sir Watkyn Bassett, his ghastly daughter Madeline and would-be dictator Roderick Spode once more. Despite having sworn never to set foot in there again, Bertie, true to form, answers the call of friendship. 
 
But even the best laid plans can go awry and, as usual, the only one who can set this frightful adventure straight is Jeeves. 
 
‘A comic master’ David Walliams

Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

'P. G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century' Sebastian Faulks 
 
'Witty and effortlessly fluid. His books are laugh-out-loud funny' Arabella Weir 
 
Welcome to Blandings Castle - where there's always something going on and a rollicking good time to be had. In this collection of assorted stories, dive into the wonderful world of Wodehouse where a comedy of errors awaits at every turn. Meet the regulars at Blandings: the engagingly dotty Lord Emsworth, his terrifying sister Lady Constance and his secretary the Efficient Baxter, whose attempts to bring order to the castle always end in disarray. And revel in the hijinks galore that come with the addition of lovestruck young men, headstrong young women, iron-willed aunts and imposters roaming the grounds - not to mention the Empress of Blandings, Lord Emsworth's prized pig.

The World of Blandings

'A comic master' David Walliams 
 
'Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale . . . A world for us to live and delight in' Evelyn Waugh 
 
A veritable feast of comedy awaits with this delightful collection of Wodehouse stories featuring the infamous Bertie Wooster and everyone's favourite gentleman's gentleman, Jeeves. 
 
Witness the iconic first meeting of Bertie and Jeeves and follow them as they navigate the endless scrapes that the hapless Bertie lands them in. Meet the fearsome and meddling Aunt Agatha - who would like nothing more than to see Bertie settle down - and Bingo Little - Bertie's insatiable friend who has fallen head-over-heels for seven different girls. Specially selected and introduced by Wodehouse himself - and containing the timeless classics Carry On, Jeeves, The Inimitable Jeeves and Very Good, Jeeves - there's something for everyone in this omnibus.

The World of Jeeves

'Sublime comic genius... light as a feather... fabulous' Ben Elton 
 
'Ever since I picked up my dad's copy of Very Good, Jeeves aged eleven, I've adored P. G. Wodehouse' Anna Care 
 
Join Bertie Wooster and his gentleman's gentleman, Jeeves, in their adventures with eleven laugh-out-loud funny short stories from the perennial comic, P. G. Wodehouse. 
 
Fun-loving Bertie and his friends are always getting themselves into scrapes, and it's up to Jeeves to fix the mess they leave behind. Whether it's helping Bertie recover his Aunt Agatha's lost dog, plot revenge against his old pal Tuppy Glossop, or navigate numerous love interests - Jeeves has always got an answer. After all, all's well that ends well - even if it's rarely as Bertie plans.

Very Good, Jeeves

'I like that young man. He is sound on pigs. He has his head screwed on the right way.' 
 
The Empress of Blandings, prize-winning pig and all-consuming passion of Clarence, Ninth Earl of Emsworth, has disappeared. 
 
Blandings Castle is in uproar and there are suspects a-plenty - from the scandalous memoirist Galahad Threepwood to the Efficient Baxter, and the chilling former secretary to Lord Emsworth. Even Beach the Butler seems deeply embroiled. And what of Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe, Clarence's arch-rival and neighbour, whose own pig competes with the Empress for local glory? 
 
With the castle full or imposters and deception around every corner, how will the Earl ever get to the bottom of the disappearance of the castle's most precious occupant? 
 
'Wodehouse is so utterly, properly, simply funny' Adele Parks 
 
'Line for line, no other author brings me as much pleasure' Joe Dunthorne

Summer Lightning

'I want you to meet my nephew, Bertie Wooster,' said Aunt Agatha. 'He has just arrived. Such a surprise! I had no notion that he intended coming...' 
 
A collection of classic stories featuring some of the funniest episodes in the life of gentleman Bertie Wooster and his incomparable valet Jeeves. 
 
Meddling Aunt Agatha wants to see Bertie married, and nothing will stop her from playing matchmaker. The problem? Bertie has no plans to settle down. So it's up to Jeeves to find Bertie a way out of marrying the terrifying Honoria Glossop, and to help Bertie's insatiable friend Bingo Little navigate falling head-over-heels for seven different girls.

The Inimitable Jeeves

'Your tea will be here in a moment, sir.' 
'No, Jeeves. This is no time for tea. I must concentrate." 
 
When his incomparable valet Jeeves suddenly resigns, how will the hapless Bertie Wooster get by? 
Bertie's dedicated but somewhat untuneful playing of the banjo has driven Jeeves, his otherwise steadfast gentleman's gentleman, to give notice. Looking for respite, Bertie disappears to the country as a guest of his chum Chuffy, only to find his peace shattered by the arrival of his ex-fiancée Pauline Stoker, her formidable father and the eminent loony-doctor Sir Roderick Glossop. It seems Bertie cannot survive for long without Jeeves - and soon a situation arises which only Jeeves can solve.

Thank You, Jeeves

Georgette Heyer

Adam Deveril, the new Viscount Lynton and a hero at Salamanca, returns from the Peninsula War to find his family on the brink of ruin and the broad acres of his ancestral home mortgaged to the hilt. It is Lord Oversley, father of Adam's first love, who tactfully introduces him to Mr Jonathan Chaleigh, a City man of apparently unlimited wealth with no social ambitions for himself, but with his eyes firmly fixed on a suitable match for his one and only daughter. 
 
For more than fifty years Georgette Heyer brought romance and adventure to a worldwide readership and Civil Contarct shows how she continues to be loved today.

A Civil Contract

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

Tragically left an orphan after her father's death, Kate Malvern is taken under the wing of her foreboding aunt Minerva and brought to the grand house of Staplewood, where Minerva rules the household. 
 
Her uncle lives in one wing, while her handsome, moody cousin occupies another; guests are few and far between, and even family dinners are rigidly formal. 
 
But the sudden arrival of Cousin Philip throws Minerva's control over the household into doubt, and soon Kate begins to suspect the shocking reason for Minerva's generosity. 
 
She has no-one to confide in but Cousin Philip who - for reasons unknown - seems to have taken an unaccountable dislike to her... 
 
A rich and classic Regency Romance, Cousin Kate is replete with the sparkling humour, memorable characters and intricate plots that will delight Heyer fans the world over. 
 
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'My generation's Julia Quinn' Adjoa Andoh 
 
'Utterly delightful' Guardian 
 
'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store' Harriet Evans

Cousin Kate

John, Duke of Bedford, grew to manhood fighting for his father, King Henry IV of England, on the wild and lawless Northern Marches. A prince of the royal blood, loyal, strong, the greatest ally that his brother - the future Henry V - was to have. Filled with the clash of bitter rivalries and deadly power struggles, this is Georgette Heyer's last and most ambitious novel.

My Lord John

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable historical adventure

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency historical romance

Born the illegitimate son of the future Duke of Normandy, William must fight the King of France to regain his Duchy. 
 
 Spurned in love by the lovely Princess Matilda, William argues hard to make her his bride. 
 
 Thwarted by the Saxon Earl Harold of a promise of the throne of England, William the Conqueror sails to Hastings to claim the King's crown and sceptre for his own. 
 
Written in Heyer's inimitable style, The Conqueror dives deep into William's complex character, his ruthless ambition and both the physical and mental battles he must endure in order to claim King Harold's crown and sceptre for his own. 
 
'Fabulously witty' Stephen Fry 
 
'Incisively witty, quietly subversive' Joanne Harris 
 
'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet what a treat you have in store' Harriet Evans

The Conqueror

When she steps inside the wrong carriage in a Sussex village, Elinor Rochdale little knows that she is about to embark on a thrilling and dangerous adventure. 
 
Overnight the would-be governess becomes the mistress of a ruined estate and partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family's name. 
 
By midnight she is a bride; by dawn a widow. 
 
A sweeping and romantic tale of romance and tragedy, The Reluctant Widow is Georgette Heyer at her best as a young woman's life is dramatically changed in a single instant. 
 
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'Brims with elegance, wit and historical accuracy' Daily Mail 
 
'Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' Joanne Harris 
 
'Absolutely delicious. Utter immersive escapism' Sophie Kinsella

The Reluctant Widow

'As incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's novels' Joanne Harris 
'Triumphantly good' India Knight 
'Rapturously romantic' Katie Fforde 
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Neither Sir Tristram Shield nor his beautiful young cousin, Eustacie, share the slightest inclination to marry one another. 
 
Yet it is Eustacie's grandfather's dying wish, made on his deathbed. 
 
For there is no one else to look after and provide for Eustacie while his heir, Ludovic, remains a fugitive from justice after allegedly murdering a man in a dispute over a priceless family heirloom. 
 
And so the hunt is on - to find Ludovic and bring him home as well as the Talisman Ring ... 
 
Romance, a murder mystery, a proposed marriage of convenience, and the hunt for a golden ring lie at the heart of one of Georgette Heyer's funniest and fastest-paced romantic comedies to date.

The Talisman Ring

'I expect I shall feel better after tea.' 
 
From the moment Jeeves cures Bertie Wooster of a raging hangover with his own concoction of Worcestershire sauce and tomato juice, they become steadfast partners. 
 
Whether it is fixing a plan-gone-wrong, or solving his friends' love lives, Jeeves is Bertie's unfaltering aide through a series of entirely self-imposed misadventures.

Carry On, Jeeves

'It seems to me that you and I were made for each other. I am your best friend's best friend and we both have a taste for stealing other people's jewellery.' 
 
Lady Constance Keeble has both an imperious manner and a valuable diamond necklace. The precarious peace of Blandings is shattered when her necklace becomes the object of desire for some well-connected jewel thieves - among them the Honourable Freddie Threepwood, who wants the reward money for a bookmaking business, and Psmith, the elegant socialist. On patrol with the impossible task of bringing order to Blandings is the Efficient Baxter, whose strivings lead to a memorable encounter with the castle flowerpots.

Leave it to Psmith

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'If comedy is your thing, it's hard to match PG Wodehouse and his classic characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster for hilarious farce.' Irish Daily Mail 
 
'P.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century' Sebastian Faulks 
 
'Heaven is Right Ho, Jeeves' Hugh Johnson 
 
'Jeeves, I'm engaged.' 
'I hope you will be very happy, sir.' 
'Don't be an ass. I'm engaged to Miss Bassett.' 
 
Bertie is feeling most put out when he finds that his friend Gussie is seeking relationship advice from Jeeves. Meanwhile Aunt Dahlia has asked Bertie to present awards at a school prize-giving ceremony. In a stroke of genius, Bertie realises he can kill two birds with one stone, palming off his prize-giving duties to Gussie by assuring him that the object of his affections will be there. 
 
Several terrible misunderstandings later and facing chaos, Bertie turns, yet again, to Jeeves who swiftly and ingeniously saves the day. 
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'Sublime comic genius' Ben Elton 
 
'A cavalcade of perfect joy' Caitlin Moran 
 
'Sunlit perfection... Bask in its warmth and splendour' Stephen Fry 
 
'The greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness' Julian Fellowes

Right Ho, Jeeves

'Without at least one impostor on the premises, Blandings Castle is never itself' 
 
Welcome to the world of the delightfully dotty Lord Emsworth, his bone-headed younger son and his long-suffering secretary. 
 
Having returned home with a valuable Egyptian amulet, Lord Emsworth finds his home contains not one but two imposters intent on taking it off his hands. But with no real sense of how the amulet came to be in his pocket in the first place, things get a lot more complicated very quickly...

Something Fresh

'There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, "Do trousers matter?"' 
 
'The mood will pass, sir.' 
 
Aunt Dahlia has tasked Bertie with purloining an antique cow creamer from Totleigh Towers. In order to do so, Jeeves hatches a scheme whereby Bertie must charm the droopy and altogether unappealing Madeline and face the wrath of would-be dictator Roderick Spode. Though the prospect fills him with dread, when duty calls, Bertie will answer, for Aunt Dahlia will not be denied. 
 
In a plot that swiftly becomes rife with mishaps, it is Jeeves who must extract his master from trouble. Again.

The Code of the Woosters

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' ANTONIA FRASER 
'My generation's Julia Quinn' ADJOA ANDOH 
'One of the wittiest, most insightful and rewarding prose writers imaginable' STEPHEN FRY 
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1815, and the British and French armies are massing ahead of one of the greatest battles of all time ... 
 
Occupied by the British, Brussels however is en fete. 
 
And Lady Barbara Childe, renowned for being as fashionable as she is beautiful, is at the centre of all that is fashionable and light-hearted. 
 
When she meets Charles Audley, the dashing aide de camp to the great Duke of Wellington, her sense of fun and mischief knows no bounds. 
 
But it is the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, and who knows whether they will ever meet again ... 
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Reader's love An Infamous Army . . . 
 
***** 'This was possibly Georgette Heyer's greatest book.' 
***** 'A truly incredible novel.' 
***** 'I love Georgette Heyer and so love all of her books. But this one is extra special.' 
***** 'A powerful read!' 
***** 'It is a good read for regency romance readers who would like a little more info on the battle that figures greatly in those novels.'

An Infamous Army

Sir Nicholas Beauvallet has never been known to resist a challenge. 
 
When he captures a galleon at sea, and the treasure turns out to be the lovely Dona Dominica de Rada y Silva, he vows to return her and her father to the shores of Spain. 
 
But, upon his immediate return, he proposes another venture; one more reckless than any of his exploits on the high seas which have made him the equal of Sir Francis Drake and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. 
 
He will take Dominica as his bride, even if it leads him into peril ... 
 
'When it comes to Regency novels, Heyer was The Master' India Knight 
 
'One of the wittiest, most insightful and rewarding prose writers imaginable' Stephen Fry

Beauvallet

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 
'One of my perennial comfort authors' Joanne Harris 
'I could mainline Heyer's Regency romances until the end of time and still not get bored' India Knight 
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Max Ravenscar is a renowned gamester. 
 
The first to admit he is entirely void of a romantic disposition, he regards all eligible females with indifference and unconcern. 
 
But then he meets the woman his young cousin is bent on marrying - the beautiful Deborah Grantham who also happens to be the mistress of her aunt's gaming establishment. 
 
And he finds that none of his experience in risk or gambling has prepared him for such a worthy or beguiling opponent ... 
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Readers love Faro's Daughter . . . 
 
***** 'I love it! One of the best Heyer books. I couldn't stop reading.' 
***** 'There's just something about Georgette Heyer novels that makes my heart happy and leaves me smiling.' 
***** 'It had me laughing several times!' 
***** 'Scrumptious.' 
***** 'I have to say I haven't laughed out loud this many times reading a book in ages!'

Faro's Daughter

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 
'One of the wittiest, most insightful and rewarding prose writers imaginable' Stephen Fry 
'All hail Georgette Heyer ... devilish good fun' Guardian 
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1745: Robin and Prudence Merriot have been adventurers and dissemblers since they were children. 
 
And as escaped Jacobites, they need to be. 
 
Forced to go on the run, they disguise themselves and make their way to London where they witness the abduction of a beautiful heiress. 
 
They rescue her, but in so doing Robin's real identity is revealed, and both he and Prudence find themselves in terrible danger ... 
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Readers love Masqueraders . . . 
 
***** 'One of the best books ever. Recommended, over and over again!' 
***** 'I am in ecstasy over this book' 
***** 'The dialogue in this book absolutely rocks.' 
***** 'It's very good fun, and it may be one of my favourite Heyer books so far.' 
***** 'One of Heyer's more fantastical stories'

Masqueraders

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 
'I could mainline Heyer's Regency romances until the end of time and still not get bored!' India Knight 
 'Utter, immersive escapism.' Sophie Kinsella 
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To win her hand, he must become what he despises ... 
 
In an eighteenth-century England of wit, womanising and powdered wigs, provincial Philip Jettan runs the risk of irreproachability. Cleone Charteris stands in no such danger. The golden-haired, headstrong despair of men, she seeks a husband who can duel and dice with the best of them. 
 
So Philip leaves for Paris, where his father's hopes and his lover's ideals are realised but with unforeseen consequences for them both . . . 
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Reader's love Powder and Patch . . . 
 
***** 'Simply hilarious!' 
***** 'Witty and fast paced' 
***** 'What a fun read!' 
***** 'Georgette Heyer, I love you.' 
***** 'If you are a fan of Jane Austen and haven't read Miss Heyer yet then what are you waiting for.'

Powder And Patch

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 
'Georgette Heyer will not let you down' Jenny Colgan 
'One of my perennial comfort authors' Joanne Harris 
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Dispossessed of crown and kingdom, the young Charles II is forced to flee for his life. 
 
Out of the heat of battle, the outlaw King and his tiny party must journey across Cromwell's England to a Channel port and a ship bound for France and safety. 
 
But the King, with his love of adventure, his irrepressible humour and his unmistakeable looks, is no easy man to hide... 
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Reader's love Royal Escape ... 
 
***** 'I adored this book finding it nonstop fascinating.' 
***** 'A suspenseful tale.' 
***** 'Great read!' 
***** 'Heyer is a favourite.' 
***** 'Her historical novels are so well researched I feel transported back into time.'

Royal Escape

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency adventure romance

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' ANTONIA FRASER 
'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers ... the permanent glister of scandal [...] ties the whole thing together' INDEPENDENT 
'My generation's Julia Quinn' ADJOA ANDOH, star of Bridgerton 
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When Kit Fancot returns on leave from the diplomatic service, he expects to find his loving family at home waiting for him. 
 
Instead, he is startled to find his alluring yet extravagant mother on the brink of financial and social ruin. Even more shocking, he is informed that his twin brother Evelyn has vanished without a trace. 
 
It's not long before Kit realises the true extent of his family's tangled affairs; it's left to him to set things right. 
 
But in the face of Evelyn's continued absence, Kit's ingenuity is stretched to the limit . . . 
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'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS 
'Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic' KATIE FFORDE 
'Utterly delightful' GUARDIAN 
'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' SOPHIE KINSELLA 
'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order' DAILY MAIL 
'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' HARRIET EVANS 
'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 
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Readers love False Colours ... 
 
***** 'Love, love, love!!' 
***** 'Omigod this book was SO FUN. It was just pure delight and put a smile on my face more than once.' 
***** 'Five well-earned stars.' 
***** 'Georgette Heyer is the queen of Regency comedy of errors, and this story is one of her best.' 
***** 'I love this book so much. It's definitely made my top 10 by Heyer list. And the characters! The plot! I love False Colours so much.'

False Colours

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 
'[My] generation's Julia Quinn' Adjoa Andoh, star of Bridgerton 
'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers ... the permanent glister of scandal [...] ties the whole thing together' INDEPENDENT 
'Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' Joanne Harris 
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Nell Cardross and her husband are madly in love... 
 
But they're very bad at showing it. While Nell believes her new husband, the Earl, married her out of convenience, Giles Cardross worries that his young wife is more interested in his money than his heart. 
 
And Nell's secretive and extravagant spending is becoming a problem... 
 
As she attempts to pay off her brother's never-ending gambling debts, and prevent the Earl's half-sister from eloping with a potentially ruinous match, will Nell's heart of gold lead her - and her marriage - into trouble? 
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Readers love April Lady ... 
 
***** 'Georgette Heyer continues to dazzle and entertain with this wonderful tale of misunderstandings.' 
***** 'Another of my favorite Heyers. Its a mix of the serious and the silly which just works for me.' 
***** 'I highly recommend this book to all.' 
***** 'This story is charming and heartwarming and absolutely hilarious.' 
***** 'I laughed out loud several times.' 
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'Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic' Katie Fforde 
'Utterly delightful' Guardian 
'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' Sophie Kinsella 
'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order' Daily Mail 
'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' Harriet Evans 
'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.' Sunday Telegraph

April Lady

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 
'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' Joanne Harris 
'Georgette Heyer is second to none' Sunday Times 
'Fabulously witty' Stephen Fry 
'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes . . . Utter, immersive escapism' Sophie Kinsella 
'Wonderful characters . . . rapturously romantic' Katie Fforde 
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Kitty Charing's life-changing inheritance comes with a catch. 
 
Her eccentric and childless guardian, Mr. Penicuik, is leaving Kitty all of his vast fortune - but with one condition. She must marry one of his five grand-nephews. 
 
However, Kitty's clear favourite - the rakish Jack Westruther - doesn't appear at all interested in the arrangement. To make Jack jealous, Kitty impulsively convinces his cousin, the kind-hearted and chivalrous Freddy Standen, to enter into a pretend engagement. 
 
But the more time she spends with Freddy, the more Kitty wonders whether Jack is the right choice after all... 
_________________ 
 
Readers love Cotillion . . . 
 
***** 'This is a Heyer novel, so of course I expected to enjoy it, but I hadn't planned on falling totally head over heels in love with it!!' 
***** 'If I was stranded on a desert island, this would definitely be one of the novels I would want with me!' 
***** 'This is one of Heyer's best books featuring one of her very best characters, that of Freddie Standen.' 
***** 'Clever, cute, and so light and carefree it practically bounces.' 
***** 'Cotillion quickly moved to the top of my favorite Heyer books.'

Cotillion

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' ANTONIA FRASER 
'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers ... the permanent glister of scandal [...] ties the whole thing together' INDEPENDENT 
'[My] generation's Julia Quinn' ADJOA ANDOH, star of Bridgerton 
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Mary Challoner must protect her sister at all costs. 
 
When she discovers that the notorious Marquis of Vidal is planning to run away with her little sister, Mary will not stand idly by. 
 
To save Sophia's reputation without destroying her own, Mary will take her sister's place - and once the Marquis sees through her disguise, he will be humiliated and forced to return her home. 
 
But the irresistible Marquis is a wilder rake than even Mary anticipated, and her growing feelings for him are proving an unexpected complication... 
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'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS 
'Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic' KATIE FFORDE 
'Utterly delightful' GUARDIAN 
'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' SOPHIE KINSELLA 
'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order' DAILY MAIL 
'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' HARRIET EVANS 
'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 
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Readers love Devil's Cub ... 
 
***** 'My favourite book of all time.' 
***** 'What a treat. I'm sure this won't be the last time I read this book.' 
***** 'This kind of book is the reason I love romance genre so much. I can easily put Heyer on the same level as my favourite Jane Austen or even higher still.' 
***** 'Full of wit, humour and intelligence, Devil's Cub is a fantastic story.' 
***** 'Another absolute favourite that I read over and over again.'

Devil's Cub

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

1Q84

365 Days of Art

A BBC Christmas

A Black Book Thriller

A Box Full of Murders

A Cal Leandros Novel

A Christmas Mystery

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

A Commissario Brunetti Mystery

A DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation Series

A Daisy Story

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

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