Book Review: Georgette Heyer’s The Reluctant Widow
When Elinor Rochdale boards the wrong coach, she ends up not at her prospective employer’s home but at the estate of Eustace Cheviot, a dissipated and ruined young man on the verge of death.
When Elinor Rochdale boards the wrong coach, she ends up not at her prospective employer’s home but at the estate of Eustace Cheviot, a dissipated and ruined young man on the verge of death.
To win her hand, Philip must become what he despises . . . and he’s determined to make her eat her words.
Stung by an overheard remark, Arabella Tallant boasts of her fortune and the bored Robert Beaumaris decides to launch her into society.
A majestic keep on the edge of the sea, Artane has been Anne of Fenwyck’s foster home since its beginning, its heir the keeper of her heart. But warring has kept Robin away for too many years and Anne is threatened with other suitors. When Robin does come home, treachery threatens them both.
With neither title nor land, Rhys could not win the hand of Gwennelyn of Segrave. But he would always have her heart. The two are kindred souls…R hys, a knight with far too many notions of chivalry for his own good. And Gwen, a lover of minstrel tales, waiting to be swept away. But Gwen is betrothed to another man, and Rhys fears he will lose her forever. Until a surprise offer comes his way — bringing Rhys and Gwen a second chance at love…
The notorious Duke of Avon, nicknamed “Satanas”, runs into a young boy in a dark Parisian back alley, and he buys Leon, a redheaded urchin with strangely familiar looks . . .
A delightfully devious campaign is orchestrated to bring together two people destined for one another, regardless of the obstacles to be overcome and the inconvenient tendency on the part of the protagonists to resist their attraction . . . until they are finally brought to realize they cannot escape fate, or the meddling of one determined grandmother!
After recovering from terrible wounds, the once cheery boy has become a reclusive, somber man who enjoys his solitude. The recently widowed Lydia Tavernor, who secretly enjoys her new freedom, dreams of taking a lover. Neither wants to marry.
A simple question causes each to wonder if they’re lonely.
Sometimes, just one person can pull a whole family apart. And sometimes, it just takes one person to pull it back together. For fans of the Bridgertons, Mary Balogh shows how love truly conquers all in this new Friends of the Westcotts novel.
With the death of her miserly cousin, Millicent Boarder takes on his identity, determined her family should never be poor or vulnerable again. Which means, of course, at this point she will meet the perfect man.