Reluctant Widow

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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. 😁 5d

LeahBergen Yay!! You liked it!! 👏👏 5d

Cathythoughts Great cover. I really must try her again and see can I get into her. 👍🏻❤️ 5d

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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. 5d

Aimeesue @LeahBergen I did!! Good thing, I guess since I seem to have amassed a few. 4d

Aimeesue @Cathythoughts It was witty and smart and funny. Quite enjoyable, with a dog who absolutely steals the show 😄 4d

Aimeesue @mabell it was a lot of fun! 4d

CarolynM Glad to have you aboard the Heyer bandwagon😁 4d

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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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LeahBergen

The Reluctant Widow | Georgette Heyer

Let‘s see if I can squeeze in another oldie (a Georgette Heyer 😊) before year end.

Ruthiella You can do it! 👍 2y

mabell I‘ve not read this one! *checking shelves for copy* 2y

Cathythoughts Yes you can do it 👍❤️ 2y

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TrishB Yes, and what a beautiful version. 2y

LeahBergen @Ruthiella @Cathythoughts @TrishB Thank you, my cheer team! 😆😆 2y

LeahBergen @mabell 😆😆 And did you find it? 2y

mabell No! I also have fewer in my Heyer section than I was thinking I had, so I‘m wondering if my organization is failing me. 😅 This one is now stacked, it sounds fabulous! 2y

LeahBergen @mabell I just rechecked my Heyers (when I started this one) to see what I still need! 2y

mabell Are you missing many? 2y

LeahBergen @mabell I‘m actually only missing one of the Regency stories and a couple of the historical ones. I don‘t have all of her mysteries as I don‘t think they are quite as clever as her Regency stuff. Do you? I own probably half of her Regency stuff in vintage hardcover and replace the paperbacks with those when I find them! 2y

mabell Though I do agree about her regencies being more clever, I‘ve read her mysteries (with the exception of 2 that I don‘t like) dozens of times - they are my comfort reads! I‘m afraid I am not eager to read the historical books. I have Lord John and a lovely copy of the Conqueror on my shelf, but I will likely never get to them! As for the other Regencies that I don‘t have yet (or have only in paperback) - like you, I enjoy the thrill of the hunt! 2y

LeahBergen @mabell I guess I need to give her mysteries another chance! I‘ve only read two, I think? Which ones are your favourites? 2y

mabell That‘s a hard one! They‘re all very different, it just depends on which one I‘m in the mood for. 😊 Envious Casca is a Christmas setting, so I‘m in the middle of my annual reread now. They Found Him Dead is a fun one. 2y

mabell It‘s easier to say the ones I don‘t recommend- Penhallow (there aren‘t words strong enough to describe how much I despised it), Unfinished Clue (the characters and subject matter are more of a downer), The Blunt Instrument (is ok, but again kind of a downer and just odd). 2y

mabell I realized I am quite opinionated on this 🤣 2y

LeahBergen @mabell Thank you so much for the recommendations! I‘m definitely going to try some more and will have this post to look back on to choose from. And I‘m with you on the historical novels…I have a couple on my shelves but never feel the urge to reach for them. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y

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Verity

Reluctant Widow | Georgette Heyer

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Latest audio book on the Heyer Revisit. And it is of my underrated faves - I forget how good it is until I re-read it. It's not as memorably good as Regency Buck/Devil's Cub/These Old Shades/Sylvester but it's very readable - with a emergency marriage, a proper Alpha-y hero who you're not quite sure is the hero or how it's going to work out and then a spy plot and some hijinx with dogs and amusing side characters.

ChaoticMissAdventures I just love the title. Reluctant widow, as opposed to an eager one? 😂 3y

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shanaqui

The Reluctant Widow | Georgette Heyer

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I knew I enjoyed this before, but I'd forgotten 90% of the plot! Edward is, like many of Heyer's romance heroes, rather high handed and sure of himself in a way that is enjoyable to read but goes rather too far for my liking. The banter between him and Elinor is hilarious, though, and poor Nicky is too much fun.

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parasolofdoom

The Reluctant Widow | Georgette Heyer

I was so not kidding about needing a nice regency after that SGJ.

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Book_Gnome

The Reluctant Widow | Georgette Heyer

Opening line: "It was dusk when the London to Little Hampton stagecoach lurched into the village of Billingshurst, and a cold mist was beginning to creep knee-high over the dimly seen countryside." #thereluctantwidow #georgetteheyer #panbooks #book #bookgnome #firstline #bookcover #bookish

parasolofdoom Awesome picture! 7y

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