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The Quiet Gentleman

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency historical 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 viewer!' INDEPENDENT 
'Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS 
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Returning home from the battle of Waterloo to claim his title as the new Seventh Earl of St Erth, Gervase Frant is met with surprising hostility from his family. 
 
Only Theo, a cousin even quieter than himself, is there to greet him - and when he meets his stepmother and young half-brother he detects open disappointment that he survived the wars. 
 
The tensions in the household only worsen as the beautiful Mariann, the intended bride of Gervase's half-brother, catches his eye - and his heart. 
 
Gervase may be off the battlefield, but his life is still threatened, as it becomes increasingly clear that someone wants him dead... 
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Readers love The Quiet Gentleman ... 
 
***** 'Absolutely nothing beats a Heyer Regency romance for the sheer enjoyment factor and witty, intelligent humor.' 
***** 'Love, love, love! Ahhh, Heyer does it again.' 
***** 'Excellent Heyer romance, with a bit of mystery thrown in.' 
***** 'There's lots to laugh at in this book and a mystery as well. Thoroughly enjoyable.' 
***** 'Loved it! One of my top three Heyers, in fact, my no. 1.'

Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, making the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one. 
 
Also available soon in Arrow by Georgette Heyer: 
June 2005 
A Civil Contract (ISBN 0099474441) 
The Spanish Bride (ISBN 009947445X) 
Lady of Quality (ISBN 0099474468) 
False Colours (ISBN 0099476339) 
April Lady (ISBN 0099476347) 
Sprig Muslin (ISBN 0099476355) 
October 2005 
The Toll-Gate (0099476363) 
Pistols for Two (ISBN 009947638X) 
Royal Escape (ISBN 0099476398) 
Cousin Kate (ISBN 0099490951) 
Masqueraders (ISBN 0099476436) 
Jennifer Kloester: Georgette Heyer's Regency World (William Heinemann) 
January 2006 
My Lord John (ISBN 0099476428) 
The Conqueror (ISBN 0099490927) 
Simon the Coldheart (ISBN 0099490943) 
Beauvallet (ISBN 0099490935)

Returning home from the battle of Waterloo to claim his title as the new Seventh Earl of St Erth, Gervase Frant is met with surprising hostility from his family. 
 
Only Theo, a cousin even quieter than himself, is there to greet him - and when he meets his stepmother and young half-brother he detects open disappointment that he survived the wars. 
 
The tensions in the household only worsen as the beautiful Mariann, the intended bride of Gervase's half-brother, catches his eye - and his heart. 
 
Gervase may be off the battlefield, but his life is still threatened, as it becomes increasingly clear that someone wants him dead...

The Talisman Ring

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 
'As incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's novels' Joanne Harris 
'Triumphantly good' India Knight 
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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. 
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Readers love The Talisman Ring . . . 
 
***** 'Fantastic rip roaring comedy- mystery- farce, with not one romance, but two!' 
***** 'I love this book. I love the characters; I love the plot.' 
***** 'I know I'll be rereading it whenever I need a good laugh.' 
***** 'I could not put this book down.' 
***** 'It's hilarious and made me laugh out loud. Definitely one of Heyer's best.'

Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, who made the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one.

'As incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's novels' Joanne Harris 
'Triumphantly good' India Knight 
'Rapturously romantic' Katie Fforde 
_____________ 
 
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 Reluctant Widow

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 
'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 
_____________ 
 
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. 
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Readers love The Reluctant Widow ... 
 
***** 'I love Georgette Heyer - fun plots, fun characters,good dialogue. This is one of my favourites.' 
***** '[The Reluctant Widow] made such an impression on me that I still remember it after all these years.' 
***** 'This was an absolute delight.' 
***** 'Fun, unexpected plot that continues through the whole book.' 
***** 'Georgette Heyer is still the best; this has a real plot, an unusual one at that, characters that are interesting as individuals, and is still a really good read.'

Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, who made the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one.

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

My Lord John

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable historical adventure

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 
'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 
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Growing up in England's most turbulent era on the wild and lawless Northern Marches, John Duke of Bedford grew to manhood fighting for his father, King Henry IV. 
 
Through his loyalty, strength, and superb fighting power, he would go on to became the greatest ally his brother, King Henry V, could have asked for. 
 
Filled with the clash of bitter rivalries and deadly power struggles, this is Georgette Heyer's final and most ambitious novel. 
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Readers love My Lord John ... 
 
***** 'I found this book absolutely incredible.' 
***** 'Truly brilliant.' 
***** 'She truly knew how to bring history to life.' 
***** 'A brilliant, well-researched, beautifully written yet sadly unfinished novel.'

Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, making the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one.

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.

The Conqueror

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 
'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 
____________ 
 
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. 
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Readers love The Conqueror ... 
 
***** 'I enthusiastically recommend this novel! Heyer's writing is impeccable and her research is without a doubt one of the best.' 
***** 'This was always my favourite of GH's historicals.' 
***** 'Loved this book and am now looking to read more Heyer historicals.' 
***** 'I first read this novel many years ago and enjoyed it this time as much as I did the first time.' 
***** 'Overall the Conqueror is the best of Georgette Heyer's pre-Georgian novels.'

Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, making the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one. 
 
Also available soon in Arrow by Georgette Heyer: 
June 2005 
A Civil Contract (ISBN 0099474441) 
The Spanish Bride (ISBN 009947445X) 
Lady of Quality (ISBN 0099474468) 
False Colours (ISBN 0099476339) 
April Lady (ISBN 0099476347) 
Sprig Muslin (ISBN 0099476355) 
October 2005 
The Toll-Gate (0099476363) 
The Quiet Gentleman (0099476371) 
Pistols for Two (ISBN 009947638X) 
Royal Escape (ISBN 0099476398) 
Cousin Kate (ISBN 0099490951) 
Masqueraders (ISBN 0099476436) 
Jennifer Kloester: Georgette Heyer's Regency World (William Heinemann) 
January 2006 
My Lord John (ISBN 0099476428) 
Simon the Coldheart (ISBN 0099490943) 
Beauvallet (ISBN 0099490935)

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

Simon The Coldheart

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 
 
'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 
'Heyer was the master' India Knight 
'If you haven't read Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store' Harriet Evans 
'Brims with elegance, wit and historical accuracy' Daily Mail 
__________ 
 
Even as a fourteen-year-old orphan, Simon Beauvallet knows his own mind. 
 
Later, friend and foe alike will know better than to cross the flaxen-haired mountain of a man whose exploits in battle have earned him knighthood, lands and gilded armour. 
 
However, his close circle of friends know him by another name: Simon the Coldheart. 
 
He seems to be a man incapable of love - until in Normandy he meets Lady Margaret, the so-called spitfire of Belremy. 
 
Can she melt Simon's icy demeanour and quench his fiery rage? 
__________ 
 
Readers love Simon the Coldheart ... 
 
***** 'A masterpiece of genre.' 
***** 'I really love this book.' 
***** 'Georgette Heyer always writes a great tale, well researched and always enjoyable.' 
***** 'For all my friends that like high adventure, chivalry, history, romance, and good writing, you have found what you are looking for.' 
***** 'The characters are living and breathing, and each of them stands out.'

Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, making the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one. 
 
Also available soon in Arrow by Georgette Heyer: 
June 2005 
A Civil Contract (ISBN 0099474441) 
The Spanish Bride (ISBN 009947445X) 
Lady of Quality (ISBN 0099474468) 
False Colours (ISBN 0099476339) 
April Lady (ISBN 0099476347) 
Sprig Muslin (ISBN 0099476355) 
October 2005 
The Toll-Gate (0099476363) 
The Quiet Gentleman (0099476371) 
Pistols for Two (ISBN 009947638X) 
Royal Escape (ISBN 0099476398) 
Cousin Kate (ISBN 0099490951) 
Masqueraders (ISBN 0099476436) 
Jennifer Kloester: Georgette Heyer's Regency World (William Heinemann) 
January 2006 
My Lord John (ISBN 0099476428) 
The Conqueror (ISBN 0099490927) 
Beauvallet (ISBN 0099490935)

Even as a fourteen-year-old orphan, Simon Beauvallet knows his own mind. 
 
Later, friend and foe alike will know better than to cross the flaxen-haired mountain of a man whose exploits in battle have earned him knighthood, lands and gilded armour. 
 
However, his close circle of friends know him by another name: Simon the Coldheart. 
 
He seems to be a man incapable of love - until in Normandy he meets Lady Margaret, the so-called spitfire of Belremy. 
 
Can she melt Simon's icy demeanour and quench his fiery rage?

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