In The Reluctant Widow, Heyer intertwines a suspenseful plot with a sparkling Regency romance. -- Publisher\'s Weekly.
Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen.
One of my favorites! A delightfully funny and mysterious romp.
Unforgettable.
The plot involves comedy, intrigue, espionage, cloaks and daggers, and things going bump in the night - served with a sauce of witty repartee that is the Heyer hallmark.
What readers are saying about The Reluctant Widow Delightful and purely entertaining.
And Mr Carlyon won\'t let her leave ...
By morning, Elinor is a rich widow, but finds herself embroiled with an international spy ring, housebreakers, uninvited guests, and murder.
His cousin, Mr Ned Carlyon, persuades Elinor to marry Eustace as a simple business arrangement.
A momentous decision...
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.
Lively, amusing...done to a turn! -- Kirkus Reviews A fateful mistake...
Eleanor Rochdale finds herself married and widowed within 24 hours, and embroiled in an international spy ring.
In The Reluctant Widow, Heyer intertwines a suspenseful plot with a sparkling Regency romance
