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The Quiet Gentleman

The Quiet Gentleman

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency historical romance

Summary

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 humour.'
***** '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.'

About the author

Georgette Heyer

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 seventeen 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.
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