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What do older HR readers like me do when their favorite and trusted HR authors haven't published in a while and all the new HR authors (with a couple exceptions) that have popped up in recent years write what feels like total mistorical drivel? Well, I go back to my oldies but goodies. I hadn't read Georgette Heyer in several years so I chose this one, a very favorite, if not my favorite, Heyer book.

This didn't use to be my favorite Heyer. Back in the day, when I was much younger, THESE OLD SHADES, DEVIL'S CUB, SYLVESTER, and REGENCY BUCK were at the top of my list. Now I prefer the H/h relationships to be found in BLACK SHEEP, BATH TANGLE, and A CIVIL CONTRACT. In the first place, the H and h are more mature. In BLACK SHEEP, we have a heroine in her late 20s and a hero in his mid 40s. In the second place, there is so much intelligence, joy, and humor in the dialogue and the relationship.

Heroine Abby, who lives in Bath with her older sister and her orphaned niece Fanny, is worried about fortune hunter Stacey Calverleigh, who is successfully wooing young, impressionable Fanny. Abby has never met Stacey and while out and about in Bath meets up with a Mr. Calverleigh, whom she mistakes for Fanny's suitor. He's not. He's Miles, the estranged uncle, who is very recently back in England after years in India. This mistaken identity and subsequent beginning of a beautiful friendship make for a great story.

Miles is not your typical hero. He's the black sheep of his family, who, after too many episodes of youthful indiscretions, was sent away in disgrace years ago. He's not handsome, dresses carelessly, and is blunt and rather tactless, indifferent to how others feel about him. But he's the breath of fresh air Abby needs after so many years with her stifling relatives.

Not that Abby is a docile, passive observer of life. Not at all. She's a delightful heroine, loyal to family and friends, but no pushover either. Miles and Abby's relationship is perhaps the best one Heyer ever created. It's based on respect, humor and like-mindedness. These two are perfect for each other.

This is Heyer at her best. In many of her other books, the secondaries tend to take up far too many of the pages, with humorous dialogue and incidents that entertain but sometimes drag on too much and put the romance on a back burner. I felt the romantic connection throughout in this one.

Once a year, Heyer books are put on sale, I believe at the anniversary of her birth. That's how I have my Kindle collection to reread whenever the spirit moves me or whenever the pickings are especially slim of new and good HRs.


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Black Sheep Georgette Heyer 9780099468035 Books Reviews

This Georgette Heyer novel, Black Sheep was very entertaining! The story deviates from the usual plot line in Regency romances and focuses on the spinster Abby Wendover who falls for black sheep (and not conventionally handsome) Miles Calverleigh. There is an interesting subplot, and the novel is full of witty, amusing banter between the Hero and heroine! Lots of laugh out loud moments, this one was a pleasure to read. Recommended highly to all who love clean Regency romance.
This story takes place entirely in Bath, as does Bath Tangle, and has a hero called Miles Calverleigh, who was once a ne'er'do-well and then went to India and made his fortune. He returns to Bath in the company of his assistant who unfortunately is one of those people who cannot take the Indian weather and had to recuperate with his mother in Bath.
The main character is Miss Abigail Wendover, living with her elder sister and younger niece in Bath, a totally female establishment except for the butler and gardener. Miss Wendover is about 28, unmarried, of course, strong-minded and not too interested in the young gentlemen she meets in Bath. However Miles does catch her fancy, and she his. Miles is one of those gentlemen with rough edges but intelligent and witty. She is also intelligent and witty so they get along very well. The main subplot has to do with Miles' nephew who is a spendthrift rotter, pursuing Abby's niece, until he finds out she does not inherit a large fortune until she is about 25 - the nephew promptly starts chasing a rich female temporarily residing in Bathe, who is totally phoney, set up by Miles in order to chase the nephew away from Abby's niece.
The recuperating assistant falls flat for the niece and after a while she falls for him. Miles proposes to Abby and she accepts.
All of Ms Heyer's books have happy endings and can get a little convoluted while getting there. Sex between engaged couples is intimated but not gotten into - it always is 'fade to black'.
I read pretty much every genre (just take a look at my other reviews!) and I have few authors that I'm loyal to. Georgette Heyer's regency world is one of them. Her stories are not about high romance, perfect hero's and heroines or Dukes coming to the rescue. Above all, these are not bodice-rippers but novels of manners (like Jane Austen). Her focus is much more on character development, including some memorable secondary ones, interactions between her characters and developing interesting scenes and situations. I recently purchased Black Sheep and read it in one sitting (okay I was sick in bed, but still!).

I have a few favorites; The Grand Sophy, Frederica and Regency Buck probably topping the list. Until now! Blacksheep has eclipsed them all. I think the reason I like this book so much is that there is a great deal of interaction between Abbie and Miles most of it extremely funny. The scene where they meet is great. Heyer is known for her witty dialogue but this is perhaps the best of it. I'm re-reading A Lady of Quality because of the similarities in the main characters and even that doesn't hold a candle to the humor between Abbie and Miles. Its probably not a coincidence that Frederica, A Lady of Quality and Black Sheep were all written closely together at the end of her life. In fact, Arabella and Regency Buck were written successively, too! These others make the favorites list, too. I just looked it all up. Another commonality, all of the "Heroes" are more mature and they behave more like anti-heroes. (Except Grand Sophy, but in that case she is just so much fun!) Anyway, if those are some of your favorites then I can guarantee you'll enjoy this one. In general, I'd say the ladies are more independent, headstrong and self-sufficient (or at least consider themselves to be).

BTW These periodically go on sale in the store, that's how I switched most of mine from the print edition so keep your eyes out and pick up several, you won't regret building a collection of her work.
What do older HR readers like me do when their favorite and trusted HR authors haven't published in a while and all the new HR authors (with a couple exceptions) that have popped up in recent years write what feels like total mistorical drivel? Well, I go back to my oldies but goodies. I hadn't read Georgette Heyer in several years so I chose this one, a very favorite, if not my favorite, Heyer book.

This didn't use to be my favorite Heyer. Back in the day, when I was much younger, THESE OLD SHADES, DEVIL'S CUB, SYLVESTER, and REGENCY BUCK were at the top of my list. Now I prefer the H/h relationships to be found in BLACK SHEEP, BATH TANGLE, and A CIVIL CONTRACT. In the first place, the H and h are more mature. In BLACK SHEEP, we have a heroine in her late 20s and a hero in his mid 40s. In the second place, there is so much intelligence, joy, and humor in the dialogue and the relationship.

Heroine Abby, who lives in Bath with her older sister and her orphaned niece Fanny, is worried about fortune hunter Stacey Calverleigh, who is successfully wooing young, impressionable Fanny. Abby has never met Stacey and while out and about in Bath meets up with a Mr. Calverleigh, whom she mistakes for Fanny's suitor. He's not. He's Miles, the estranged uncle, who is very recently back in England after years in India. This mistaken identity and subsequent beginning of a beautiful friendship make for a great story.

Miles is not your typical hero. He's the black sheep of his family, who, after too many episodes of youthful indiscretions, was sent away in disgrace years ago. He's not handsome, dresses carelessly, and is blunt and rather tactless, indifferent to how others feel about him. But he's the breath of fresh air Abby needs after so many years with her stifling relatives.

Not that Abby is a docile, passive observer of life. Not at all. She's a delightful heroine, loyal to family and friends, but no pushover either. Miles and Abby's relationship is perhaps the best one Heyer ever created. It's based on respect, humor and like-mindedness. These two are perfect for each other.

This is Heyer at her best. In many of her other books, the secondaries tend to take up far too many of the pages, with humorous dialogue and incidents that entertain but sometimes drag on too much and put the romance on a back burner. I felt the romantic connection throughout in this one.

Once a year, Heyer books are put on sale, I believe at the anniversary of her birth. That's how I have my collection to reread whenever the spirit moves me or whenever the pickings are especially slim of new and good HRs.