Obviously, this is not a new book. Nor is this the first time I've read it. But sometimes, one wants stability, familiarity, a nostalgic return to yesteryear... Okay, that might be overdoing it, but the world's a shitshow at the moment (more so than usual, or so it seems) and I just didn't feel like thinking too hard. Georgette Heyer was an early favorite of mine, and it's interesting because now I find her stories very hit or miss. I don't think we'd get on AT ALL politically. Her books really haven't aged that well. But this one is fairly benign. It's not MUCH of a romance--the hero barely shows up on the page. But it's quirky and farfetched and the heroine's exasperation is very relatable.
I was looking for something to take my mind off the current world situation, and this answered nicely.
The Reluctant Widow
https://www.amazon.com/Reluctant-Widow-Regency-Romances-Book-ebook/dp/B0024CEZS0
A fateful mistake...
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.
A momentous decision...
His cousin, Mr Ned Carlyon, persuades Elinor to marry Eustace as a simple business arrangement. By morning, Elinor is a rich widow, but finds herself embroiled with an international spy ring, housebreakers, uninvited guests, and murder. And Mr Carlyon won't let her leave ...
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