Amazon is having a 99 cent - $2.99 sale on selected Kindle books. Here's a few that may be of particular interest:

Predators I Have Known
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I just started reading Georgette Heyer's These Old Shades. The back cover promised me that it's about the notorious Duke of Avon, whose nickname is "Satanas."

So imagine my surprise when this is what Satanas is doing in the very first paragraph: He walked very mincingly, for the red heels of his shoes were very highSatanas must work very hard at ( Read more... )

Continuing my theme of accidental paired reads, I recently read two Regency romances with strong comic elements, both by women, both of which I absolutely loved and would recommend whether you normally like romance or not.

Venetia, by Georgette Heyer, is now one of my two favorite books by her. The other is Cotillion, with The Unknown Ajax, Sprig ( Read more... )

This extremely funny and well-characterized Regency romantic comedy was the novel which got me hooked on Heyer, and it's still one of my favorites. I also think it's objectively one of her best ( Read more... )

A mid-range Heyer, not as funny as Sprig Muslin or as intricate and emotionally satisfying as Cotillion, but that's probably a matter of opinion as everyone seems to have their favorites. I did enjoy this one quite a lot for its brilliant character portrait of Sylvester himself, its lively supporting cast, and best of all, the heroine's secret ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to do this for a while, ever since I noticed that a) Harlequin has been reissuing Georgette Heyer's entire backlist, and b) many Heyer fans do not read genre romance, so they haven't noticed ( Read more... )