Faro's Daughter

A sparkling Regency romance from the queen of the genre

Beautiful Deborah Grantham, mistress of her aunt's elegant gaming house, must find a way to restore herself and her aunt to respectability, preferably without accepting either of two repugnant offers. One is from an older, very rich and rather corpulent lord whose reputation for licentious behavior disgusts her; the other from the young, puppyish scion of a noble family whose relatives are convinced she is a fortune hunter.

Max Ravenscar, uncle to her young suitor, comes to buy her off, an insult so scathing that it leads to a volley of passionate reprisals, escalating between them to a level of flair and fury that can only have one conclusion...

"My favourite historical novelist--stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty. Her sense of period is superb, her heroines are enterprising, and her heroes dashing. I owe her many happy hours." —Margaret Drabble

"Georgette Heyer is unbeatable." — Sunday Telegraph

"Sparkling." —Independent on Sunday

"A writer of great wit and style...I've read her books to ragged shreds." —Kate Fenton, Daily Telegraph

"Besides time and place similarities, the writing style and dialogue between characters are pleasantly Austen-esque. There were enough differences, however, to make Faro's Daughter fresh and surprising. " - Literarily

"As always, Heyer gives us well-developed characters, witty dialogue, rivalry between gentlemen, and plenty of (restrained given the era) passion between her leads. " - BookLoons

"All in all, there's a reason why the well-plotted, character-driven, energetic Faro's Daughter is considered one of Heyer's best. " - A Book Blogger's Diary

"I recommend this book to any reader, of any age that likes a nice, sweet story of the heart." - Passages to the Past

"I'm learning I that if I want an amusing light romance to pass some time this winter, Georgette Heyer will be one of the first that I reach for." - Books N' Border Collies

"[Heyer's] prose reminds me a lot of Jane Austen, but she was a much more prolific writer, so fortunately, she has a wide assortment of novels to choose from." - S. Krishna's Books

"With its charming characters and attention to detail, Faro's Daughter is a wonderful tale." - Jennifer's Random Musings

"Georgette Heyer's Faro's Daughter is yet another wonderful romp through Regency England. " - A Work in Progress

"Even the worst Heyer is so much better than many romances on the market these days, and this is one of her best." - All About Romance

When Max Ravenscar, renowned gamester, and by his own definition, untroubled by a romantic disposition, meets Deborah Grantham, beautiful mistress of her aunt’s gaming house, all his experience of risk and gambles finds him unprepared.