Author:Georgette Heyer,Gemma Whelan
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A BELOVED CLASSIC FROM THE QUEEN OF THE REGENCY ROMANCE
A fiery debutante. An ill-tempered bachelor. Aromance for the ages.
Arabella, the daughter of an impoverished country parson, dreams of a new life in London. But her beauty and charm will only get her so far - and when Arabella embarks on her first London season armed with nothing but a benevolent godmother and her own notoriously short temper, she quickly runs afoul of Robert Beaumaris.
He's the most eligible bachelor of the day, with a personality as strong and combative as hers - and Arabella cannot abide him thinking of her as just another pretty girl after his wealth. So she allows herself to be provoked into a game of deception - one that could have unexpected consequences...
Arabella is a rich, dashing romance from Georgette Heyer, the legendary creator of the beloved Regency romance genre.
'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes . . . Utter, immersive escapism' SOPHIE KINSELLA
'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS
'Wonderful characters . . .rapturously romantic' KATIE FFORDE
'A wonderful wit . . . I've read her over and over and over again' STEPHEN FRY
'Triumphantly good . . . Georgette Heyer is unbeatable' INDIA KNIGHT
© Georgette Heyer 1949 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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