Venetia by Georgette Heyer

Venetia by Georgette Heyer ISBN-13: 9780373774180 Trade Paperback: 355 pages Publisher: Harlequin Books Released: 1958; October 20, 2009

Source: bought through Half.com.

Book Description, Modified from Back Cover:
Venetia spends her days running her family's estate and looking after her physically disabled yet brilliant younger brother. Her older brother is determined to stay in the army and delays returning from overseas to face his responsibilities. Then Lord Damerel, a known rake, takes up residence nearby. After a chance encounter, Damerel is determined to win her affections. Though everything is done properly, his pursuit sets the whole town talking.

Venetia is delighted to find in him a friend, and he's surprised to find that Venetia has stolen his heart. But with so many determined to keep them apart and suitors vying for her attention, Venetia must use all her wits to sort out the situation.


My Review:
Venetia is a Regency romance. As usual, I enjoyed the underlying humor in many of the situations. The characters acted in realistic ways, and there were some surprise twists thrown in that I didn't expect. This story was a bit different from the other Heyer novels, but the romance was still very fun.

I like that Damerel really was a rake, unlike the Heyer heroes who have reputations but act perfectly respectable. I'm not saying I like rakes, just that I like how he had to fight habit and how the effects of his past decisions now complicated his true romance.

There was a fair amount of bad language (mostly the swearing use of "God"). There was no sex. Overall, I'd recommend this enjoyable novel.


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