{"product_id":"beauvallet-paperback","title":"Beauvallet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorgette Heyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBestselling author Georgette Heyer, the Queen of Regency Romance, introduces the most daring and dashing hero of all.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mad Nicholas\" to his friends, \"Scourge of Spain\" to his enemies, Sir Nicholas Beauvallet is one of Queen Elizabeth's most dashing buccaneers and has never been known to resist a challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Beauvallet captures the galleon carrying Doña Dominica de Rada y Sylvan and her father, he vows to return them safely to the shores of Spain. But he has no sooner done so than he proposes a venture more reckless than any of his exploits on the high seas--he will return to Spain, where there's a price on his head, and claim Dominica as his bride...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Georgette Heyer and \u003cem\u003eBeauvallet\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cinematographic with escapes, kidnapping, galloping sword play, and a breathless elopement.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e Literary Supplement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Georgette Heyer was one of the great protagonists of the historical novel in the post-war golden age of the form. Her regency romances are delightful light reading, and her historical novels such as \u003cem\u003eThe Spanish Bride\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAn Infamous Army\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrate how fiction and history can work together to make a valuable literary form.\"--Philippa Gregory, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late Georgette Heyer was a very private woman. Her historical novels have charmed and delighted millions of readers for decades, though she rarely reached out to the public to discuss her works or private life. She was born in Wimbledon in August 1902. She wrote her first novel, The Black Moth, at the age of seventeen to amuse her convalescent brother; it was published in 1921 and became an instant success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Heyer published 56 books over the next 53 years, until her death from lung cancer in 1974. Heyer's large volume of works included Regency romances, mysteries and historical fiction. Known as the Queen of Regency romance, Heyer was legendary for her research, historical accuracy and her extraordinary plots and characterizations. Her last book, My Lord John, was published posthumously in 1975. She was married to George Ronald Rougier, a barrister, and they had one son, Richard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 7.92 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725594431551,"sku":"9781402219511","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2305a44787fbf23b021bd21c8439fc43.webp?v=1765107181","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/beauvallet-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}