Faro's Daughter

Georgette Heyer

Jul 2008 · Regency Romances Book 5 · Sourcebooks, Inc.

About this ebook

An enemies-to-lovers sparkling Regency romance from bestselling author Georgette Heyer, 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...

Praise for Georgette Heyer:

"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

Ratings and reviews

Romantic tension between idyllic and self-seeking love unfolds within a gambling establishment run by two aristocratic but impoverished women. The niece, Miss Grantham, and her aristocratic foil, Max Ravenscar, gamble recklessly with their emotions and their pride. Unusually for Heyer, these are not strongly pleasing characters; but their prejudices clash intensely and with humor and insight. I can see Deborah and Max willfully misunderstanding each other throughout an enduring and high-spirited marriage.

Totally Hilarious! I was howling with laughter all the while 😂

About the author

The 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.

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.