false 32108 16 Neither Sir Tristram Shield nor Eustacie, his young French cousin, share the slightest inclination to marry one another. Yet it is Lord Lavenham's dying wish. For there is no one else to provide for the old man's granddaughter while Ludovic, his heir, remains a fugitive from justice. 1232335 1936 The Talisman Ring total:597|5:179|4:199|3:180|2:35|1:4| 597 2305 762 58 3 2 false false Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 06:52:57 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 14:01:13 -0800 2008
Eustacie is 18 years old, French, and romantic. The kind of girl who almost regrets having been rescued from The Terror when she thinks of the tra...more...]]> 3 4 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 00:48:04 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 16:31:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 4 false false Wed Sep 17 13:32:04 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 13:35:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Jun 23 12:37:47 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 20:33:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 12 12:19:06 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 12:20:47 -0700 2009 Ventre á terre! Another good book indeed.

Like in the one I read yesterday, mentions of powdered hair is made, even of tricorns, and the story is set earlier than Heyer's later romances. It's another especially very lively and funny one, featuring a crime/mystery (Heyer is good because her...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 26 10:31:36 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 10:32:09 -0700 2009
I really loved this novel. It had it all...comedy, mystery and romance. It was as perfect as perfect can get ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 22:35:16 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 23:03:27 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false true Fri Feb 06 02:41:43 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 03:07:18 -0800 2009 4
The Talisman Ring has to be one of my very ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 10:44:52 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 11:15:55 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 18:35:21 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 18:51:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false true Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Sep 28 02:53:13 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 08 13:00:03 -0800 2009
The plot defies simp...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 11 20:00:23 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 21:53:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Tue Oct 20 18:26:23 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 18:30:36 -0700 2009 I love her for her wit, her feisty female characters and her ever suave and gentlemanly gentlemen. The moth...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Jan 11 00:52:33 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 00:57:25 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 02:15:49 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 10:49:11 -0800 2009 The Talisman Ring is overly long and does drag a little at times, and has no character development to speak of. It was still a pleasant read, however, and despite Eustacie's idiocy (I can never stand Heyer's silly young females) I did quite like the main pairing of Tr...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 28 14:30:26 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 14:30:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 09 15:48:03 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 20 21:17:12 -0700 2009 The Talisman Ring

A Georgian mystery. After the death of his great-uncle, Sir Tristram Shield attempts to uncover the truth of Sir Matthew Plunkett's murder, a murder which led to the exile of his cousin Ludovic. He is either helped or hindered by a large cast of characters, including L...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 18 00:26:27 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 00:26:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 19:11:58 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 14:41:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 10 21:20:18 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 21:20:18 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=32108