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Romance · 2009 · PG

Talisman Ring

by Georgette Heyer

A smuggler, a ring, a murder — and two quite unsuitable people falling in love

"... A long-lost family heirloom, a young heir falsely accused of murder, a band of smugglers, two utterly delightful Heyer heroines, a taciturn, but highly resourceful older gentleman - all play their parts in a tale funny enough to have you laughing aloud." Publishers Weekly One of Heyer's funniest Regency romances, and one of readers' favorites. An impetuous young lady and a fugitive nobleman… When spirited Eustacie stumbles into a band of smugglers, she is delighted to be having an adventure at last. Their leader, young heir Ludovic Lavenham, is in hiding, falsely accused of murder. Pursue

For10+GenreRomanceLength256 pagesRead time~6.5 hours

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Violence

Barely any

A murder to be solved; mild period adventure

Language

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Mild language

Sexual Content

Barely any

Romantic development; nothing explicit

Substance Use

Barely any

Minimal substance use

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Mild psychological complexity; reputation at stake; witty characters navigating danger

What this book is about

Heyer combines romance and detection in this sparkling Georgian novel: a young man returns from exile to clear his name of a murder charge, aided by a thoroughly practical French emigrée and complicated by her romantic English cousin. The Talisman Ring is one of Heyer's most purely entertaining novels.

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