Bath Tangle (Regency Romances Book 14) Kindle Edition

From beginning to end, this book is a true delight. I started reading Georgette Heyer as a preteen & I reread them regularly for almost 40 years now.

A good georgette heyer book. Not my favorite but a good read nonetheless. Interesting characters, great dialogue, predictable, and witty. I'd you enjoy Georgette Heyer you will enjoy this book. I always want to visit Bath after reading one if her Bath books.

I haven't ready every single Heyer book (yet) but I'm a huge fan and have read at least a dozen. This book is definitely one of my top 5. I would say, if you like Heyer as an author, this book won't let you down. It's like eating potato chips: you just can't put it down once you've started it. The story has colorful characters that transport you back in time with some fun twists and turns along the way. I love how silly and romantic her stories can be, and even though Heyer's characters, in general, can be a little too idealistic, I almost always enjoy them because they are strong and vivid. Her stories can be a little formulaic, but it's a formula that I can't get enough of (like potato chips, right?).I'm fairly young in age, but I'm a little old fashioned in my taste. I prefer these classic, idealistic, innocent stories over the more intense and darker modern stories like 50 Shades of Grey. If you like innocent, fun, historical and easy to read romantic stories, this is a great one to get. I would say that Frederica, Sylvester, A Civil Contract, and Bath Tangle are my favorites of Heyer's stories so far.

Serena Spenborough is a lovely young lady, a bruising rider, a noted whip and protective of her step-mama, Fanny, who is several years younger than her. When Serena's father passes away, he leaves Serena with a respectable fortune but, to her surprise, he puts stipulations upon her fortune which she finds maddening. He leaves her funds in trust until she marries and has the gall to name the argumentative, rough mannered, Marquis of Rotherham the Trustee of her funds. Further, any man Serena considers marrying will have to have the approval of Rotherham. This might not be considered out of the ordinary, except Serena was once betrothed to Rotherham and she jilted him.Although she and Rotherham have remained friends, they cannot long be in a room together without arguing their heads off. Of course the reader immediately sees where all this heat will eventually take us and we eagerly await the fireworks and the romance. But, as usual, Ms. Heyer makes us wait and wait and then wait some more.In the meantime, Serena and Fanny have decided to set up housekeeping in Bath while they are in their mourning period. In this way, they can be out in society a bit without becoming scandalous. Serena never imagines that she would run into the man she fell in love with when she was a young girl - Hector Kirkby - a man her father wouldn't allow her to marry due to his lack of fortune. For Hector's part, he has never forgotten the beautiful Serena and has kept his heart faithful to her through his years in the military - indeed, he is a sweet, handsome, honorable gentleman.When Hector's and Serena's hearts re-engage, the reader wonders exactly where all this romance will lead. Rotherham comes in and out of Serena's and Fanny's life and eventually is introduced to Hector and gives his blessing to the marriage, having recently become betrothed himself to a young, fainthearted bubblehead named Emily. But, Serena hears strange things about the happenings between Rotherham and Emily and it's soon apparent that Emily is not happy being engaged to the scary Rotherham.When Rotherham's young ward, Derek, decides he wants Emily and Fanny finds her heart becoming engaged where she never intended, Serena is determined that Rotherham shall have Emily if he loves her and does everything in her power to make it so - obviously feeling guilty because she jilted him years before. Hector finds himself constantly bewildered by the lovely Serena who will not allow him to guide her and protect her in the manner he feels is right, Rotherham and Serena can hardly be in the same room without going hard at it and shortly it is obvious to the reader how the cards will play out. It's just a matter of the main characters in this farce figuring it out so everyone will be happy.

Even though "Bath Tangle" is not my favorite Georgette Heyer novel — or even in my top 20 favorites — on a scale of one to five stars, most Heyer novels range from seven to ten. "The Grand Sophy" gets at least 25 stars!"Bath Tangle" features the usual beautiful heroine, the powerful, ultra-masculine hero, the disgusting social climber, the comic relief character with the heart of gold, and the teenagers who need the help of the older and wiser. But "Bath Tangle" is a little like "Sleepless in Seattle," in that the heroine and hero don't get enough time to interact with each other, while the supporting actors get too much.If you are just getting into Georgette Heyer, start with her best novels — "The Grand Sophy," "Faro's Daughter," "The Masqueraders," "The Toll Booth," "Devil's Cub," "The Unknown Ajax," "Cousin Kate," and "The Reluctant Widow" are some of my favorites. "Bath Tangle" is solidly in the middle of the Heyer pantheon. It's the chocolate you choose in the Whitman's Sampler when the box is half-empty because you've already eaten the best ones, but there are plenty of good ones left.

For all who like humour and a well written romanceGeorgette Heyerdahl is a master of the regency period romances

Typical Heyer novel; witty, fast paced and enjoyable. Interesting characters, historically correct and fascinating. I’ve been reading her novels for over 50 years and always find them worth the time.

Uno de los mejores libros de Heyer, para mí. Toda una lección de cómo crear heroínas tan fuertes como femeninas.

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