Penelope's love

Penelope will do anything to avoid marrying her detestable cousin, including running away. She just didn't imagine she'd literally end up in the arms of London's most eligible bachelor. Georgette Heyer's "Penelope's Love " is a moving story of courage and self-discovery.

At 29, Sir Richard Wyndham has already achieved everything he wanted. Elegant, known as the Handsome Wyndham, inventor of the famous Wyndham Lasso, courted by matchmaking mothers, fawned over by flatterers, and benefited by all... his life is utterly boring. His family pressures him to marry Melissa Brandon, to whom he was "promised" by his father in the name of the long-standing friendship that binds the Brandons to the Wyndhams. But, besides not being in love with Melissa, he knows she is only interested in his money.

To avoid marrying her cousin, Penelope Creed must flee her home. Her plan is to seek refuge with a trusted friend in Somerset, but to do so, she must leave the house unnoticed. Disguised, she climbs down through her bedroom window using a makeshift rope made from tied sheets, but everything turns upside down when she falls into the arms of London's most eligible bachelor.

Richard, confused and looking for an excuse to avoid Melissa, doesn't think twice when he sees that Penelope needs help and offers to accompany the young woman on this journey that will show them both that love can appear when least expected.

“Heyer’s heroines are always young, beautiful, and courageous…the plots are always romantic and suspenseful.” – Publishers Weekly

“It's impossible to read one of Georgette Heyer's books and not fall madly in love with her unconventional heroines, her unique sense of humor, or her delightful writing.” – Carina Rissi

“One of those rare writers who create an idiosyncratic world, recognizably their own, a world with its own laws and language.” – Sunday Times Magazine