The Toll-Gate Av Georgette (Author) Heyer

<p><b><u>If you love <i>Bridgerton</i>, you''ll love Georgette Heyer! </u></b><br><br><b>''The greatest writer who ever lived'' </b>Antonia Fraser<br><b>''Beautifully crafted'' </b>Philippa Gregory<br><b>''Incisively witty, quietly subversive''</b> Joanne Harris<br><b>_____________</b><br><br><b>Captain John Staple''s exploits against Napoleon''s armies in the Spanish Peninsula have earned him the nickname ''Crazy Jack'' amongst his comrades in the Dragoon Guards.</b><br><br>But once the Battle of Waterloo brings the Napoleonic Wars to a decisive end, the adventure-loving Captain finds life in peacetime intolerably dull.<br><br>When he finds himself lost in the Pennines, he takes refuge at an unmanned toll-house.<br><br><b>It''s there that he encounters a lady of extraordinary qualities - and suddenly, his soldiering days pale in comparison to a new adventure in which he must rescue a woman <i>and</i> investigate a scandalous murder . . .</b><br><b>_____________</b><br><br><b>''If you haven''t read Georgette Heyer yet what a treat you have in store'' </b>HARRIET EVANS<br><b>''Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic</b>'' KATIE FFORDE<br><b>''Utterly delightful'' </b>GUARDIAN<br><b>''Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism'' </b>SOPHIE KINSELLA<br><b>''Georgette Heyer''s Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order'' </b>DAILY MAIL<br><b>''If you haven''t read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!'' </b>HARRIET EVANS<br><b>''Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.''</b> SUNDAY TELEGRAPH<br><b>_____________</b><br><br><b>Readers love <i>The Toll-Gate . . .</i></b><br><br><b>*****</b> ''Heyer''s writing is <b>fantastic </b>- I must read more.''<br><b>*****</b> ''<b>Umpteenth</b> re-read. I love this book.''<br><b>*****</b> ''I''ve read this at least twice before ... and I''m still <b>wonderfully</b> <b>regaled</b>.''<br><b>*****</b> ''Most <b>highly recommended</b>.''<br><b>*****</b> ''The whole read is <b>very entertaining</b>.''</p>