Black Sheep – Georgette Heyer

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Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer is a sparkling Regency romance filled with wit, charm, and sharply drawn characters. Set in the genteel world of Bath society, the novel follows the quick-witted and practical Abigail Wendover, who finds herself battling to protect her spirited young niece, Fanny, from the advances of a notorious fortune-hunter, Stacy Calverleigh. Determined to stop the clandestine romance, Abigail expects support from Stacy’s long-estranged uncle, only to find an unexpected and rather infuriating ally.

Miles Calverleigh is the true black sheep of his respectable family — irreverent, unconventional, and delightfully sardonic. Having returned from exile in India, he shocks polite society with his disregard for its stifling rules, yet manages to disarm Abigail’s good sense with his humour and surprising kindness. Their verbal sparring and unlikely friendship evolve into something deeper as the plot weaves through scandalous flirtations, comic mishaps, and society’s rigid expectations.