In Honor of The Grand Sophy, The Biggest, Best, Grandest, Most Astonishing Book GiveAway from Source Books!

In honor of the reissue of The Grand Sophy, one of Georgette Heyer’s best and most beloved regency romance novels, Source Books will be giving away a full set of the Georgette Heyer books that have come out this spring. One LUCKY winner will receive the complete set. In addition, five copies of The Grand Sophy will also be given away to five runner up winners. Yes, you read this correctly. You have five chances of winning a Georgette Heyer novel and one chance to win a complete set of some of the most enjoyable Regency romances ever written.

The GRAND PRIZE winner will receive a set of 10 books, or one copy each of Georgette Heyer’s:

• The Convenient Marriage
• The Corinthian
• Cousin Kate
• The Grand Sophy
• The Nonesuch
• The Talisman Ring
• My Lord John
• Behold, Here's Poison (Mystery)
• The Unfinished Clue (Mystery)
• Why Shoot a Butler? (Mystery)

Please click on the titles of the books to read the reviews of the Regency romances on Jane Austen’s World.


If you live in the United States or Canada, all you need to do is to leave a comment on the following topics: For Georgette Heyer fans, we’d like to know which is your favorite GH novel and why. For those who have never read a Georgette Heyer book before, please let us know why you would like to start reading one.

This fabulous contest will be open until July 31st. Meanwhile, look for Laurel Ann’s review soon on Austenprose, and for posts related to The Grand Sophy throughout the month in Jane Austen’s World. Remember, only people who live in the U.S. or Canada will be eligible to participate in this giveaway.

Announcing The Grand Sophy

Can anything be more delightful than a lazy summer afternoon stretched out in an easy chair by the sea, pool, or lakeside reading a new book? July is a particularly good month for Jane Austen and Regency romance fans, as you can see with:

The Grand Sophy

The sweet, retiring niece that Lady Ombersley expected as a house guest turns out to be an opinionated and sophisticated Regency glamazon. Arriving in a stylish chaise and four, the well traveled Miss Sophy Stanton-Lacy breezes through the entryway of the Ombersley's elegant London townhouse with dog, birdcage, and monkey in tow. She quickly sizes up the dysfunctional household and determines to set things right. Added to the mix are a stuffed shirt hero with a heart of gold, a jealous fiancee, and an assortment of needy but interesting characters who require Sophy's intervention. Sparks fly the moment Sophy meets Charles, who disapproves of almost everything Sophy does. Their verbal exchanges are among the best that Georgette Heyer has written. In fact, The Grand Sophy's characters, language, plot, and setting are all outstanding. After I turned the last page of this amusing book, I felt a pang of disappointment that this rollicking tale had come to an end.

The Grand Sophy comes out tomorrow, July 1. During this month look for an incredible giveaway contest from Source Books on this blog.

Seen On the Blogosphere

Georgette Heyer is tweeting The Grand Sophy on Twitter! Follow her as the book is being released. Sample tweet: "He is the kind of odious little toad who kisses the housemaids on the stairs." Click here to read the tweets.

In addition, seen at Wimbledon: Two yummy men. Jonny Lee Miller, our future Mr. Knightley, and Jude Law.