Bath Tangle by Georgette Heyer

Before reading this book I had never read a Georgette Heyer book and never planned on doing so. But after reading so many nice things about Heyer on other  blogs such as Madame Guillotine  I decided to give her a try. My library only had two copies of Heyer on the day I visited and I liked the cover of Bath Tangle better so Bath Tangle was the book I checked out.

When the Earl of Spenborough dies he leaves behind his independent, high spirited, and single(!) daughter, the lady Serena. He also leaves his demure, twenty two year old wife, Fanny. The reading of the will is expected to be an mundane affair but  instead the late Earl shocks everyone by leaving Lady Serena's fortune in the trusteeship of the Marquis of Rotherham. The same Marquis Serena jilted years ago and the same Marquis who can not seem to stand the company of Serena. To make matters worse the only way Serena can gain control of her inheritance is to marry a man of whom the Marquis approves. To escape their former home Serena and Fanny decide to retreat to Bath to wait out their mourning period. Their stay there is soon complicated by many unwanted admirers of Fanny and the appearance of Serena's first love. Before you know it there are four people engaged to the wrong person and it is up to the Marquis of Rotherham to set things right.

This is a good book for a rainy or snowy day when you don't want to leave the house. Entertaining with little to no demands upon the reader. I think my teenage self would have enjoyed it more then my adult self but even as I write this I remember several nights going to bed late because I did not want to put Bath Tangle down. So I have to say I liked it and if you like period romances you should try reading Heyer.