The Toll-Gate (1954)

A Napoleonic veteran finds a young boy in charge of a tollgate and is drawn into conflict with smugglers. One of Heyer's very best. There is another of Heyer's deathbed marriage scenes. ( )

One of my favorite Heyer books, with a rip-roaring adventure and mystery plunked down in the center, with a little love at first sight wrapped around it. I listen to the audio version like one listens to music, and still laugh at the humor and thrill to the danger. ( )

This hardly seems like a romantic novel. love at first sight. No conflict in romance. Only loose threads have to be tied to preserve reputations in view of an concurrent robbery of new gold currency. ( )

I really loved this one. My mother, who I introduced to Heyer a few years ago, read it before me and recommended it, commenting that it was interesting to see things through a man's pov. I agree with her. I've read several Heyers told through the hero's pov, but this one was very refreshing, because it doesn't deal with any of the matters of the ton, like usual. I think that John is now my favorite hero of Heyer's, with his matter of fact way of fixing things and his devil for mischief. ( )

I really loved this one. My mother, who I introduced to Heyer a few years ago, read it before me and recommended it, commenting that it was interesting to see things through a man's pov. I agree with her. I've read several Heyers told through the hero's pov, but this one was very refreshing, because it doesn't deal with any of the matters of the ton, like usual. I think that John is now my favorite hero of Heyer's, with his matter of fact way of fixing things and his devil for mischief. ( )