{"product_id":"these-old-shades-9780099465829","title":"These Old Shades","description":"Under the reign of Louis XV, Justin Alastair, the notorious Duke of Avon flourishes well. Then, from a dark Parisian back alley, he plucks Leon, a red-headed urchin with strangely familiar looks. Among the splendours of Versailles, Justin begins to unfold his sinister plans - until, that is, Leon becomes the ravishing beauty Leonie.\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eOne of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' \u003c\/b\u003eJOANNE HARRIS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eUtter, immersive escapism' \u003c\/b\u003eSOPHIE KINSELLA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeonie, hot-tempered and very much her own woman, is \u003cb\u003eone of Heyer's best female leads\u003c\/b\u003e[...]The novel remains \u003cb\u003ea witty, vivid page turner\u003c\/b\u003e' MELANIE REID \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeonie Bonnard is being drawn into a twenty-year-old feud.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJustin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, is a reprehensible rake with an axe to grind. Decades ago the Comte de Saint-Vire did something unforgivable and ever since Justin has been lying in wait to settle the score. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Justin meets Leon, a street urchin with a striking resemblance to his nemesis, he aims to use him as a pawn in his plans for revenge on the Comte. Except Leon is in fact Leonie, a beautiful young ingenue who may just steal Justin's heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan Leonie win the Duke's affection, or will his need for revenge overcome them both?\u003cbr\u003e__________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you haven't read her yet, what a treat you have in store!' \u003c\/b\u003eHarriet Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Georgette Heyer is second to none' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42978313502886,"sku":"9780099465829","price":17.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0443\/8471\/4918\/products\/9780099465829_1.jpg?v=1656106897","url":"https:\/\/bookxcess.myshopify.com\/products\/these-old-shades-9780099465829","provider":"Staging Site ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}