I was turned on to Georgette Heyer, iirc, by a comment thread over on Making Light. I love romance novels, both modern and ancient (took a class on the topic once, so part of my degree is given for reading a Harlequin Presents novel), so I immediately went to the library and read every book of hers I could find.
She is so awesome.
My favorites:
1) The Grand Sophy
2) Devil's Cub (and it's prequel, These Old Shades)
3) Venetia
4) Sylvester, or, the Wicked Uncle
5) All the rest of them.
There's a good review of Devil's Cub at the Smart Bitches that makes a compelling argument for more heroines shooting people in romance novels.
