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Historical Romance Novels to 1999

Read any good books lately? The flood of literature is steadily growing but the stream
of new
Regencies has slowed to a trickle. Wanting to stick with our favorite era, many
readers are today forced into picking up older books second hand. But what to select?
There is very little information out there regarding books published before the Internet
became mainstream or was even thought of. We, Yvonne and Janice, who have both
been avid Regency fans for more years than we want to admit to, decided to change
all that. Below are some thoughts about books from the Golden Age of the
Regency. We hope these short reviews will aid you in your selection. *



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Cherry Ripe

by Claudette Williams

ISBN: 0449212793

Published 1988 by Fawcett Crest

Miss Shauna Elton, 21, is informed by her stepmama Lady Elton (of whom she is generally very fond) that her latest escapade, borrowing Lord Melville's stallion and racing it against Sir Peter in her walking clothes in Hyde Park in front of the ton, has put her beyond the pale. Princess Esterhazy has even refused her vouchers for Almack's. The only thing that will fend off a hideous scandal is an immediate marriage. Fortunately Lady Elton has a candidate in hand: Lord Damien Drummond has offered for her. Shauna has never met him but Lady Elton assures her that he is a tremendous catch and will treat her with respect.

Shauna is appalled by the idea of a marriage without love. Before Lord Drummond can make his formal offer, she rides off through London at night, heading for New Forest and the home of her old governess Polly Corbett. En route she is accosted by a group of street toughs and an unknown gentleman rescues her. He takes her to Polly, a few kisses in the coach being his reward.

Alas, Polly cannot keep Shauna because she is going to marry and go on honeymoon. As it happens, a position is open at Bromley Manor teaching two eight year old twins who have run off all their prior governesses. Giving her name as Shauna Corbett, she takes the job, only to find that not only are the Bromley kids half siblings of Lord Drummond, he is the gentleman who rescued her in London, whom she knew only as Damien.

At 138 pages, this romance is very short, very shallow and very slight, with not a single new thought in it. The best I can say for it is that it moves quickly. If you're looking for a half hour no brainer, it qualifies. If, however, you want something with a shred or two of verisimilitude, it's not a good choice. (Posted by Janice 2/3/12)



Browsing previous Retro Read titles (newest first) * * * Book reviews by author

Complete Retro Read List:

Abducted Heiress by Jasmine Cresswell

Absent Wife by Sandra Heath

Adverse Alliance by Lucia Curzon (Ellen Fitzgerald)

Affair Of Honor by Candice Hern

All's Fair by Donna Bell

Althea by Madeleine Robins

American Bride by Megan Daniel

Amethyst Love by Rebecca Danton

Annabelle by Marion Chesney

Ardent Lady Amelia by Laura Matthews

Arrogant Lord Alistair by Sheila Walsh

Artful Lady by Sabina Clark (Marianne Willman)

Bar Sinister by Sheila Simonson

Baron And The Bookseller by June Calvin

Bath Intrigue by Sheila Walsh

Best Intentions by Candice Hern

Black Widow by Charlotte Louise Dolan

Bluestocking by Jane Ashford

Breath of Scandal by Jeanne Carmichael

Brighton Road by Susan Carroll

Camilla's Conscience by Sandra Heath / Sarah Stanley

Caroline by Jasmine Cresswell

Cassandra by Diana Delmore (Lois Stewart)

Cassandra Knot by Rebecca Baldwin

Celebrated Miss Neville by Barbara Neil (Barbara Sherrod)

Charity's Gambit by Marcy Stewart

Cherry Ripe by Claudette Williams

Christmas Gambol by Joan Smith

Cleopatra's Carpet by Sarah Carlisle

Cockermouth Mail by Dinah Dean

Colonel's Campaign by Irene Saunders

Contrary Lovers by Clarice Peters

Cost Of Honor by Emma Lange

Counterfeit Widow by Dorothy Mack

Cousinly Connexion by Sheila Simonson

Cousins of a Kind by Sheila Walsh

Crimson Deception by Therese Alderton

Cupid And The Vicar by Judith Stafford

Cupid's Calendar by Norma Lee Clark

Curious Courting by Elizabeth Neff Walker / Laura Matthews

Cynic by Elizabeth Michaels

Damsels From Derbyshire by Ellen Fitzgerald

Dandy's Deception by Philippa Castle

Daphne by Sarah Carlisle

Dancing On The Wind by Sarah Chester (Marion Chesney)

Dashing Guardian by Lucia Curzon (Ellen Fitzgerald)

Dashing Widow by Carol Proctor

Day-dreaming Lady by Jacqueline Diamond

Deception Most Agreeable by Mary Butler

Debt Of Honor by Mollie Ashton

Debt Of Honour by Diana Brown

Delightful Deception by Nancy Lawrence

Determined Bachelor by Judith Harkness

Devil's Own Luck by Petra Nash

Diamond Waterfall by Sheila Walsh

Different Face by Joan Mellows

Disobedient Daughter by Barbara Hazard

Dorothea by Catherine Moorhouse

Double Deception by Elizabeth Law

Double Deception by Patricia Oliver

Double Wager by Mary Balogh

Double Wedding by Alix Melbourne

Dreadful Duke by Barbara Hazard

Duke's Daughter by Melinda McRae

Duke's Disappearance by Margaret Summerville

Duke's Gambit by Roberta Eckert

Duke's Revenge by Marlene Suson

Dutiful Daughter by Vanessa Gray

Earl's Intrigue by Elizabeth Todd

Eligible Connection by Elsie Lee

Eliza by Paula Allardyce / Charity Blackstock

Eligible Miss Elliott by Victoria Hinshaw

Elizabeth And The Major by Lynn Collum

Errant Bridegroom by Vanessa Gray

Errant Earl by Marlene Suson

Fair Fatality by Maggie MacKeever

Fallen Angel by Charlotte Louise Dolan

False Betrothal by Clarice Peters

False Pretenses by Isobel Linton

Fanny by Norma Lee Clark

Felon's Fancy by Sarah Westleigh

Fickle Fortune Hunter by Amanda Scott

Fine Silk Purse by Sheila Walsh

Fire Opals by Rebecca Danton

First Snowdrop by Mary Balogh

First Season by Jane Ashford

Fleeting Fancy by Rosemary Edghill

Fortescue Diamond by Monique Ellis

Fourth Season by Anne Douglas

Friends At Knoll House by Joan Mellows

Gamester's Lady by Barbara Sherrod (Barbara Neil)

Gentleman's Daughter by By Isobel Linton

Girl In The Gatehouse by Julie Klassen

Ghost And Lady Alice by Marion Chesney

Golden Thistle by Janet Louise Roberts

Grand Gesture by Holly Newman

Gray Fox Wagers by Martha Jean Powers

Gwendeline by Jane Ashford

Hand Of Fortune by Corinna Cunliffe

Headstrong Ward by Jane Ashford

Heartless Lord Harry by Marjorie Farrell

Heir Apparent by Petra Nash

Helene by Leonora Blythe

Her Ladyship's Companion by Joanna Watkins Bourne

Hero's Welcome by Judith Stafford (Judy Christenberry)

Hester by Norma Lee Clark

Hidden Inheritance by Emily Hendrickson

His Heart's Delight by Mary Blayney

Holiday In Bath by Laura Matthews

Honora Clare by Sheila Bishop

Husband for Christmas by Paula Tanner Girard

Improper Companion by April Kihlstrom

Improper Duenna by Paula Marshall

Imprudent Lady by Joan Smith

In My Lady's Chamber by Elizabeth Neff Walker / Laura Matthews

Incorrigible Rake by Sheila Walsh

Indentured Innocence by Barbara Hazard

Independent Lady by Julia Byrne

Indomitable Miss Harris by Amanda Scott

Inescapable Match by Sylvia Andrew

Infamous Earl by Margaret Summerville

Infamous Fiasco by Susan Michaels (Dawn Aldridge Poore)

Infamous Attachment by Helen Tucker

Infamous Bargain by Marlene Suson

Innocent Deceiver by Vanessa Gray

Intrepid Miss Haydon by Alice Chetwynd Ley

Jessica by Sandra Wilson (Sandra Heath)

Kathleen by Barbara Hazard

King Of Hearts by Katherine Kingsley

Lady Angel by Roberta Eckert

Lady Aurelia's Bequest by Sheila Walsh

Lady Caro by Marlene Suson

Lady Hathaway's House Party by Jennie Gallant (Joan Smith)

Lady Jane's Ribbons by Sandra Heath

Lady In Disguise by Jacqueline Diamond

Lady in Silver by Rebecca Ward

Lady Meg's Gamble by Martha Schroeder

Lady Nell by Sandra Mireles

Lady of Fashion by Rebecca Baldwin

Lady Of Letters by Jacqueline Diamond

Lady Of Property by Vanessa Gray

Lady's Companion by Carla Kelly

Lady's Point Of View by Jacqueline Diamond

Lady with a Black Umbrella by Mary Balogh

Learned Lady by Joan Overfield

London Season by Joan Wolf

Lonely Earl by Vanessa Gray

Lord Barton's Honour by Elizabeth Michaels

Lord Carrisford's Mistress by Jasmine Cresswell

Lord Freddie's First Love by Patricia Bray

Lord Gilmore's Bride by Sheila Walsh

Lord John's Lady by Gayle Buck

Lord Margrave's Deception by Diana Campbell

Lord Rivington's Lady by Eileen Jackson

Lord Tom by Patricia Wynn

Lord Wicked Wolf by Margaret Summerville

Lord Wildfire by Claudette Williams

Lost Legacy by Vanessa Gray

Love And Lady Lovelace by Marion Chesney

Lover's Knot by Janet Templeton

Loves Of Lord Granton by Marion Chesney

Madcap Johnny by Jeanne Carmichael

Man Of Her Choosing by Nina Pykare

Man Of Honour by Jane Ashford

Managing Female by Beth Bryan

Marchington Scandal by Jane Ashford

Mary Ashe by Barbara Sherrod (Barbara Neil)

Meddlesome Heiress by Miranda Cameron

Megan by Norma Lee Clark

Men Were Deceivers Ever by Gwyneth Moore / Patricia Veryan

Mind Of Her Own by Anne MacNeill (Maura Seger)

Minuet by Jennie Gallant (Joan Smith)

Miss Cayley's Unicorn by Elizabeth Chater

Miss Cordelia Harling by Darrell Husted

Miss Dalrymple's Virtue by Margaret Westhaven

Miss Davenport's Christmas by Marion Chesney

Miss Jonas's Boy Charity Blackstock

Miss Lockharte's Letters by Barbara Metzger

Miss Pennington's Choice by Megan Daniel

Misfit Match by Sydney Ann Clary

Mistletoe And Mischief by Patricia Wynn

Mlle. Cecie by Sarah Carlisle

Moment Of Madness by Barbara Allister

Most Exceptional Quest by Sarah Westleigh

Mourning Bride by Lucia Curzon (Ellen Fitzgerald)

Mutual Consent by Gayle Buck

My Dear Jenny by Madeleine Robins

My Lady Domino by Sandra Heath

My Lady's Deception by Linda Walker

Myriah by Claudette Williams

Mysterious Heir by Edith Layton

Nabob's Daughter by Janet Edmonds

No Hint Of Scandal by Sheila Bishop

Noble Ambition by Elizabeth Albright

Noble Impostor by Mollie Ashton

Notorious Marquess by Marlene Suson

Notorious Widow by Judy Christenberry (Judith Stafford)

Octavia by Paula Allardyce/Charity Blackstock

Out Of The Common Way by Melissa Lynn Jones

Quadrille by Margaret Mayhew

Queen Bee by Barbara Hazard

Queen Of Hearts by Lucia Curzon (Ellen Fitzgerald)

Paragon Bride by Leigh Haskell

Parson's Pleasure by Patricia Wynn

Perfect Fiancee by Martha Jean Powers

Petronella's Waterloo by Sally James

Phantom Garden by Sheila Bishop

Place For Alfreda by Elizabeth Chater

Prescott's Lady by Clarice Peters

Prior Attachment by Dorothy Mack

Promissory Note by Rebecca Ward

Radical Arrangement by Jane Ashford

Rake's Folly by Claudette Williams

Rake's Protegee by Barbara Hazard

Rake's Quarry by Elizabeth Inman (Elizabeth Rehfeld)

Rake's Reform by Anne Barbour

Rakehell's Widow by Sandra Heath / Wilson

Raven Sisters by Dorothy Mack

Reckless Gambler by Vanessa Gray

Reclaiming Lord Rockleigh by Nancy Butler

Red Jack's Daughter by Edith Layton

Red Rose by Mary Balogh

Reforming Lord Ragsdale by Carla Kelly

Regency Charade by Margaret Mayhew

Regency Rose by Caroline Brooks (Rebecca Baldwin)

Regency Star by Claudette Williams

Reluctant Bride by Cindy Holbrook

Reluctant Cyprian by Diana Campbell

Reluctant Guardian by Jo Manning

Reluctant Heart by Lois Stewart

Reluctant Heir by Shirley Callander

Reluctant Heiress by Marlene Suson

Reluctant Heroine by Dawn Lindsey

Reluctant Rake by Jane Ashford

Reluctant Suitor by Megan Daniels

Reluctant Viscountess by Jasmine Cresswell

Repentant Rebel by Jane Ashford

Righteous Rakehell by Gayle Buck

Rivals Of Fortune by Jane Ashford

Rogue And The Runaway by Mary Jo Putney

Rogue's Masquerade by Margaret Summerville

Rosalba by Sheila Bishop

Ruby Heart by Rebecca Danton

Sabrina by Mary Kingsley (Mary Kruger)

Samantha by Clarice Peters

Sandalwood Fan by Diana Brown

Scandalous Courtship by Barbara Reeves

Scapegrace by Sylvia Thorpe

Sealed Knot by Elizabeth Law

Secrets Of The Heart by Mary Balogh

Seducing Sybilla by Madeleine Conway

Selfless Sister by Shirley Kennedy

Sensible Cecily by Margaret Summerville

Set To Partners by Patricia Ormsby

Silver Nightingale by Sylvia Thorpe

Silver Shilling by Georgina Grey

Song for a Lady by Jacqueline Diamond

Sophie's Halloo by Patricia Wynn

Speaking Likeness by Sheila Bishop

Streak Of Luck by Ellen Fitzgerald

Sweet Remembrance by Judy Christenberry (Judith Stafford)

Suitable Suitor by Alicia Farraday

Substitute Bride by Dorothy Mack

Substitute Bridegroom by Charlotte Louise Dolan

Tarrington Chase by Sylvia Thorpe

Temporary Bride by Julie Tetel [Andresen]

Theodora by Caroline Arnett

Thoroughly Compromised Bride by Catherine Reynolds

Three Graces by Jane Ashford

Time To Love by Elizabeth Chater

Torpid Duke by Pauline York

Turn Of The Cards by Georgina Grey

Uncommon Miss by Melissa Lynn Jones

Unlikely Rivals by Megan Daniels

Unequal Match by Rachelle Edwards

Unlikely Attraction by Melinda McRae

Unlikely Guardian by Carol Proctor

Unreasonable Match by Sylvia Andrew

Unsuitable Chaperone by Corinna Cunliffe

Unwilling Heiress by Sandra Heath

Vicar's Daughter by Eva Rutland

Village Spinster by Laura Matthews

Viscount's Lady by Margaret Summerville

Viscount's Revenge by Marion Chesney

Waltzing Widow by Gayle Buck

Wicked Marquis by Marnie Ellingson

Wicked Wager by Margaret Summerville

Widow Aubrey by Sarah Carlisle

Widow For Hire by Margaret Westhaven

Wife Errant by Joan Smith

What Lucinda Learned by Beth Bryan

Whitbourne Legacy by Marjorie DeBoer

Willful Widow by Irene Saunders

Woman of Little Importance by Sheila Walsh

Worth Inheritance by Elizabeth Hewitt

Young Lady Of Fashion by Mary Ann Gibbs

Your Obedient Servant by Elsie Gage

Yuletide Match by Margaret Westhaven






Books by Author:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z


A

Elizabeth Albright
A Noble Ambition

Therese Alderton
Crimson Deception

Paula Allardyce (Charity Blackstock / Ursula Torday)
Eliza / Miss Jonas's Boy
Octavia, or The Trials Of A Romantic Novelist

Barbara Allister
A Moment Of Madness

Sylvia Andrew
All titles
An Inescapable Match (Janice review)
An Unreasonable Match (Janice's review)

Caroline Arnett
Theodora

Jane Ashford
Bluestocking
A First Season
Gwendeline
The Headstrong Ward
The Marchington Scandal
Man Of Honour
A Radical Arrangement
The Reluctant Rake
The Repentant Rebel
Rivals Of Fortune
The Three Graces

Mollie Ashton
A Debt Of Honor
The Noble Impostor

B

Rebecca Baldwin
The Cassandra Knot
A Lady of Fashion
Regency Rose (as Caroline Brooks)

Mary Balogh
The Double Wager
The First Snowdrop
The Lady with a Black Umbrella
Red Rose
The Secrets Of The Heart

Anne Barbour (Barbara Yirka)
A Rake's Reform

Donna Bell
All's Fair

Sheila Bishop
Honora Clare
No Hint Of Scandal
The Phantom Garden
Rosalba
A Speaking Likeness

Charity Blackstock
See Paula Allardyce

Mary Blayney
His Heart's Delight

Joanna (Watkins) Bourne
Her Ladyship's Companion

Leonora Blythe
Helene

Patricia Bray
Lord Freddie's First Love

Caroline Brooks
See Rebecca Baldwin

Diana Brown
A Debt Of Honour
The Sandalwood Fan

Beth Bryan
A Managing Female
What Lucinda Learned

Gayle Buck
Lord John's Lady
Mutual Consent
The Righteous Rakehell
The Waltzing Widow

Mary Butler
A Deception Most Agreeable

Nancy Butler
Reclaiming Lord Rockleigh

Julia Byrne
An Independent Lady

C

Shirley Callander
The Reluctant Heir

June Calvin
The Baron And The Bookseller

Miranda Cameron
The Meddlesome Heiress

Diana Campbell
Lord Margrave's Deception
The Reluctant Cyprian

Sarah Carlisle
Cleopatra's Carpet
Daphne
Mlle. Cecie
Widow Aubrey

Jeanne Carmichael
A Breath of Scandal
Madcap Johnny

Susan Carroll
Brighton Road

Philippa Castle (Marilyn M. Lowery)
The Dandy's Deception

Elizabeth Chater
Miss Cayley's Unicorn
A Place For Alfreda
A Time To Love

Marion Chesney
Annabelle
Dancing On The Wind (as Sarah Chester)
The Ghost And Lady Alice
Love And Lady Lovelace
The Loves Of Lord Granton
Miss Davenport's Christmas
The Viscount's Revenge

Sarah Chester
See Marion Chesney

Judy Christenberry
See Judith Stafford

Norma Lee Clark
Cupid's Calendar
Fanny
Hester
Megan

Sabina Clark (Marianne Willman)
An Artful Lady

Sydney Ann Clary
Misfit Match

Lynn Collum
Elizabeth And The Major

Madeleine Conway
Seducing Sybilla

Jasmine Cresswell
The Abducted Heiress
Lord Carrisford's Mistress / Caroline
The Reluctant Viscountess

Corinna Cunliffe
Hand Of Fortune
An Unsuitable Chaperone

Lucia Curzon
See Ellen Fitzgerald

D

Rebecca Danton
Amethyst Love
Fire Opals
Ruby Heart

Megan Daniels
The American Bride
The Reluctant Suitor
The Unlikely Rivals
Miss Pennington's Choice

Dinah Dean
The Cockermouth Mail

Marjorie DeBoer
The Whitbourne Legacy

Diana Delmore
See Lois Stewart

Marian Devon
All titles

Jacqueline Diamond
A Lady Of Letters
A Lady's Point Of View
The Day-dreaming Lady
Lady In Disguise
Song for a Lady

Charlotte Louise Dolan
The Black Widow (Janice review)
Fallen Angel (Janice review)
The Substitute Bridegroom (Janice review)
All titles

Anne Douglas
The Fourth Season

E

Roberta Eckert
The Duke's Gambit
Lady Angel

Rosemary Edghill
Fleeting Fancy

Janet Edmonds
A Nabob's Daughter

Rachelle Edwards
An Unequal Match

Marnie Ellingson
The Wicked Marquis

Monique Ellis
The Fortescue Diamond

F

Alicia Farraday
The Suitable Suitor

Marjorie Farrell
Heartless Lord Harry

Ellen Fitzgerald
An Adverse Alliance (as Lucia Curzon)
The Damsels From Derbyshire
The Dashing Guardian (as Lucia Curzon)
The Mourning Bride
Queen Of Hearts (as Lucia Curzon)
A Streak Of Luck

G

Elsie Gage
Your Obedient Servant

Jennie Gallant
See Joan Smith

Mary Ann Gibbs
A Young Lady Of Fashion

Paula Tanner Girard
A Husband for Christmas

Vanessa Gray
The Dutiful Daughter
The Errant Bridegroom
The Innocent Deceiver
A Lady Of Property
The Lonely Earl
The Lost Legacy
The Reckless Gambler

Georgina Grey
The Silver Shilling
Turn Of The Cards

H

Judith Harkness
The Determined Bachelor

Leigh Haskell
The Paragon Bride

Barbara Hazard
The Disobedient Daughter
The Dreadful Duke
Kathleen
The Queen Bee
The Rake's Protegee / Indentured Innocence

Sandra Heath
The Absent Wife
Camilla's Conscience (also as Sarah Stanley)
Jessica (as Sandra Wilson)
Lady Jane's Ribbons
My Lady Domino
Rakehell's Widow
The Unwilling Heiress

Emily Hendrickson
The Hidden Inheritance

Candice Hern
An Affair Of Honor
The Best Intentions

Elizabeth Hewitt (pseudonym of Mary Jean Abbott)
The Worth Inheritance

Victoria Hinshaw
The Eligible Miss Elliott

Cindy Holbrook
The Reluctant Bride

Darrell Husted
Miss Cordelia Harling

I

Elizabeth Inman
The Rake's Quarry

J

Eileen Jackson
Lord Rivington's Lady

Sally James
Petronella's Waterloo

Emma Jensen
All titles

Melissa Lynn Jones
An Uncommon Miss
Out Of The Common Way

K

Carla Kelly
The Lady's Companion
Reforming Lord Ragsdale

Shirley Kennedy
The Selfless Sister

April Kihlstrom
An Improper Companion

Katherine Kingsley
King Of Hearts

Mary Kingsley (aka Mary Kruger)
Sabrina

Julie Klassen
The Girl In The Gatehouse

L

Emma Lange
Cost Of Honor

Elizabeth Law
The Double Deception
Sealed Knot

Nancy Lawrence
Delightful Deception

Edith Layton
The Mysterious Heir
Red Jack's Daughter

Elsie Lee
An Eligible Connection

Alice Chetwynd Ley
The Intrepid Miss Haydon

Dawn Lindsey
The Reluctant Heroine

Isobel Linton
False Pretenses
A Gentleman's Daughter

M

Dorothy Mack
The Counterfeit Widow
A Prior Attachment
The Raven Sisters
The Substitute Bride

Maggie MacKeever
Fair Fatality

Anne MacNeill
See Maura Seger

Jo Manning
The Reluctant Guardian

Paula Marshall
An Improper Duenna

Michelle Martin
All titles

Laura Matthews (Elizabeth Neff Walker)
The Ardent Lady Amelia
A Curious Courting
Holiday In Bath
In My Lady's Chamber
The Village Spinster

Margaret Mayhew
Quadrille
Regency Charade

Melinda McRae
The Duke's Daughter
Unlikely Attraction

Alix Melbourne
Double Wedding

Joan Mellows
A Different Face
Friends At Knoll House

Barbara Metzger
Miss Lockharte's Letters

Elizabeth Michaels
The Cynic
Lord Barton's Honour

Susan Michaels (Dawn Aldridge Poore)
An Infamous Fiasco

Sandra Mireles
Lady Nell

Gwyneth Moore
See Patricia Veryan

Catherine Moorhouse
Dorothea

N

Petra Nash
The Devil's Own Luck
Heir Apparent

Elizabeth Neff Walker
See Laura Matthews

Barbara Neil (Barbara Sherrod)
The Celebrated Miss Neville
The Gamester's Lady
Mary Ashe (as Barbara Sherrod)

Judith Nelson
All titles

Holly Newman
A Grand Gesture

O

Patricia Oliver
Double Deception

Patricia Ormsby
Set To Partners

Joan Overfield
The Learned Lady

P

Clarice Peters
Contrary Lovers
The False Betrothal
Prescott's Lady
Samantha

Martha Jean Powers
The Gray Fox Wagers
The Perfect Fiancee

Carol Proctor
The Dashing Widow
An Unlikely Guardian

by Mary Jo Putney
The Rogue And The Runaway

Nina Pykare
A Man Of Her Choosing

Q


R

Barbara Reeves
A Scandalous Courtship

Catherine Reynolds
The Thoroughly Compromised Bride

Janet Louise Roberts
The Golden Thistle

Madeleine Robins
Althea
My Dear Jenny

Eva Rutland
The Vicar's Daughter

S

Irene Saunders
The Colonel's Campaign
The Willful Widow

Amanda Scott
The Fickle Fortune Hunter
The Indomitable Miss Harris

Martha Schroeder
Lady Meg's Gamble

Maura Seger
A Mind Of Her Own (as Anne MacNeill)

Barbara Sherrod
See Barbara Neil

Sheila Simonson
The Bar Sinister
Cousinly Connexion

Joan Smith
A Christmas Gambol
Imprudent Lady
Lady Hathaway's House Party)
Minuet (as Jennie Gallant)
Wife Errant

Judith Stafford (Judy Christenberry)
The Cupid And The Vicar
A Hero's Welcome
The Notorious Widow (as Judy Christenberry)
Sweet Remembrance (as Judy Christenberry)

Sarah Stanley
See Sandra Heath

Lois Stewart
A Reluctant Heart
Cassandra (as Diana Delmore)

Marcy Stewart
Charity's Gambit

Margaret Summerville (Pamela Wilson & Barbara Wilson)
The Dukes Disappearance
The Infamous Earl
Lord Wicked Wolf
The Rogue's Masquerade
The Viscount's Lady
The Wicked Wager
Sensible Cecily

Marlene Suson
The Duke's Revenge
The Errant Earl
An Infamous Bargain
Lady Caro
The Notorious Marquess
The Reluctant Heiress

T

Janet Templeton
Lover's Knot

Julie Tetel [Andresen]
The Temporary Bride

Sylvia Thorpe
The Scapegrace
The Silver Nightingale
Tarrington Chase

Elizabeth Todd
The Earl's Intrigue

Ursula Torday
See Paula Allardyce

Helen Tucker
An Infamous Attachment

U


V

Patricia Veryan
Men Were Deceivers Ever (as Gwyneth Moore)

W

Elizabeth [Neff] Walker
See Laura Matthews

Linda Walker
My Lady's Deception

Sheila Walsh
The Diamond Waterfall / Cousins of a Kind
The Arrogant Lord Alistair / A Woman of Little Importance
Bath Intrigue
The Incorrigible Rake
Lady Aurelia's Bequest
Lord Gilmore's Bride / A Fine Silk Purse

Rebecca Ward
Lady in Silver
The Promissory Note

Margaret Westhaven
Miss Dalrymple's Virtue
Widow For Hire
Yuletide Match

Sarah Westleigh
A Most Exceptional Quest
Felon's Fancy

Claudette Williams
Cherry Ripe
Lord Wildfire
Myriah
A Rake's Folly
Regency Star

Sandra Wilson
See Sandra Heath

Joan Wolf
A London Season

Patricia Wynn
Lord Tom
Mistletoe And Mischief
The Parson's Pleasure
Sophie's Halloo

X


Y

Pauline York
The Torpid Duke

Z


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What are Regency Romances?

Regency Romances, or Regencies for short, are historical novels with a strong romantic element set in Great Britain during the Regency era of the Georgian period. The leading figures were the Prince Regent, the future George IV (by his cronies referred to as Prinny), the dandy Beau Brummel, the poet Lord Byron and the Grande Dames of the era that despotically ruled the holy of holies -Almack's, and in actuality the whole ton. Traditional Regencies are often comedies of manners, the characters are aristocrats or of the landed class (the Gentry), sexual content is low and emphasis is placed on the historical setting. Georgette Heyer is archetypical of the genre, some say she invented it.

Please note that we will from time to time also review more recently published books if we consider they may appeal to lovers of the traditional Regency genre.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in these reviews are solely those of the named reviewer. No free books, money, curricles with matched pairs, Godiva chocolates, hot guys' phone numbers or any other form of consideration has been received in connection with these reviews from any author, publisher or other entity anywhere in the universe. Whatsoever. - But if any hot guys should happen to read this, feel free to make us an offer!

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