Regency Romance

  • The Chester Charade

    The Chester Charade takes place at a house party. The roads were not safe nor reliable during the regency period and large house parties lasting for weeks were a way for people to get together with their friends and relatives for visits and parties. There is a large cast of characters in this book, with…

  • The Reckless Barrister

    I’ve read many Regency period romance novels in which at least one character worries about being carted off to Bedlam, but in The Reckless Barrister by April Kihlstrom, it actually happens. The heroine is carted off to the mental asylum after accosting the hero’s brother outside his club. Unfortunately, we are given only a brief…

  • A Touch of Magic

    I have heard comments from some readers who say that while they enjoy Regencies, they sometimes get a little tired of the same old setting. You know the one – Lords and Ladies at play in London during the Season. One aspect in favor of A Touch of Magic is that it’s not typical –…

  • The Second Lady Emily

    The Second Lady Emilyis a Regency Romance with a twist – it is also a time travel/mystery/ghost story that kept me up reading till I finished it. While this could have been a totally satisfying read, there were enough flaws to make it simply somewhat better than average. Still, while I enjoy Regencies, I enjoy…

  • A Bird in Hand

    I have decided that Allison Lane’s books are an acquired taste – one I’m quickly acquiring. I have read three of her books so far, and I have liked each one better than the last. Her books are not characterized by quick passion or instant sexual tension. Rather, the action and the love relationship tend…

  • The Widowed Miss Mordaunt

    This could have been a decent Regency read, but it suffered from more children than a day care center, and a heroine with very limited common sense. To top things off, there was also a transparent mystery to be solved. Where is Baron Selwyn Mordaunt? His sister, Constance, who is in charge of his children,…

  • To Catch a Scoundrel

    This is an average read that does not suffer from a sagging middle. Instead, the middle is sprightly and what makes this read at all likable. I wouldn’t describe the beginning and the end as sagging, so much as they are so abrupt the reader is left with a feeling that several chapters were cut…

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