Thus follows a pleasurable interlude for the two of them…until he realises she had no intention of making their liaison permanent, and that realisation spurs him on to take revenge. Naturally, he sees through her disguise instantly. (The author made him a viscount, but the concept of a younger son having a title while the elder is still alive is crazily inaccurate, so I just ignore it. Georgina Anderson, disguising herself as a boy for safety, boards the ship of noted rake Captain James Malory to take her home to America. It’s very funny, with the perfect amount of relationship angst, a wonderfully independent heroine, a gloriously smitten hero AND it features the girl-disguised-as-boy trope…īasically, I reread it practically once a month. I love every single thing about this book. Gentle Rogue (Malory-Anderson Family #3) by Johanna Lindsey It’s a good thing he doesn’t mind – at least, not if she’s doing the steamrolling. She’s not going to let a small thing like Vere Mallory, Duke of Ainswood, stand in her way: instead, she steamrolls right over him. Six-foot-tall Lydia Grenville is a passionate campaigner for social justice. The Last Hellion (Scoundrels #4) by Loretta Chase The two of them proceed to engage in the regency version of a road trip all across the country – yet it’s incredible how many scrapes two innocent people on an innocent fake elopement can get into.
(And also a very small desire to see her naked). Meanwhile, the rakish Colin, Lord Payne has decided to accompany her out of purely altruistic motives. (They don’t exactly know she’s a woman…but she’ll deal with that when she gets there). The banter between the protagonists is second to none, and their romance is sweet as sugar.īookish, science-obsessed spinster Minerva Highwood needs to be in Edinburgh for a geology symposium.
Ash has a score to settle with the duke, but he keeps getting distracted by the lovely servant girl he sees around the house… A Week to be Wicked (Spindle Cove #2) by Tessa Dareĭare has long been a household name when it comes to the regency romance, but this one is by far her best. Under her father’s orders, she disguises herself as a servant to spy on the heir – a man named Ash Turner. Lady Margaret Dalrymple is the only daughter of the ailing Duke of Parford. The dyslexic hero is this one is AMAZING and the prose is gorgeous. But the life of a river pirate isn’t known for being a long one, and he has many enemies. The antagonism Silence feels towards him – born out of an incident that happened between them a year ago – slowly turns into love under Mickey’s tender attention. No, it’s not her child – Mary Darling belongs to Mickey O’Connor, a charming, dangerous river pirate. Widow Silence Hollingbrook might not have a husband, but she does have a child. Hoyt writes a lot of beautiful, deeply emotional historical romances, but the tender relationship between the characters in this one is definitely her best. Scandalous Desires (Maiden Lane #3) by Elizabeth Hoyt Should she really have mixed business with pleasure? (Spoiler alert: the answer is yes, because Jack is delicious). He’s handsome, courteous, absolutely wicked…and also her publisher. This is one of Kleypas’s lesser-known titles, but it’s absolutely worth it.Īmanda, still a spinster at age 30, throws caution to the wind and decides to embark upon an affair with Jack Devlin. The Queens of Regency Romance Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas Neither of their plans goes off without a hitch. He, in turn, decides to humiliate her back by making her fall in love with him. When Juliet Wayborn’s twin brother is beaten up, she decides to humiliate the most likely culprit: oafish, ugly Lord Swale.
Her novels are just as clean, just as funny, and very nearly as witty.
I’ve spent YEARS trying to find an author like Heyer. Simply Scandalous (Wayborn Siblings #1) by Tamara Lejeune PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND READ THIS BOOK. Thus ensues a highly entertaining society novel with a deeply satisfying romance. But she overhears him and haughtily declares that she’s the possessor of an absolute fortune! The only catch? She basically hasn’t got two pennies to rub together. Naturally, he assumes she’s there to trap him into marriage. Along the way, her carriage breaks down at the house of Robert Beaumaris, one of the richest and most well-connected men in the country. You’d honestly never know she hadn’t actually lived during the period herself! Okay, now that I’ve finished fangirling about her, here’s why you should read this book in particular.Īrabella is a young woman coming to visit London in search of a suitor. Writing the early-to-mid 20th centuries, her books are always hilariously witty, adorably romantic, and painstakingly researched. Georgette Heyer is basically the founder of this entire breed of novel. The OG of Regency Romance Arabella by Georgette Heyer
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