regency romance

Review: The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer

by Keira 10.02.2011

Summary: When Gervase Frant returns to England to become the new Earl of Stanyon he finds his welcome home to be not so welcoming. Turns out his stepmother and half-brother would have been happier had he died in battle! As he faces his stepmother’s resentment and his brother’s disdainful jealousy, a chilling midnight presences in [...]

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Review: Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange

by Keira 09.20.2011

Amanda Grange picks up where Pride and Prejudice ends. Jane and Elizabeth are getting ready for their double wedding, both eager and anxious about the life spreading out before them. On the way to the wedding, Elizabeth experiences a brief foreboding chill but shrugs it off as wedding nerves. The ceremony goes smoothly, Darcy’s vows [...]

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Review: Pride and Prejudice: Hidden Lusts by Mitzi Szereto

by Sandra Scholes 06.30.2011

by Sandra Scholes, guest reviewer Just as when Jane Austen had written this novel over a hundred years ago, Mrs. Bennet finds out that Netherfield Park is to be let to a gentleman of means and position in society, and, she finds out, he is also a very handsome man indeed. It isn’t long before [...]

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Review: Never a Mistress, No Longer a Maid (Kellington Book One) by Maureen Driscoll

by Keira 06.17.2011

Story: Nurse Jane Wetherby and Lord Edward Kellington have a very brief and hot affair behind enemy lines at the Battle of Waterloo. Jane convinces Edward (Ned) of her widowhood when in fact she’s an unmarried virgin – talk about your virginity surprise! Of course the dunderhead ruins it all by proposing they continue the [...]

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Regency Romance versus Historical Romance

by Keira 05.07.2011

What is regency romance and how does it differ from historical romance? You may well recognize Jane Austen as a regency romance writer. She is best known for works such as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. So what makes an authentic regency romance? Well if you look at Pride and Prejudice you can [...]

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Review: A Marriage of Inconvenience by Susanna Fraser

by Carla F. 05.05.2011

by Carla F., guest reviewer Summary: Be quiet. Be obedient. Don’t displease the family. Don’t reveal your true feelings. These are the rules that Lucy Jones has lived by since she and her brothers were saved from the workhouse by their uncle and aunt after the death of Lucy’s parents. Lucy has always been very [...]

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10 Ways Jane Austen Has Changed My Life

by Guest Blogger 01.27.2011

by Mary Lydon Simonsen guest blogger and author of The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy Thank you, Keira, for inviting me to join you on your blog. You have asked me to write about ten ways Jane Austen has changed my life. Only ten? Finding Jane – My first encounter with Jane Austen was in [...]

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Book Review: Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer

by Keira 12.31.2010

Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer is loosely based on the premise of Pride and Prejudice. I would not go so far as to say it’s a retelling of the classic tale, but there are elements of this Regency romance that bring to mind the farce that Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet went through before getting [...]