Best of
Regency-Romance

1995

Reforming Lord Ragsdale


Carla Kelly - 1995
    The infamous Lord Ragsdale was as rich as sin, as sinful as he was rich, and as heartless as he was handsome. But he had saved Emma from a fate worse than death when he stopped a lecherous brute from buying her as an indentured servant. It was Emma's turn now to save Lord Ragsdale from his wicked ways. She had to find a way to stop his drinking, his gaming, his wild revelry. She had to make him break with his mistress, the superbly sensual Fae Moulle. She had to make him a suitable suitor for the ideal wife that the prim and proper Lady Clarissa Partridge would be. And above all, she had to keep his lustful eye from lingering too long on herself--even as she struggled to keep her own growing desire from undoing all her hard work in the unmaking of this irresistible rake...

A Temporary Betrothal


Dorothy Mack - 1995
     Can Belinda shield her cousin from scandal without sacrificing her happiness? Regency England Having spent several years caring for her grandmother, Belinda Melville has hardly ever left her family home. But when her beautiful but selfish cousin – Lady Deirdre Archer – summons her to Archer Hall while her husband is away, Belinda reluctantly agrees to act as her companion. In the whirl of society activity, Belinda crosses paths with the handsome Captain Anthony Wainright, newly returned from the Peninsular war. To her dismay, she discovers that he is nursing an illicit passion for Deirdre that could land them both in scandal. To protect her cousin’s reputation, Belinda agrees to become temporarily betrothed to Anthony. But it soon becomes clear that she is in danger of falling for a man who has already bestowed his heart on another… A Temporary Betrothal by Dorothy Mack is a classic Regency romance full of twists and surprises.

Exeter's Daughter


Emma Lange - 1995
    Beautiful Lady Marissa Portemaine may have made many mistakes in her young life—but she found herself on the brink of the greatest folly of all when she fell in love with a man who made it cruelly clear how much he loathed her.

Compromised Lady


Francesca Shaw - 1995
    She knows where she is – in a barn somewhere on the Lancashire moorlands. She knows when it is – 1816. She even knows the man sleeping on the hay next to her is a devastatingly attractive complete stranger. What she doesn’t know is how she got there and why she is dressed in a scandalous scarlet gown. If she can only escape, then her secret – whatever it is – will be safe. And it is – until Jervais Barnard finds her again and his notions of honour threaten ruin – or heartbreak. (This is a substantially rewritten version of A Compromised Lady, published in 1996 by Francesca Shaw)

Amelia's Intrigue


Judith A. Lansdowne - 1995
    A MARRIAGEABLE LADY.Miss Amelia Mapleton felt certain that Mr. Anthony Talbot possessed a hidden flaw. If all the doting mothers of the haut ton called him a catch, why had no one caught him? He was certainly the handsomest man in Almack's ballroom and, she would soon discover, the most elusive.IS IT A MATCH...OR A BATTLE OF HEARTS?Anthony was captivated by this minx with the sparkling eyes and lips that simply asked to be kissed. Unfortunately, he had other plans for his London visit--and they didn't include getting leg-shackled.Now his friends were in a muddle and of a like mind: they were determined to lead this lonely lord to wedded bliss. But they didn't know of Anthony's mysterious mission in town...a mission that could ensnare an unwitting Miss Amelia in a tender trap of candlelight, danger, and thrilling romance!

Some Brief Folly / The Noblest Frailty (Sanguinet Saga, #1, 6)


Patricia Veryan - 1995
    And though Euphemia Buchanan likes them all, love is simply not in the picture. But when Euphemia suffers a terrible accident, she suddenly finds herself convalescing at Dominer, the ancestral home of the infamous Garret Hawkhurst who, rumor has it, murdered his wife and son--and for whom Euphemia develops a dangerous tenderness...The Noblest FrailtyLovely Yolande Drummond had been promised to the rakishly handsome Alain Devenish since both were children. Yolande is fond of him, but wishes he were less of a prankster and more of a lover. Then she chances to meet Craig Winters, a rugged Canadian whose very glance quickens her heart. Of course, this complicates matters with Devenish--especially when Yolande discovers that Winters is Dev's cousin...and sworn enemy!

Christmas with an Angel


Eugenia Riley - 1995
    Kindle book

A Lady's Deception


Jeanne Savery - 1995
    Original.

Splendid


Julia Quinn - 1995
    One, he's the Duke of Ashbourne. And two, he has no plans to marry anytime soon...That is until a redheaded American throws herself in front of a carriage to save his young nephew's life. She's everything Alex never thought a woman could be—smart and funny, principled and brave. But she's a servant, completely unsuitable for a highborn duke—unless, perhaps, she's not quite what she seems...American heiress Emma Dunster might be surrounded by Englishmen, but that doesn't mean she intends to marry one—even if she has agreed to participate in one London Season. When she slipped out of her cousins' home, dressed as a kitchen maid, all she wanted was one last taste of anonymity before her debut. She never dreamed she'd find herself in the arms of a dangerously handsome duke... or that he'd be quite so upset when he discovered her true identity. But true love tends to blossom just when one least expects it, and passion can melt even the most stubborn of hearts.

The Mad Miss Mathley


Michelle Martin - 1995
    When she is ordered to marry the next man who asks, headstrong Melinda Mathley plans to stage an engagement to the notorious Lord Carlton, a match so outrageous that she believes her society-conscious parents will have to object.

A Noble Deception


Sara Blayne - 1995
    Only a man as mysterious and passionate as the heroes of dreams could ever win her hand--someone very much like the handsome stranger who had recently moved into nearby Lathrop Castle. But nothing could have prepared her for the truth about this dashing scoundrel.

Shadows of the Heart: Shadows of the Heart


Alexa Smart - 1995
    The owner of a score of gaming dens, Wolf is handsome, seductive, and far more dangerous than Marcella can imagine.The price of her brother's debts is her virtue: one night spent with Wolf. It's nothing like she expects . . . and neither is the man, himself.