Best of
Traditional-Regency

2014

The Duke of St. Giles


Jillian Eaton - 2014
    West is an orphan, raised in London’s most nefarious rookery. Their paths never should have crossed, but as Emily and West are about to discover fate doesn’t always adhere to the rules of society… It should have been an easy plan. Kidnap the girl, collect the ransom. Just another day’s work for the Duke of St. Giles, a man whose ruthlessness is rumored to know no bounds. But from the first moment West meets Emily, a woman who is as infuriatingly stubborn as she is breathtakingly beautiful, he knows nothing is going to go according to plan. From the slums of London to the rolling hills of Southampton, join Emily and West as they partake in a journey of danger, passion, and love that will change both of their lives… forever.

Alethea or A Solemn Vow


Catherine J. Bowness - 2014
    She is a lively girl who loses her temper on the slightest provocation, especially with the Earl of Knill, who seems to take particular pleasure in teasing her.Her cousin, Eleanor, on the shelf at 31, is resigned to becoming a governess, until she falls in love, when she is cast into despair.London Society turns out to be a lot more fun than either had expected until their romantic entanglements grow increasingly complicated and Alethea unwittingly becomes involved in a sinister intrigue.

The Lady's Ghost


Colleen Ladd - 2014
    If mice in the walls and holes in the roof aren't bad enough, someone wants her to believe the place is haunted. But Portia doesn't scare that easily, even if catching sight of the brooding ghost leaves her strangely breathless. When he was accused of murdering his fiancée a decade ago, Giles Ashburne fled the country to his supposed death. Now he’s returned to the Hall to uncover the evidence that will exonerate him, only to find himself playing a ghost in his own home. Nothing he does drives Portia away, and worse, the stubborn chit is starting to grow on him. The more Portia learns about Giles Ashburne, the more certain she becomes that her ghost is not only innocent, but far from dead. When she sets out to prove it, she puts herself on a crash course with not only Giles, but the real killer. If Giles and Portia don't learn to stop striking sparks off each other and work together, there will soon be two ghosts at Ashburne Hall.

Supervising Sally


Sally James - 2014
    But he relents and escorts them to Brussels. Napoleon has escaped from Elba, and Sally falls in love with a soldier, Sir Henry ffoulkes. The earl’s disreputable uncle will inherit the title if he doesn’t marry, so he proposes to Phoebe, who refuses him. Regency Romance by Sally James writing as Marina Oliver; originally published be Robert Hale [UK]

Summer Escapade


Charlotte Louise Dolan - 2014
    So Lady Sylvia found a way to take Marigold home with her for summer break. When Terence Kinderley discovered Marigold missing, he assumed she had fled to the border with the dancing master. Sylvia’s mother Alicia discovered the deception. Though Alicia and Terence were attracted to each other, she kept her secret when he returned. Regency Romance Novella by Charlotte Louise Dolan; originally published by Signet in a novella collection

The Improper Miss Prym (The Regency Belle Series Book 2)


Sheila Rabe - 2014
    Diet and exercise? No seed cake? It’s torture, but worth all the pain and suffering when she returns to London society as a beauty and takes the ton by storm. Now, shallow suitors who obviously only look on the outside and not the inside, are after her and it’s time they learned a lesson. And Elizabeth is just the woman to teach them! But maybe Elizabeth is going to learn a lesson herself about true beauty ... and true love. If you enjoyed Beauty and the Beastly Duke you’ll want to read this Regency romance filled with humor for the lover of traditional Regency romances in the style of Georgette Heyer and Clare Darcy.

Lord Blackburn's Treasure


Kelly Lynn Peters - 2014
    Just when she thinks she is out of options, respectable Miss Lydia Worthington receives a mysterious letter offering her employment as governess to the three wards of the roguish Earl of Blackburn.When he thinks he’s about to lose his family’s estate to debt, Aiden Blakely, Earl of Blackburn, returns home to find the lost treasure of the Blackburns, a fabulous diamond necklace.Together they search Blackburn Manor for the necklace, but solving the clues left by a feisty ancestress proves easier than fighting the passion between them.