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New Traditional Regencies (Post-2006)
Laura
Paquet
Lord Langdon's Tutor. Zebra, October 2000.
Characters: Matthew Carstairs, Earl of Langdon & Lady Clarissa
Denham
Summary: Lady turns down the abrupt proposal of the man her
father chose for her but agrees to teach him how to make himself agreeable
to ladies so he can find another bride.
Miss Scott Meets Her Match. Zebra, September 2002.
Characters: Mr. Spencer Willoughby & Miss Elizabeth Scott
Summary: The owner of a prosperous import business is kidnapped
by a greedy relative trying to steal her fortune.
Series: Sequel to Lord Langdon's Tutor.
Mr. McAllister Sets His Cap. Zebra, March 2003.
Characters: Mr. Duncan McAllister & Emily, Lady Tuncliffe
Summary: Determined to remain independent for the rest of her
life, a widow from a loveless marriage finds her plans thwarted by the
dashing Scottish architect she has hired to renovate her London townhouse.
Series: Sequel to Miss Scott Meets Her Match.
"Trusting Lady Lucy" in June Brides. Zebra, June 2003.
Characters: Stephen Charlton & Lady Lucinda Denham
Summary: A lady is dismayed when a brooding playwright hears
her disparaging his work.
Series: Sequel to Mr. McAllister Sets His Cap.
�€œLord Hawksmoor Takes Flight�€� in A Wife for Papa. Zebra,
May 2004.
Characters: Earl of Hawksmoor & Caroline Farris
Summary: A shy earl who prefers country life comes to Town for
Parliament and meets a widow with an exuberant son.
A Rakish Spy. Zebra, July 2004.
Characters: Finch & Charlotte Gregory
Summary: A headmistress helps an enigmatic man uncover a ring
of French spies.
An Honorable Match. Zebra, September 2004.
Characters: Lady Sarah Harrison
Summary: When her bethrothed elopes with an actress from Drury
Lane, a lady finds herself courted by his brother who is determined to
save her from scandal through a marriage of convenience.
The Incomparable Cassandra. Zebra, December 2004.
Characters: Lord Benjamin Rowland & Lady Cassandra Blythe
Summary: A shy scholar and a lovely debutante are brought together
by a round of matchmaking.
Julia
Parks
The Devil and Miss Webster. Zebra, November 2001.
Characters: Captain Stephen Ransom & Miss Eleanor Webster
Summary: A lady's position as companion is threatened when her
employer's brother-in-law arrives to run the estate.
His Saving Grace. Zebra, July 2002.
Characters: Hon. Adam Havenhurst & Miss Grace Edgewood
Summary: A new vicar finds is determined to expose a lady who
runs a progressive girls' school as a menace to English society, but his
plan backfires when he falls in love with her.
A Gift for a Rogue. Zebra, October 2002.
Characters: Alexander Havenhurst, Earl of Foxworth & Lady
Isabelle Fanshaw
Summary: A professional matchmaker is hired by legendary scoundrel
to tame his wicked ways and help him find a wife, but she loses her heart
to the dashing rogue.
Setting: London & Leicestershire
Series: Sequel to His Saving Grace.
"The Ugly Duckling's Valentine" in My Only Valentine.
Zebra, January 2003.
Characters: Lady Claire Lester
Summary: A lady who thinks she is unattractive is pursued by
a secret admirer.
"Rescuing Captain Rocher," in A Husband for Mama. Zebra,
April 2003.
Characters: Bastien Rocher & Lady Anne Westhaven
Summary: A French sea captain introducing his daughter to society
joins forces with a neighbor with an unruly son.
To Marry an Heiress. Zebra, June 2003.
Characters: Mr. Montgomery Darby & Clarissa Starnes
Summary: A gentleman who needs to restore his family's fortune
asks a lady to help him woo her spoiled, rich cousin.
Setting: London
Fortune's Fools. Zebra, February 2004.
Characters: Maxwell Darby & Kate O'Connor
Summary: A gentleman who must marry an heiress to restore his
family's fortune falls in love with a penniless lady.
"Too Many Mothers" in A Courtship for Mama.
Characters: Major Aiden Ash and Margaret Tate
Summary: A lady tries to advise a major who becomes guardian
of an orphaned young duke.
Lady Olivia to the Rescue. Zebra, February 2005.
Characters: Drew Benton, Marquess of Sheridan & Lady Olivia
Cunningham
Summary: A crusader for the ton's wallflowers tries to help
a cynical lord find the love she thinks he desperately needs.
Marriage Minded. Zebra, April 2005.
Characters: Captain Gideon Sparks & Lady Elizabeth Winters
Summary: A wealthy and beautiful lady is happy to remain unmarried
until she meets a captain who's unlike the other men of the ton.
Other Regencies
as Donna Bell.
Isabelle
Patrick
The Dark Stranger. Zebra, March 1999.
Characters: Jocelyn Sturbridge, Marquis of Carnbourne &
Nicola Wynstan
Summary: Lady who vowed never to fall in love meets a marquis
and embarks on an adventure.
Susan
Spencer Paul
Beguiled. Mills & Boon, July 2002.
Characters: Anthony Harbreas, Earl of Graydon & Lady Lillian
Walford
Summary: A lady who thinks she is unfit for marriage finds herself
wed to a man who is tricked into marrying her by her brother.
Jean
Paxton
Divided Loyalty. Warner, 1988.
Heroine: Lady Judith Hallowell
Summary: English lady goes to America and meets an unpredictable
man on the social scene.
Other Regencies and Mysteries as Martha
Jean Powers.
Rachel
Payes
Love's Charade. Playboy, 1980, 1981.
Series: Seven sisters regency romance #1.
Love's Renegade. Playboy, 1981.
Series: Seven sisters regency romance #2.
Love's Promenade. Playboy, 1981.
Series: Seven sisters regency romance #3.
Love's Serendade. Playboy, 1981
Series: Seven sisters regency romance #4.
Love's Escapade. Playboy, 1981.
Characters: Vernon & May Lassiter
Summary: A lady and her friend decide to take a Grand Tour,
but her friend's brother chases them across the Contient.
Setting: On the road in Europe
Series: Seven sisters regency romance #5.
Lady Alicia's Secret. Harlequin, April 1986.
Nan
Pemberton
Love's Delusion. Cotillion, 1980.
Characters: Viscount Ashburton & Jocelyn Franklin
Summary: Beautiful heiress who has shunned marriage locks horns
with her widowed sister's guardian.
Other Regencies as Nina
Pykare, Nina Porter and Regina
Towers
Jane
Myers Perrine
The Mad Herringtons. Regency Press, 2000.
Characters: Warwick & Aphrodite Herrington
Summary: Lady who is embarrassed by her large family's antics
chooses a staid suitor over a dashing one, but the rake tries to sabotage
her plans.
Clarice
Peters
Samantha. Fawcett, 1983.
False Betrothal. Fawcett, 1984.
Characters: Sebastian, Earl of Winslow & Miss Alexa Eiseley
Summary: Lady agrees to a betrothal to the uncle of the boy
who "compromises" her.
Rating: good
Rosalind. Fawcett, 1985.
Characters: Earl of Eberhart & Rosalind McHenry
Summary: A lady tries to dissuade an earl from accepting her
niece as payment for a gambling debt from her scapegrace brother.
Thea. Fawcett, 1985.
Characters: Viscount Emery & Miss Thea Campion
Summary: Lady who shuns marriage turns down a viscount who loves
her, but when he is forced to propose to another she realizes she must
fight for him.
Roxanne. Fawcett, 1987.
Characters: Lord Stanwyck & Miss Roxanne Franklin
Summary: Country miss is thrilled when a top-of-the-trees Corinthian
takes notice of her, but he no longer has time for her when a former love
returns from America.
Contrary Lovers. Harlequin, April 1988.
Characters: Lord Lyall & Davida Cooper
Summary: Lord and lady try to find a way out of their arranged
marriage, yet she feels strangely bereft when he elopes with her sister.
The Marquis and the Miss. Harlequin #2, May 1989.
Characters: Marquis of Jarred & Miss Olivia Anthony
Summary: Lady who discovers her brother has become a highwayman
is fearful of what her suitor will think when he finds out.
Vanessa. Harlequin #11, October 1989.
Characters: Viscount Peregren & Vanessa Whitmore
Summary: Lady gets caught up in intrigue with a man who called
her an antidote when his fiancee ran off with hers.
Prescott's Lady. Harlequin #23, April 1990.
Characters: Peter, Lord Prescott & Lady Eleanor Whiting
Summary: Lady finds herself thrown together with the fiance
she jilted three years ago by sending back his engagement ring wrapped
in a bit o' muslin when she saw him with his mistress.
The Heart's Wager. Harlequin #53, July 1991.
Characters: Mr. Lucian Reed & Miss Vivian Spalding
Summary: American lady is determined to take in dislike a fashionable
gentleman who mistakes her for a servant.
Belle of Portman Square. Harlequin #65, January 1992.
Characters: Lord Devlin & Miss Diantha Atwood
Summary: When a lady learns that her newlywed brother is already
married to another she turns to his friend for help.
The Absentee Earl. Harlequin #82, September 1992.
Characters: Richard, Earl of Avery & Viola, Lady Avery
Summary: Earl who abandoned his wife two hours after their marriage
suddenly returns.
Setting: London
Rating: good - Read a review
of this book.
London Tangle. Fawcett, 1995.
Characters: Denys, Viscount Everly & Miss Rowena Morely
Summary: Lord is horrified when a lady hypnotist takes in his
mother and sister.
Rating: good
The Nabob's Bride. Published as an e-book by Starlight
Writer Publications, 2000.
Characters: Mr. Andrew Porteus & Marianne Fairchild
Summary: Bored lady becomes a highwayman, attracting the attention
of her guardian's younger brother who has recently returned from India.
Other Regencies as Laureen
Kwock.
Phyllis
Taylor Pianka
The Paisley Butterfly. Candlelight #627, 1980.
The Sleeping Heiress. Candlelight #543, January 1980.
Characters: Jason, Lord Winford & Lady Amy Dorset
Summary: On her father's death, a lady who'd been shut away
in a boarding school finds herself being escorted for a Season by her handsome
young guardian.
Heather Wild. Candlelight #696, 1982.
Midnight Folly. Harlequin #5, 1984.
Dame Fortune's Fancy. Harlequin #17, March 1987.
Characters: Mr. Miles Harcourt & Mrs. Juliana Penridge
Summary: Impoverished widow helps nurse an injured gentleman.
The Tart Shoppe. Harlequin #3, May 1989.
Characters: Jeremy St. James, Earl of Marshfield & Lady
Constance Seaforth
Summary: Earl thinks a lady who mistook a brothel for an inn
is a tart.
Rating: good
The Calico Countess. Harlequin #34, September 1990.
Characters: James Carstairs, Earl of Berrington & Miss Emily
Merriweather Harding
Summary: Earl forces a lady to chaperone a woman claiming to
be his long-lost mother.
The Lark's Nest. Harlequin #48, April 1991.
Characters: Andrew Waverley, Viscount Bancroft & Yvette
Corde
Summary: Chanteuse with a secret refuses a lord's carte blanche.
Series: Sequel to The Calico Countess.
A Coventry Courtship. Harlequin #80, August 1992.
Characters: Aaron Bently & Lady Udora Middlesworth
Summary: Four-time widow finds she's been left in charge of
the "Thackery Jewels"--three wild young ladies--and hires a man to help
her handle them.
Series: Sequel to The Lark's Nest.
The Thackery Jewels. Harlequin, December 1994.
Heroines: Amethyst, Emerald & Topaz Thackery
Summary: The Thackery girls each find love.
Comments: Trilogy in one 600-page volume.
Series: Sequel to A Coventry Courtship.
Andrea
Pickens
The Defiant Governess. Signet, January 1998.
Characters: Edward, Marquess of Saybrook & Lady Jane Stanhope
Summary: Lady poses as a governess to escape an unwanted marriage,
but when she finds herself attracted to the lord of the manor she wishes
to be a lady again.
Rating: very good
Code of Honor. Signet, July 1998.
Characters: Sebastian, Earl of Branford & Miss Alexandra
Chilton
Summary: Lord is tricked into betting he can make an innocent
lady his mistress.
Rating: good
The Hired Hero. Signet, June 1999.
Characters: Julian Atherton, Earl of Davenport & Lady Caroline
Talcott
Summary: When a lady carrying a document vital to England's
fight against Napoleon is attacked by mysterious assailants, she hires
a gentleman to be her escort and protector.
Rating: excellent
Second Chances. Signet, January 2000.
Characters: Leo, Earl of Wrexham & Miss Allegra Proctor
Summary: Lady has her own reasons for tutoring the son of an
arrogant earl.
The Major's Mistake. Signet, August 2000.
Characters: Julian Grosvenor, Marquess of Sterling & Miranda
Grosvenor aka Mrs. Ransford
Summary: Man who mistakenly believes his wife was unfaithful
divorces her and goes to war for six years, but on his return he meets
her and the son he never knew he had and wonders if he was too quick to
judge her.
A Lady of Letters. Signet, October 2000.
Characters: Earl of Sheffield & Lady Augusta Hadley
Summary: Lord who respects a political commentator known as
the "Firebrand" has little patience for a lady, not realizing that they
are one and the same.
A Diamond in the Rough. Signet, June 2001.
Characters: Adrian Linsley, Viscount Marquand & Miss Derrien
Edwards
Summary: A young woman defies convention by posing as a young
male caddie on a golf course-only to fall for an English lord and score
in the game of love.
"A Gathering of Gifts" in Regency Christmas Spirits. Signet,
October 2001.
Characters: Noel Trumbull & Lady Emma Pierson; Charles,
Viscount Lawrence & Anna Trumbull
Summary: A spoiled lady takes a spill while running from her
cousin and is helped by her new neighbor and his widowed sister.
The Banished Bride. Signet, March, 2002.
Characters: Alexander Fennimore, Earl of Woodbridge & Aurora
Sprague
Summary: Sent on a secret mission to capture a notorious female
spy, a gentleman mistakes a lady for his quarry, unaware that his lovely
captive is actually the wife he had married years ago in response to a
family obligation and who he has not seen since the wedding.
Setting: Near Ayr in Scotland
The Storybook Hero. Signet, October 2002.
Characters: Mr. Alexander Sheffield & Octavia Hadley
Summary: A lady exiled from her family takes a governess post
in Russia and meets a gamester hoping to redeem his reputation on a rescue
mission as Napoleon's armies invade.
Setting: Russia
A Stroke of Luck. Signet, October 2003.
Characters: Duke of Prestwick & Zara Greeley
Summary: An adventurous lady rescues a duke from the sea but
finds him arrogant and infuriating.
"Lost and Found" in Regency Christmas Courtship. Signet,
October 2005.
Dawn
Aldridge Poore
Sweet Deceit. Pinnacle, 1990.
Characters: Mr. James Montfort & Miss Kitty Walsingham
Summary: Lady believes a wounded soldier is really a smuggler
and a spy.
Bath Bramble. Zebra, October 1991.
Characters: James Williford, Viscount Atwater & Miss Callie
Stone
Summary: Artist seeks help in controlling her brother from the
childhood friend who is now their guardian, while he in turn finds he must
marry to gain his inheritance.
Setting: Bath
"The Yuletide Wish," in A Christmas Delight. Zebra, December 1991.
"A Wager for a Bride," in A June Wedding. Zebra, June 1992.
Miss Fortune's Folly. Zebra, September 1992.
Characters: Major Adam Temple & Miss Felicia Fortune
Summary: Niece of an architect is loved by the wounded war veteran
working as her uncle's head builder, but trouble on the project causes
her to flirt with the son of her uncle's employer.
Rating: good
"Game of Hearts," in A Valentine's Day Tangle. Zebra, February 1993.
The Brighton Burglar. Zebra, March 1993.
Characters: Mr. Robert Lymond & Miss Roxanne Sydney
Summary: Lady suspects her mysterious boarder of being an art
thief.
Series: First of 4 Miss Sydney Regency Mysteries.
Rating: superb Comments: Great characters, nicely drawn
out romance. First person.
The Secret Scroll. Zebra, October 1993.
Characters: Mr. Robert Lymond & Miss Roxanne Sydney
Summary: A scroll in Roxanne's library is thought to be the
key to a treasure.
Series: Second of 4 Miss Sydney Regency Mysteries.
Rating: superb
"Christmas Ring," in A Touch of Christmas. Zebra, November 1993.
The Cairo Cats. Zebra, May 1994.
Characters: Mr. Robert Lymond & Miss Roxanne Sydney
Summary: Roxanne and Lymond hunt the thieves of cat statues
and find treasure.
Series: Third of 4 Miss Sydney Regency Mysteries.
Rating: superb
The Mummy's Mirror. Zebra, August 1995.
Characters: Mr. Robert Lymond & Miss Roxanne Sydney
Summary: Roxanne and Lymond seek treasure in Egypt and finally
admit their love.
Series: Last of 4 Miss Sydney Regency Mysteries.
Rating: superb
A Perilous Attraction. Zebra, June 1996.
Characters: Hon. Hugh Sebastian (baron's heir) & Miss Alissa
Morgan
Summary: Lady stuck with an abandoned baby hooks up with a man
with a stolen necklace.
Rating: very good
Saint's Haven. Zebra, August 1997.
Characters: Lord Emrys & Miss Sarafina Jones
Summary: Lord claims to have the deed to the house a lady is
using as an orphanage.
Other Regencies as Juliette Leigh & Susan Michaels.
Website: www.sff.net/people/romance/home.html
Margaret
Evans Porter
Heiress of Ardara. Doubleday, 1988.
Summary: A young heiress may lose her heart's desire as a bitter
family feud threatens her love.
Irish Autumn. Walker, 1990.
Characters: Torin Montrose & Garia Ivory
Summary: A lady's betrothal is threatened by the appearance
of the man who jilted her ten years earlier.
Jubilee Year. Walker, 1990.
Characters: Justin, Lord Cavender & Lady Miranda
Summary: Lady whose family history is an impediment to her prospects
hopes a lord will offer for her but then a Russian princess claiming an
intimate relationship with her intended arrives in London.
Road to Ruin. Walker, 1990; reissued in paperback by Signet,
December 1992; reissued by Signet, February 2004, in one volume with Valentines
by Barbara Metzger.
Characters; Dominic, Baron Blythe & Miss Nerissa Newby
Summary: A lady hiding from scandal meets a man falsely accused
of murder.
Rating: very good
Sweet Lavender. Walker, 1992; reissued in paperback by
Signet, August 1993.
Characters: Damon Lovell, Marquis of Elston & Miss Beryl
Kinnard
Summary: Sheltered lady meets a seductive marquis who promised
her older sister he wouldn't pursue her.
Toast of the Town. Signet, April 1993; reissued in hardcover
by Thorndike, 2001; reissued by Signet, June 2005, in one volume with Dangerous
Diversions.
Characters: Trevor Cotterell, Earl of Leafield & Flora Campion
Summary: Actress is tempted when an earl asks her to be his
mistress.
Dangerous Diversions. Signet, April 1994; reissued by
Signet, June 2005, in one volume with Toast of the Town.
Characters: Gervase Marchant, Duke of Solway & Miss Rosalie
de Barante
Summary: Dancer on the London stage attracts the interest of
a duke.
"The Apple Blossom Bower," in Blossoms. Signet, 1995.
Now writes Regency-era historicals.
Website: www.margaretevansporter.com
Nina
Porter
A Heart in Flight. Jove, 1990.
Characters: Earl of Ranford & Aurelia Amesley
Summary: When a spinster climbs aboard a hot-air balloon she
doesn't expect to crash-land on an earl's estate and fall head over heels
in love with him.
Design for Love. Jove, 1990.
Characters: Earl of Dreyfords & Fiona Byrne
Summary: Lady who secretly yearns for another agrees to marry
an earl to escape her cousin.
A Daring Dilemma. Jove, 1991; reissued in hardcover by
Five Star, 2001, under the name Nina Pykare.
Characters: David, Duke of Ravenworth & Miss Delicia Dudley
Summary: A lady feigns interest in a duke to foil her mama's
matchmaking schemes and leave her sister free to pursue her true love.
Setting: London
A Matchmaker's Match. Zebra, June 1992.
Characters: Justin St. James, Earl of Southdon & Lady Psyche
Veringham
Summary: Lady pretending to be bluestocking to avoid marriage
attracts an educated man.
"A Valentine Tangle," in A Valentine's Day Tangle. Zebra, February 1993.
"Reversal of Fortune," in
A Mother's Love. Zebra,
April 1993.
Characters: Charles, Viscount Valdane & Miss Phillipa Pardonner
Summary: Lady who thinks she's ineligible for marriage asks
the man she loves to help find her a position.
"Christmas in the Country," in A Touch of Christmas. Zebra, November 1993.
His Lordship's Filly. Zebra, December 1993.
Characters: Andrew, Marquis of Haverley & Miss Kate Durabian
Summary: Lady refuses to give her heart to the lord she is forced
to marry after her father wagers her entire fortune on a horse race.
Lady Farrington's Folly. Zebra, 1993.
Characters: Thomas, Marquis of Worthington & Elizabeth Farrington
Summary: A lady scouring the countryside for items to add to
her museum of natural curiosities is hampered by a childhood friend who's
determined to guard her honor.
Setting: London
Other Regencies as Nan
Pemberton, Nina Pykare, and Regina
Towers
Elizabeth
Powell
The Traitor's Daughter. Signet, September 2001.
Characters: Captain Sir Jonathan Everly & Amanda Tremayne
Summary: After her father, a once-respected naval officer, is
executed for treason, a lady sets out to clear his name but falls in love
with one of the men who sentenced him to death.
A Reckless Bargain. Signet, August 2002.
Characters: Nicholas Darcy, Marquess of Bainbridge & Kit
Mallory
Summary: A scholarly widow helps an elderly dowager duchess
avoid her family's plans to restrict her freedom by making a reckless bargain
with the duchess's charming nephew.
Rating: good
The Reluctant Rogue. Signet, June 2003.
Characters: Sebastian Carr, Viscount Langley & Miss Jane
Rutledge
Summary: An indebted lord whose father demands that he marry
fixes his sights on a beautiful heiress but ends up compromising her mousy
sister.
Setting: London
Martha
Jean Powers
Proxy Bride. Fawcett, 1987.
Award: Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award, Best Regency
1986.
Gazebo Rendezvous. Fawcett, 1988.
Characters: Paxton Rutherford, Duke of Ruhaven & Miss Leslie
Lathrup
Summary: A lady disguises herself as a boy in order to be accepted
by her new guardian, then disguises herself as a gypsy to dissuade him
from marrying another lady.
Setting: English countryside
The Gray Fox Wagers. Fawcett, 1988.
Characters: Devereaux Havenhurst, Viscount Badderley & Jena
Christie
Summary: Drunken gentleman forces a destitute lady to marry
him but later regrets his actions and wagers with his new wife as to whether
he'll acknowledge her.
Rating: very good
Double Masquerade. Berkley, 1989.
Characters: Lord Andrew Farrington & Maggie Mason aka Blaine
Meriweather
Summary: An actress must reject an admiring suitor in order
to conceal her true identity.
The Perfect Fiancee. Fawcett, 1989.
Characters: Lord Maxwell Kampford & Amity Fraser
Summary: Lord conducts a logical search for the perfect wife
while trying to find a husband for his troublesome ward.
The Runaway Heart. Berkley, 1990.
Characters: Tristram, Earl of Wyndham & Arabella Mallory
Summary: A lady fleeing a guardian who is trying to steal her
inheritance discovers an injured lord and nurses him back to health.
Setting: English countryside & London
False Pretenses. Jove, 1991.
Characters: Mr. Hawkins Chadwicke & Miss Anthea Bowmont
Summary: An officer hoping to be killed in battle agrees to
marry a lady's pregnant sister and give her the protection of his name.
"The Kissing Bough," in A Regency Holiday. Jove, November 1991.
Other Regencies as Jean Paxton.
Now writes mystery / suspense novels as Martha
Powers.
Cynthia
Pratt
The Black Mask. Zebra, January 2003.
Characters: The Black Mask & Rose Spenser
Summary: A thief who steals to expose the sins of society's
blackguards is asked by a lady whose boudoir he sneaks into to help her
retrieve her brother's vowels.
Setting: London
A Yuletide Treasure. Zebra, October 2003.
Characters: Nathaniel La Plante & Camilla Twainsbury
Summary: A freespirited writer who finds himself saddled with
a title, an estate, and a ready-made family attempts to make Christmas
special for his nieces and gets a holiday surprise in the form of a damsel
in distress.
Miss Lindel's Love. Zebra, January 2004.
Characters: Lord Kenton Danesby & Miss
Summary: Returning to London to take part in another Season,
a lady who has matured greatly since being rejected by the man she adores
gets a surprise when he sees her in a new light and vows to win her hand
in marriage.
Lady Roma's Romance. Zebra, August 2004.
Characters: Bret Donovan & Lady Roma Randolph
Summary: After the death of her beloved fiance, a lady journeys
to Bath and meets her former fiance's cousin, a delightful companion who
is after her fortune.
A Duke for Christmas. Zebra, October 2004.
Characters: Duke of Saltaire & Sophie Banner
Summary: During the holiday season, a widow trying to retain
her independence from her family finds an ally in a duke.
"The Birthday Kitten" in Valentine Kittens. Zebra, January
2005.
Characters: Ramsey Dillon & Johanna Dillon
Summary: A couple with a polite marriage of mutual respect discovers
romance when the man buys a kitten for his wife.
Previously wrote under the name Cynthia
Bailey-Pratt.
Mona
Prevel
Educating Emily. Zebra, December 2000.
Characters: James Garwood, Marquess of Northwycke & Miss
Emily Walsingham
Summary: A marriage of convenience turns out to be much more.
A Kiss for Lucy. Zebra, October 2001.
Characters: Robert Renquist, Duke of Linborough & Lucy Garwood
Summary: A poor relation is swept off her feet when she receives
a kiss from a duke who mistakes her for her niece.
The Dowager's Daughter. Zebra, December 2002.
Characters: John Ridley & Althea Markham
Summary: A gentleman posing as a smuggler to uncover French
spies becomes entangled with a charming French lady and her protective
daughter.
The Love-Shy Lord. Zebra, December 2003.
Characters: Marcus Ridley, Viscount Fairfax & Clarissa Carter
Summary: A highly eligible lord is rescued from a lady's marital
designs by a steward's daughter.
Carol
Proctor
An Unlikely Guardian. Signet, March 1990.
Characters: Evelyn Lovelace, Earl of Sinamor & Miss Phillipa
Raithby
Summary: A notorious rake is made guardian of an innocent miss.
The Drawing Master's Dilemma. Signet, July 1990.
Characters: Aubrey Tarrant, Viscount Herne & Miss Georgiana
Chalford
Summary: Lady is saved from marriage to a lecherous lord by
a mysterious drawing master whom she finds wounded on the side of the road.
Rating: very good
A Dashing Widow. Signet, September 1991.
Summary: A beautiful and wealthy young widow becomes the target
of every fortune hunter and opportunist for miles around.
"A Task for Cupid," in A Regency Valentine II. Signet, January 1992.
Theodora's Dreadful Mistake. Signet, October 1992.
Characters: Quentin Mansfield & Theodora Westmoreland
Summary: Lady targets a wealthy husband to save her mother but
his aunt interferes.
"The London Swell," in Tokens of Love. Signet, January 1993.
The Dangerous Dandy. Signet, March 1993.
Characters: Earl of Drakefield & Miss Sarah Baxter
Summary: Lady tries to make herself loathsome to the rake pursuing
her for her money.
Melinda
Pryce
A Rose for Lady Edwina. Pinnacle, 1990.
Characters: Major Trent Haversham, Baron Haverslea & Lady
Edwina Dynford
Summary: Lord who returns from Waterloo to find his inheritance
stolen and an attempt made on his life disguises himself as a footman in
the home of a kind earl with a suspicious sister.
Thief of Hearts. Jove, 1991.
Characters: Dalton St. Clair & Miss Jane Manley
Summary: Lady betrothed to a man with six children hopes a highwayman
will tarnish her reputation and prevent her marriage, but though the thief
behaves like a gentleman her fiance calls for him to be hanged.
A Love to Treasure. Jove, 1992.
Characters: Lord Merritt & Miss Rosamunde Wickes
Summary: Lady betrothed to a boring vicar uses her love for
the sea to help a lord find a sunken treasure.
Suddenly a Lady. Jove, 1992.
Heroine: Penelope Graves
Summary: A lowly kitchen maid discovers she is the daughter
of a wealthy lord and suddenly begins to receive marriage proposals.
"Tides of Love," in Summertime Splendor. Jove, 1992.
The Last Lord. Jove, 1993.
Characters: Galen Sedgewick & Susan Devane
Summary: American lady who enjoys flirting with a stranger on
the ship to England is disappointed when her aunt decrees she must marry
a peer.
Loving Spirits. Jove, 1994.
Characters: Evan, Lord Barringham & Diana Barlow
Summary: Widow is concerned at her feelings for the new American
heir to her home until her husband's spirit appears to reassure her.
Now writes historical romance as Linda Shertzer.
Pauline
Pryor
The Faint-Hearted Felon. Candlelight #667, 1981.
Other Regencies as Georgina Grey
& Mary Linn Roby.
Eileen
Putman
A Passionate Performance. Signet, March 1997.
Characters: Justin, Viscount Linton & Miss Sarah Armistead
Summary: Lord asks an impoverished lady to pose as his mistress
to find his father's killer.
Award: National Readers' Choice Award, Best Regency, 1997
The Perfect Bride. Signet, October 1997.
Characters: Major Simon Thornton, Earl of Sommersby & Amanda
Fitshugh
Summary: Broken-hearted lady escorts a lord's bride to his home
and encounters both her former love and the attentions of the prospective
groom.
.
The Dastardly Duke. Signet, January 1998.
Characters: Julian LeFevre, Duke of Claridge & Miss Hannah
Gregory
Summary: Duke who bets he can transform a prostitute into a
lady picks a lady reduced in circumstances because of her deafness.
Rating: good
Reforming Harriet. Signet, December 1998.
Characters: Elias, Earl of Westwood & Lady Harriet Worthington
Summary: Widow who hid her pain at her husband's infidelity
through cooking is incensed when her husband's business partner seems intent
on curtailing her independence.
Rating: very good
Other Regencies as Eileen
Winwood
Now writes Regency-era historicals.
Mary
Jo Putney
The Diabolical Baron. Signet, 1987; reissued by Onyx,
1999.
Characters: Jason Kincaid, Baron Radford & Mrs. Jessica
Sterling; Richard Davenport, Earl of Wargrave & Miss Caroline Hanscombe
Summary: Baron who decides he must marry randomly chooses a
shy musical lady, but his plan goes awry when he discovers that the girl's
aunt is the lady he loved long ago.
Setting: London & the Cotswolds
The Would-Be Widow. Signet, July 1988; reissued in expanded
form by Onyx, 1999, under the title The Bargain.
Characters: Major David Lancaster & Lady Jocelyn Kendal;
Dr. Ian Kinlock & Sally Lancaster
Summary: Lady who wants to be a widow so she can take a duke
as her lover marries an apparently dying soldier in need of funds to support
his sister.
Series: Duke is the hero of The Controversial Countess.
Lady of Fortune. Signet, Super Regency, September 1988.
Characters: Alexander, Viscount Kingsley & Comtesse Marie-Christine
D'Estelle
Summary: French lady fleeing the Revolution takes a position
in a viscount's house.
The Rake and the Reformer. Signet, September 1989; reissued
in expanded form by Topaz, 1998, under the titleThe Rake.
Characters: Mr. Reginald Davenport & Miss Alys Weston aka
Lady Alyson Blakeford
Summary: Heiress who found refuge from heartbreak by becoming
the steward of a remote estate finds her position in peril upon the arrival
of the dissolute new owner.
Setting: Dorset and London
Series: Hero first appeared in The Diabolical Baron; gentleman
who broke her heart is the hero of the short story "Sunshine for Christmas"
in A Regency Christmas II, 1990.
Award: Romance Writers of America RITA, Best Regency 1990
The Controversial Countess. Signet, January 1989; reissued
in expanded form by Topaz, 1993, under the titlePetals in the Storm.
Characters: Duke of Candover & Margot Ashton aka Countess
Magda Janos
Summary: Duke demands that a mysterious lady involved in Paris
intrigue pose as his mistress to uncover a plot.
Carousel of Hearts. Signet, November 1989.
Characters: Simon, Lord Launceston & Miss Judith Winslow;
Adam Yorke & Antonia, Lady Thornton
Summary: A boldly beautiful baroness's quiet companion agrees
to help a suitor make her friend jealous.
The Rogue and the Runaway. Signet, July 1990; reissued
in expanded form by Topaz, 1995, under the title Angel Rogue.
Characters: Lord Robert Andreville & Miss Maxima Collins
Summary: American lady fed up with English society flees her
ancestral home and ends up in the arms of a rogue.
"Sunshine for Christmas," in
A Regency Christmas II.
Signet, November 1990.
Characters: Lord Randolph Lennox & Miss Elizabeth Walker
Summary: Lonely gentleman spends Christmas in Naples, where
he meets an English governess.
Series: Hero first appeared in The Rake and the Reformer,
1989.
"The Christmas Cuckoo," in
A Regency Christmas III.
Signet, November 1991.
Characters: Major Jack Howard, Earl of Winstoke & Miss Meg
Lambert
Summary: Lady brings a gentleman home from a coaching inn, mistaking
him for her brother's friend of the same name.
Rating: excellent
"The Christmas Tart," in A Regency Christmas IV. Signet, November 1992.
"Devil's Spawn," in Dashing and Dangerous: More Rakes & Rogues. Signet, 1995.
Now writes Regency-era historicals and other romance.
Website: www.maryjoputney.com
Rosina
Pyatt
An Unquestionable Lady. Masquerade, 1987; reissued
by Zebra, September 1990.
Characters: Characters: Giles Veryland & Miss Claudia Tallon
Summary: Impoverished lady answers a rake's ad for a wife.
Nina
Pykare
The Scandalous Season. Candlelight #501, May 1979.
Characters: Marquess of Burlingame & Rebecca Stratford
Summary: Lady marries the man her father chooses but cannot
please him no matter how hard she tries.
Love's Promise. Candlelight #509, 1979.
Lady Incognita. Candlelight #594, 1980.
The Dazzled Heart. Candlelight #581, 1980.
Love in Disguise. Candlelight #548, February 1980.
Characters: Earl of Morgane & Miss Fancy Harper
Summary: An actress inherits a London townhouse and finds herself
courted by various beaux including the Duke of York.
A Man of Her Choosing. Candlelight #554, March 1980.
Characters: Lord Farrington & Miss Linnet
Summary: An eccentric lady thinks her guardian will have trouble
finding her a husband, but he may have romantic plans of his own for her.
Love's Folly. Candlelight #610, October 1980.
Characters: Viscount Dunstan & Emily Penthorne
Summary: Lady en route to London flirts outrageously with a
gentleman only to discover he is to be her escort for the Season.
The Innocent Heart. Candlelight #645, 1981.
Characters: Lord Atwood & Jeannie Burnstead
Summary: A lady who became a recluse after a lord rejected her
heads to London to save her twin brother from a loveless marriage.
Love Plays a Part. Candlelight #675, 1981.
A Matter of Honor. Candlelight #716, 1982.
Other Regencies as Nan Pemberton, Nina Porter and Regina Towers
New Traditional Regencies
Julia Parks The Valentine's Day Ball. Musa Publishing, 2013.
Summary: While hosting a Valentine's Day ball, a confirmed spinster meets a man newly returned from the Indies.
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