Regency Romance

Everyone's favourite!

It seems like a strange combination, kids' adventures and historical romance. However, I love the Regency era, and one of my favourite authors, apart from the inimitable Jane Austen, is Georgette Heyer. I grew up on a diet of Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, and many other writers of that period. From Jane Austen to Georgette Heyer to Jean Plaidy, I find both enjoyment and inspiration in sparkling, witty Regency novels. I also love history and generally find the past more fascinating than the future. I wrote my first Regency romance to entertain my aged mom who loved the genre. In between creating new and exciting adventures for my young heroes, I seek solace in the romantics of older heroes and heroines in the era of balls and bonnets, carriages and calling cards, morning visits and on-dits, the occasional duel, and gentle romance. I write under the pseudonym Arabella Sheraton. Arabella comes from one of my favourite Heyer heroines, the eponymous Arabella. Sheraton ... well, it sounds Regency-ish enough for me. You'll find my Regency romances listed below with purchase links. Please visit the website for free excerpts. You can also like my Facebook page, Regency Romances.


THE DANGEROUS DUKE


Can a Duke fall in love with a Companion? What about his Mistress?

When the beautiful but impoverished Fenella Hawke takes up the position of Companion to the elderly Dowager Duchess of Wyndlesham, she is unprepared for the hostile attitude of the current Duke. The handsome and arrogant Devlin Deverell suspects Fenella has secrets to hide. From the moment they meet, Devlin and Fenella experience an overpowering and frightening attraction. They try to fight their growing arousal, but find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other. However, when Lady Penelope Vane, Devlin’s extremely jealous mistress, discovers that Devlin’s attentions are wandering, she sets in motion a ruthless plot to discredit Fenella, with the help of her ally, the rakish Sir Marcus Solesby.

MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT

An inheritance depends upon a marriage at midnight…but the bride is already married!

When the Earl of Pennington discovers the inheritance from his great-uncle depends on him marrying at midnight on the eve of his thirtieth birthday, he is irate. Marriage is not part of his plan to save his impoverished estates. He crosses paths unexpectedly with the beautiful Roxanne Chesney, who is fleeing from her abusive husband. He offers her a contract: marriage for six months to help him fulfill the conditions of his great-uncle’s will, enabling him secure his inheritance. In return he will pay her a small fortune. Can Roxanne resist this offer? What about the revolting Edgar Doyle who forced her into a loveless marriage that has not been consummated? Roxanne has escaped Edgar’s clutches, but she wonders how long she will manage to evade him. The Earl’s contract has no strings attached. The offer is irresistible except for the fact that Roxanne is already married.




THE WAYWARD MISS WAINWRIGHT

Miss Wainwright is truly the most wayward, stubborn female his lordship has ever encountered. So why does he want her to stay?

Miss Helena Wainwright is determined to see her nieces and nephew well settled with their new guardian, the Duke of Rotherham. After six months of transition, the children are beginning to bond with their uncle, but Helena and the Duke aren’t able to get much past the barest of civilities. Now that the duke is poised to offer for the shy Miss Fanshawe, Helena is horrified to discover an awful secret about the young lady and her scheming mother. What is she going to do--keep the secret or reveal all in her own bid for the duke’s heart? Ready to settle down and provide a stable environment for his wards, Vernon Wroxby, the Duke of Rotherham, has decided the amenable Miss Fanshawe will do, even if he dislikes her outspoken, uncouth mama. If he could just quit wondering what Miss Wainwright is doing (and with whom) he’d be able to appreciate the match a bit more. But as his wards begin to rebel against the idea of this marriage, and he starts to realize that his affections really reside with Miss Wainwright, will one determined marriage-mart mama ruin any chance he might have for true happiness?



LORD BLACKWOOD'S VALENTINE BALL

Mistaken identities create confusion but will Cupid's aim be true?

Patience Cherwell is resigned to a life of spinsterhood. Therefore, when her young friend, the lovely Lorna Hartley, comes to stay for a London season, she decides the eligible, charming Lord Blackwood is the perfect match for Lorna. Granted, Lord Blackwood, at forty, is much older than the vivacious 20-year-old Lorna, but Patience is determined to help her young friend make a good match. So why isn’t she happy when his lordship and Lorna seem to like each other’s company? The problem is that Patience is already madly in love with his lordship! An unexpected invitation arrives for Lorna and Patience to attend Lord Blackwood’s Valentine Ball. This is the perfect moment for him to propose to Lorna. Mysteriously, a corsage arrives from an anonymous admirer. Who is it for? And what will be the outcome for the wearer at Lord Blackwood’s Valentine Ball?