Regency Romance Books
When the Abercorn estate falls into financial ruin, Lady Abercorn plans to set up her attractive daughter Lilibet with rich Lord Winterton with a bit of magical assistance, but the dashing lord falls for the plain Neala instead. Original.
Blackmailed by Alayna Marchmont, a spoiled classmate, into taking her place for a dull visit to an elderly aunt, penniless Chelsea Grant finds her masquerade threatened by the arrival of Lord Rathbone, who has come to meet his promised bride, Alayna
Intending to become a woman of independent means by taking in boarders at her late husband's estate, young widow Felicity Rhoades realizes that something has gone awry when all of her guests turn eccentric and a handsome lord pursues her. Original.
Journeying to London in an attempt to save her family home, lovely Miranda Fraser discovers that the estate is now owned by the rakish Viscount Peterbloom, a reformed scoundrel out to win Miranda's heart. Original.
Determined to show her father the error of his ways when he begins to court a young lady only one year older than herself, Miss Eliza Foxburn decides to engage in a flirtation with an older gentleman and chooses General Ashford Huntley, but the tables turn when she loses her heart to the dashing General. Original.
Coming to England to escape her horrible stepfather, Tessa Darby is determined to reform England's brutal child labor laws and feels that Harrison Belmour, the fifth Earl of Penwyck, is the perfect person to help her, but much to her chagrin, she finds herself falling in love with the self-righteous gentleman. Original.
A PRETTY PUZZLE is a clean, sweet, traditional Regency romance set in London and the walled city of Chester in England. Chelsea Grant had been the prettiest—and most penniless—young lady at Miss Farringdon’s Academy in Brighton. Befriending spoiled heiress Alayna Marchmont and telling her about a family scandal was a schoolgirl’s naïve mistake. Now, Alayna has blackmailed Chelsea into spending a dull month in the country with Alayna’s elderly aunt, while pretending to be Alayna ! The plan might have worked except for the arrival of the aunt’s nephew, Lord Rathbone, who comes to wed a young lady he hasn’t seen since childhood. Rathbone is not disappointed with his “fiancée.” As for Chelsea, she’s fallen in love with the handsome, albeit misled, nobleman. The affair of the heart could lead to disaster, unless a resourceful Brighton beauty can find a way to stop a foolish masquerade without losing a handsome lord’s love. ( A PRETTY PUZZLE was originally published in print by Zebra Regencies as BRIGHTON BEAUTY, also available in Ebook and Audio Book. ) “The pressure never lets up on this hero and heroine!” – Melissa Frederick. “A fun read!”– Bestselling author, Patricia Rice. All of MARILYN CLAY's Regencies are suitable for teen and young adult readers. If you enjoy the sweet clean Regency romances by Candice Hern, Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Andrea Pickens, Mary Jo Putney, and Jane Austen, you'll enjoy MARILYN CLAY’s clean, wholesome and always amusing Regency Romances, none of which contain strong language or graphic scenes. Look for THE WRONG MISS FAIRFAX , Marilyn Clay's most recent Regency romance that debuted on Amazon's Top 100 Best-Selling Ebooks list! “A delightfully amusing romp featuring eccentric Jane Austen-like characters. Two willful young ladies, Emma and Jemma Fairfax, lead the unsuspecting Lord Townsend on a merry chase! Not to be missed!” – Regency Romance Reviews. All nine titles in Marilyn Clay's new Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series , MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR, MURDER IN MAYFAIR, MURDER IN MARGATE, MURDER AT MEDLEY PARK, MURDER IN MIDDLEWYCH, MURDER IN MAIDSTONE, MURDER AT MONTFORD HALL, MURDER ON MARSH LANE, MURDER IN MARTINDALE and MURDER AT MARLEY CHASE re all now available in print and ebook. Be sure to look for Marilyn Clay’s historical suspense novels: BETSY ROSS: ACCIDENTAL SPY featuring American icon Betsy Ross as the intrepid heroine. Set in 1776 Philadelphia, Betsy determines to expose the killer of her beloved husband John Ross but is quickly drawn into the dangerous underworld of spies and double spies. "HIghly recommended!" - 5 Star Review/ DECEPTIONS: A Jamestown Novel ( also in Ebook as DANGEROUS DECEPTIONS and THE LETTER ) was originally released in hardcover. Catherine travels to the New World colony of Jamestown in search of her betrothed, but what she finds there nearly destroys her. Who can she trust when the entire colony is in on the deception? SECRETS AND LIES , originally released in hard cover. An inspirational story about four young English girls who travel to the New World on a Bride Ship in search of love, and a new life. Instead they find nothing in the colony is as it seems! ( In Ebook as DANGEROUS SECRETS and A PETTICOAT AND LAMBSKIN GLOVES. ) A respected historian of the Regency period in English history, for sixteen years MARILYN CLAY published The Regency Plume , an international newsletter containing well-researched articles useful to writers, historians and those interested in the English Regency. All back issues of The Regency Plume Newsletter are still available from The Regency Plume website. For more information on Marilyn Clay's novels, visit Marilyn Clay Author .
THE UPPITY EARL is a Regency Romance novel set in London. It is the story of a young lady who was born in England but who grew up in American. When her mother passes away, she returns to England to escape the tyranny of a cruel stepfather; and to do her utmost to reform the child labor laws of her birth country. Harrison Belmour, the fifth Earl of Penwyck, and member of the House of Lords, is the very sort of influential gentleman Tessa wishes to impress with her plea. But a more self-righteous man Tessa has never met! The uppity earl simply cannot tolerate a woman interested in politics! If only her narrow-minded nemesis were also not the most educated, principled, and desirable of men. Harrison Belmour is having the devil of a time controlling the deplorable behavior of his mother’s houseguest, the auburn-haired, spectacle-making young lady from America. The stubborn chit simply will not take direction and the last thing the aristocratic Belmour family needs is another scandal! Still, the earl has to admit there is something refreshingly tantalizing about a beautiful woman who is also intelligent. But, he refuses to believe that he is falling in love with the willful young lady, even if he continues to reflect on what a perfect countess she would make! Praise for Marilyn Clay’s THE UPPITY EARL… “Another unusual plot from the talented pen of Marilyn Clay! I loved both Tessa and the Earl of Penwyck. Readers will laugh aloud at the dance lesson!” – Regency author, Melissa Frederick. “Ms. Clay handles social reform issues in Regency England with aplomb! A perfect blend of romance, humor and captivating plot.”–Red River Reviews. Praise for Marilyn Clay’s THE REGENCY PLUME Newsletter … “THE REGENCY PLUME is a wealth of information for any Regency fan, or author. I am so grateful for such a wonderful resource!” –Eileen Putman. “THE REGENCY PLUME is super! The historical novel I’m working on now is set in Regency England. You’ve cut my research time in half!” –Nicole Jordan. “I would hate to miss out on even one issue of THE REGENCY PLUME. I consider it a must-have for anyone who writes for, or is interested in, the Regency period.” –Phyllis Taylor Pianka MARILYN CLAY is a multi-published author and respected historian of the Regency period in English history. For sixteen years, she published and edited The Regency Plume Newsletter, an international newsletter chock full of well-researched articles useful to writers, historians and people interested in all aspects of the 18th and early 19th centuries in English history. HISTORICAL ESSAYS by Marilyn Clay were published in Encyclopedia of Romanticism: Culture in Britain, 1780s – 1830s (Garland, 1992). Marilyn Clay’s most recent books are both historical romantic suspense novels set in the New World in the early 1600s. DECEPTIONS: A Jamestown Novel, was a hardcover release in July 2010 from Five Star Gale/Cengage with a large-print edition released in December 2010. An e-version of DECEPTIONS is now available for the Kindle. SECRETS AND LIES: A Jamestown Novel will be released in 2012 with an e-version available for the Kindle in 2013.
THE WRONG MISS FAIRFAX is a sweet romantic-comedy love story set in London during the English Regency. Both blonde and blue-eyed, Emma Fairfax, and her cousin Jemima Fairfax, bear a striking resemblance to one another, although in personality they are as different as chalk and cheese.When Miss Emma Fairfax goes to London to sort out the details of her late father’s will; she is instead coerced into funding her look-alike cousin Jemima’s debut into Polite Society. When the handsome and wealthy Viscount, Lord Townsend, calls on Jemma, it’s Emma he meets . . . and loses his heart to. Can the puzzle be sorted out before the confused Lord Townsend proposes to the wrong Miss Fairfax?“A delightfully amusing romp featuring Jane Austen-like characters. Two willful young ladies, Emma and Jemma Fairfax, lead the unsuspecting Lord Townsend on a merry chase! A strong hero, a feisty heroine, plus a cast of lively supporting, eccentric characters add up to fun and laughs! Not to be missed!” – Laura Comstock, Regency Romance Reviews “Master of historical detail, Marilyn Clay writes with intelligence and lyricism.” —Libby Sternburg, Edgar Award nominated author. “Ms. Clay's historical novels always please! Both Booklist and The Library Journal have praised her Colonial Jamestown novels. THE WRONG MISS FAIRFAX is very highly recommended.” —Beth Finley, author and reviewer.Best-selling, award winning author MARILYN CLAY has written over twenty books, including twelve historical novels, two books for children and numerous non-fiction titles, all of which are available in print or e-book formats. Her non-fiction titles have all achieved Best Seller status on Amazon. For sixteen years, Marilyn Clay published THE REGENCY PLUME, an international newsletter focused on the Regency period in English history. For more information about Marilyn Clay, visit Marilyn Clay, Author.
"Masterful & comprehensive!" -- 5 stars JANE AUSTEN’S REGENCY ENGLAND by Marilyn Clay is an in-depth look at the life and death of the beloved author of Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, and others, lived alongside the world-changing events that occurred before and during the colorful years of the English Regency. When Jane Austen was born, George, Prince of Wales, firstborn son of King George III, was a boy of thirteen, growing up in London with his parents and a houseful of royal brothers and sisters. JANE AUSTEN’S REGENCY ENGLAND follows their lives concurrently. Readers get a look at the prince’s upbringing and Jane’s early education, names of books she read, her family pleasures and pastimes whilst also exploring the types of schools available for children at the time; circulating libraries, toys, names of books for children and popular novels of the day. While Jane writes her first novels at home in Steventon, we explore other women writers of the era, Hannah More, Mary Shelley, Fanny Burney, Madame de Staël and others. When Jane’s brother Frank joins the Navy and goes to sea, we learn of Frank’s orders from Nelson and follow the year-by-year events of England’s struggles to subdue the French. We see Napoleon at home through the eyes of his valet and learn the names of both Napoleon's and the Prince of Wales’ many lovers and illicit encounters. While Jane and her mother search for lodging in Bath, the Prince is consorting with Mrs. Fitzherbert in Brighton, and against royal wishes, weds her. While Jane and her parents live in Bath, we explore seaside spa-towns where they summer, Sadler’s Wells, Weymouth, Lyme. We follow Jane to Southampton and through letters to her sister, learn about the deaths of Cassandra’s fiancé and her brother Edward’s wife. We are taken year-by-year through the war on the continent, the Congress in Vienna, the Duchess of Richmond’s ball in Brussels, Waterloo and Napoleon’s downfall. Other personalities also appear in the book: Beau Brummell, Lord Byron, the artists Reynolds, Gainsborough, Turner, popular caricaturists of the day, the seven Almack patronesses and the stir caused by the arrival of the waltz. When Jane goes to visit her brother Henry in London, we tour its pleasure gardens with her, the Tower of London and theatres. We read about the actor Edmund Keans’ downfall and rejoice with Jane when her novels are published and the Prince praises them & wants to meet Jane. When Jane dies in 1817 and the Princess Charlotte, daughter of the Prince also dies, we learn of the royal scramble for an heir to the throne, and the birth that follows. Included in the book are snippets from letters and writings of Wellington, Robert Southey, Ellen Weeton, Horace Walpole, Thomas Creevey, Napoleon, Byron, Charles & Mary Lamb, Sir Walter Scott, and many more. The 400+ pages of JANE AUSTEN’S REGENCY ENGLAND , is an in-depth look at Jane Austen's life lived during England’s ever-changing Regency Period. Author Marilyn Clay has written over thirty books, including 23 novels, and six non-fiction titles all set during the English Regency. For 16 years, she published The Regency Plume, an international newsletter focused on the English Regency. In JANE AUSTEN’S REGENCY ENGLAND , Marilyn Clay draws on her extensive research into this colorful, nine-year period in English history. Marilyn Clay's fiction titles include the Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery series : Murder At Morland Manor, Murder in Mayfair, Murder in Margate, Murder at Medley Park, Murder in Middlewych, Murder in Maidstone, Murder at Monford Hall, Murder on Marsh Lane, Murder in Martindale, Murder At Marley Chase, Murder In The Merryton Mews, and coming in 2025, Murder On Marsden Moor. All are in Ebook, print, & Large Print from Amazon & other online booksellers and in audio from Apple & Google.