Regency and later Romances Recs

I've become rather addicted to Regency and Victorian Romances. However, I'm having a problem finding good ones to read. I enjoy Heyer, Laurens, Eloisa James, Judith McWillams and Julia Quinn. Would others be willing to share their top ten authors/books. I have come to understand that some authors books are not all created equal- so best books by authors would be helpful. I did find the site All About Romance - but some of the reviews bore little resemblance to the books- I bought several based on reviews and was sadly disappointed.

Hi, Fredalss. Welcome to the bunch.

There are Regency and Victorian recommendations all over the boards. Regency is a favorite genre of a lot of us, including me, and we have posted recommendations everywhere here. Just dig in and read the back threads and you will find a lot of gems!

CC

I love Elizabeth Boyle's Something About Emmaline, and Anne Gracie's The Perfect Rake.
And I definitely suggest looking at the back threads :-)

thanks, I have been reading back-threads- but it's hard to sort out genres within romance- modern vs medieval- regency.

thanks, I have been reading back-threads- but it's hard to sort out genres within romance- modern vs medieval- regency.

Here's one back thread devoted to Regency recommendations.

http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic=16411

Anne Gracie's The Perfect Rake was really good. I just finished Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas (takes place in the 1830's). Jo Beverly and Amanda Quick also have quite a few Regency Romances that I like, though I can't think of favorites off hand.

ETA: I also recently finished And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke and really enjoyed it. It takes place in the 1890's.

Jo-Ann Power writes Victorian-era romances. She has written several, but I've had a little trouble finding them sometimes. I think she's from San Antonio. She wrote a trilogy I really enjoyed about American women who travel to England to marry titled husbands.

katy, I have her Angel of Midnight on my keeper shelf. While that book was a historical romance, her hero reminded me so much of Linda Howard's heroes. I think she's writing a contemporary mystery series now.

The Rake is one of my all time favorites! Not a typical heroine either...and a hero that has some serious issues!

Fredalss, I love all the authors you mentioned, except that I'm not familiar with Judith McWilliams. I'll have to try her since it looks like we like similar authors.

Have you discovered Mary Balogh and Carla Kelly yet? Both write touching, emotionally moving stories from that era. (I'm not sure if Carla Kelly is still writing; a used bookstore is a good place to find books by both.)

Jane Feather is another author that a lot of people like. I personally can take or leave most of her books, but I just read Almost a Bride and loved it. (I know a book is good when I find myself still thinking about the hero after I finish the book!)

Loretta Chase is another possibility. Lord of Scoundrels is her classic: funny, dramatic, sexy.

Some others I enjoy: Madeleine Hunter (also writes medievals), Kathryn Smith, Jo Goodman, Melody Thomas, Karen Ranney, Mary Jo Putney (often has exotic locales), Laura Kinsale (Flowers from the Storm is amazing), Edith Layton.