Regina

Widowed Regina knows what it is like to be married to a handsome rake, and she has been taxed to keep her young cousin away from Lord Wrexam. With her young cousins left under her guardianship, Regina must guide her cousin through the complexities of the Season and endure the demands of her dead husband's uncle.

This is a fun romance. I can definitely see where the author was inspired by the works of Georgette Heyer. Regina is an intriguing character, a widow who has seen more of the cruel side of men than she'd ever known existed. She still has an innocence about her, though, and she deals with her cousins with more patience than I would have had.

We don't learn that much about Wrexam. He is the classic, tall dark, and handsome hero who show more steps in to match wits against Regina.

For a clean, old-fashioned Regency Romance, this would be an excellent choice. show less

Set in the early 1800s, this is a Regency romance novel. The competent Regina, widowed in her early twenties, agrees to chaperone her cousin's 'Coming Out' ball, and is persuaded also to look after her younger cousins.

A series of events make for an exciting plot, including a missing diamond necklace. But although the style is a bit like that of Georgette Heyer, and the detail and background realistic, it's not quite up to Heyer's brilliance. Still, I liked the main characters. I thought the pace good, and the writing authentic.

Recommended on the whole if you like this style of historical fiction.

Longer review: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/03/regina-by-clare-darcy.html

Sehr authentische Regency Romance, wirkt wie ein Klassiker. Allerdings ein kleines bisschen langsam und ... hm ... einfach nicht sooo packend wie ein Veryan. Daher lese ich jetzt einfach wieder mal alle Veryan durch. Die Heldin ist sympathisch, erinnert stark an gewisse Heyer-Heldinnen. Allerdings war sie mir etwas zu stark auf die Hilfe des edlen Helden angewiesen. Hätte mir eine Spur mehr Eigenständigkeit gewünscht - schliesslich lebte sie schon einige Jahre als junge Witwe, da müsste sie doch über etwas mehr Charakter verfügen, als ihr die Autorin zugesteht.