Regency Era Fiction

Lady Clara Whitmore has spent her life unseen and unloved, overshadowed by her late mother’s memory. When her cruel father forces her to marry the infamous Duke of Greystone, a man whispered to be cold and heartless, she accepts her fate… until she realizes the Duke may not be the monster she has been warned about. Edward Ashford never wanted the title of Duke, nor the loneliness that came with it. Haunted by an accident that stole his family and burdened by duty, he agrees to a marriage of convenience. Little did he know his quiet bride would challenge his darkness and awaken feelings ...

Beatrice Ashcombe has spent seven years beneath the control of an aunt determined to dictate every choice she makes. Now twenty-one, she knows that even marriage will offer no freedom, for her future husband has already been chosen for her. When one disastrous moment at a ball places her reputation in the hands of a Scottish stranger, could scandal finally become her chance to claim a life of her own? Alexander MacRae, the new Duke of Strathbran, never wanted a title, or the obligations that drew him away from his beloved Highlands. While in London to secure his position and protect his ...

Marriage was never meant to be about love for Lady Cassandra Pemberton; it was meant to secure her father's political fortunes. Determined and clear-eyed, she travels to Scotland ready to wed a stranger and build a life she can be proud of. Yet the moment she arrives, her intended has vanished without a trace, and it is his charming brother who steps forward with a proposal that changes everything. Ewan Dunmore, Duke of Calder, buried his heart along with his first wife five years ago, throwing himself instead into his land and his young daughter. When his brother's disappearance leaves an ...

Raised in a cold, scholarly home, Julia Hawthorne has always prized her independence and intellect, refusing to conform to society’s expectations of a dutiful wife. However, when her family forces her into marriage with the stoic Marquess of Wessex, she is thrust into a union that tests both her pride and her duty to protect the Ellington legacy. Gabriel Ellington, the Marquess of Wessex, a battle-hardened military officer turned reluctant aristocrat, was never meant to inherit his title. His marriage to Julia is a strategic move to protect his family’s lands from looming legal threats....

Miss Evelina Montague has long accepted her place as the overlooked daughter—dismissed as odd, overshadowed by her sister, and far more comfortable with books than society. She expects nothing more than a quiet, uneventful life- until a mistaken dance at a ball introduces her to a man who actually listens and changes everything… Sebastian Langley, Duke of Richmond, has returned to society out of duty, not desire. A widower with no intention of loving again, he plans to choose a suitable wife and keep his heart untouched. However, the bold, unpolished woman who pulls him onto the dance ...

Adele Whitebloom prefers books and scientific study to the marriage-minded ton. However, one stolen moment with the formidable Earl of Goldenridge hands society its scandal and binds her to a man convinced she trapped him. Wed out of duty and abandoned in London, Adele resigns herself to a marriage in name only. Then word arrives that his sister is dying, and she travels north to nurse a family that never wanted her… Shadrack Gale returns home braced for the fortune hunter he married, only to find the wife he abandoned nursing his dying sister and coaxing his grief-stricken niece out of ...

Emer Byrne arrived from Ireland in mourning black, with only a bread-stealing dog for company and no one to claim her. A rare kindness from an older woman gave her brief shelter, but that woman’s death leaves Emer stranded in a cold estate that never wanted her. Bound there by will as its housekeeper, she wonders: can she ever belong where she is so plainly unwanted? Benedict Cavendish, Earl of Ashvale, has lived in grief since his wife’s death, keeping her memory frozen in stone and refusing to move on. He never wanted a housekeeper, least of all a fiery Irishwoman who sees through his...

Rosalind Vale grew up believing she was abandoned and meant for nothing beyond survival. Yet, when her grandmother's death uncovers a letter from the mother she believed had forsaken her, she discovers the truth about her real father and fortune. With a false identity and dangerous resolve, she enters the Blackmoor household determined to uncover the truth—never expecting to fall for its brooding Duke. Adrian Blackmoor, the Duke of Ravensford, returns from war a man shaped by duty, grief, and secrets he refuses to name. His only aim is to restore honor to a title shadowed by scandal. Yet ...

Ophelia Neville never expected a single moment of scandal to decide her future. When she is discovered alone with the Earl of Ashvale, she is forced into a marriage neither of them wanted. Bound to a man who believes she helped orchestrate their ruin, Ophelia enters her new life with only her strength and determination to guide her. Callum St. Asaph, Earl of Ashvale, has spent years hiding from the grief that changed him forever. Retreating from his new wife and the world around him, he expects nothing from their marriage but duty. Yet, when tragedy places an orphaned child in their care, ...

Diana Thornbury has spent years protecting the quiet life she built for herself and her young son. Returning to her childhood home was meant to be temporary, until her sister vanishes on the eve of her forced marriage to an infamous Duke. With scandal threatening to destroy her family, Diana is offered in her sister’s place and steps into a future she could not foresee. Lachlan MacLeod, Duke of Dunmore, has lived too long beneath the shadow of whispered accusations and the scars left by a devastating fire. He never planned for a bride with a child, a small boy who looks at his face and ...

Lady Eleanor Whitmore enters her marriage to the Duke of Ashbourne with quiet resignation, certain that duty has claimed the last pieces of her freedom. Sent to his remote estate, she expects loneliness, restraint and a life arranged by others. Instead, among the gardens she understands better than any ballroom, she begins to discover a purpose that may finally allow her to be seen. Alexander Hargrove, Duke of Ashbourne, has survived war, grief, and the heavy burden of a title he never wished to inherit. Order is the only thing he trusts, until his gentle new wife begins to disturb the ...

Evelina Mortimer is unlike any other lady. Raised by her brother and uncle, she is used to doing as she pleases. That all changes when a stranger comes her way, claiming he has a signed agreement from her late father. Can an arranged marriage with the Duke of Stormhaven be the start of a love that will shake her to the core? Ambrose Filch, the Duke of Stormhaven, is an upstanding member of the ton. Born in a family that prized honor and duty above all else, he believes in what is right and proper. When the time comes for him to honor an old debt, nothing prepares him to strike the most ...

Returning from a grand tour of Europe, Johanna Follett is full of hopes and expectations for the future. She has always lived life on her own terms, her heart set on botanical studies and exploring the world beyond Regency society's constraints. Yet, when an unintended encounter with the Earl of Beaumont thrusts her into a scandal she was not expecting, and with marriage being the only way to save her name, Johanna embarks on a match she neither courted nor desired... Will she be able to reclaim her dreams amidst the suffocating scrutiny of the ton, or will she be forever trapped in her ...

Miss Hannah Ballard is not looking for love. She has a fortune at her disposal and a passion for painting that outstrips the ladylike conventions of the day, and a man will only slow her down. However, when an intriguing invitation from the new Duke of Rutherford disrupts her quiet existence, Hannah finds herself torn. Will she give this mysterious man a chance, or let her preconceptions stand in the way? The newly appointed Duke of Rutherford, Simon Maddox, faces the challenge of restoring his dilapidated estate while grappling with his reluctance to embrace the responsibilities of his ...

Eloise Beauchamp arrives in a remote Scottish village determined to leave her family's ruined name behind. Using her mother's maiden name, she expects nothing more than a quiet position as governess to two orphaned children and the chance to have a new beginning. Instead, she finds herself drawn to a guarded Viscount whose quiet strength stirs feelings she never expected… and whose growing trust could unravel the very secret she is desperate to keep. Jamie Kinross has returned from the navy with scars he does not speak of and a household he is trying to hold together by force of will ...

Sent from Scotland to secure a respectable match, Fiona MacGregor craves one stolen hour of freedom and trades places with her maid. Yet, when her encounter with a captivating stranger by a secluded lake ends in disaster, the freedom she fought for slips through her fingers. Could the disaster she caused be the very thing that finally sets her heart free? Dominic Kingsley, Duke of Ellington, is a grieving man forced to marry for duty. When a fiery Scottish stranger disrupts his carefully ordered life, everything, including his heart, turns upside down. Her deception becomes his scandal, and...

Marjorie Buxton was raised to inherit her father’s trading company, a rare future for a woman. When her father proposes to trade her hand in marriage to the Earl of Moira in exchange for a title, she reluctantly agrees, but she refuses to let the Earl have a hand in her business. What happens when unexpected feelings complicate their arrangement? The Earl of Moira, Aylmer Fortesque, never expected to inherit a title, but his father’s death leaves him with a failing spice fortune and impossible responsibilities. Desperate to save his family’s legacy, he agrees to a marriage of ...

Miss Hyacinth Winslow, far from being the adored belle of the ton, carries the weight of being the daughter of London's most fearsome lord, a formidable man with great expectations of her. A forced match with the elusive Earl of Felton offers her little solace, until an unexpected encounter with a captivating widower awakens feelings she never anticipated. Can this spark of attraction evolve into a genuine connection and change the course of her heart? The Marquess of Montleigh, Hamish Montrose, despite once being a notorious rake, he now mourns his lost love as a secluded widower. A ...

Thelma Preston arrives at Langley with a single purpose: to reclaim her niece and disappear before anyone notices. She never intended to step into the Duke’s home and deceive him, nor did she expect to encounter a man whose quiet strength and gentle kindness would unsettle her carefully guarded resolve. What begins as a seemingly harmless deception soon becomes a delicate dance of proximity, trust, and an unexpected bond she never saw coming. Roman Berengar, Duke of Langley, has endured grief, duty, and a life shaped by expectations he never chose. But when a basket appears on his ...

In the glittering ballrooms of London, Lady Alicia Carver stands apart from the willowy young ladies, painfully aware of the whispers about her curves and unconventional beauty. While she finds joy as guardian to her lively ward, Alicia is haunted by her past encounters with the ton. Despite her reluctance, she agrees to one final Season in London to seek a husband. When fate intertwines her path with Henry, her heart stirs, but painful memories make her question if a future with him is even possible. Can Alicia let go of the past, or is her dream of love beyond reach? Henry Bishop, Duke of...