Alverstone
If Georgette Heyer wrote Gone With the Wind. Alverstone is a slam dunk historical family saga, a vividly filmic Regency ‘Downton Abbey’ that has it all: romance, villainy, humor, and adventure, set against a backdrop of glittering balls, sprawling estates, and the battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars.
Venetia
Venetia is a charming novel that showcases both Georgette Heyer’s mastery of the Regency romance, and the enduring appeal of the ‘reformed rake’ trope. Heyer was a seasoned writer by the time it was published in 1958,
Edenbrooke
Expressly pitched as ‘proper’ Juliane Donaldson’s Edenbrooke is a light, sweet Regency romance that, as promised, keeps the palpitating bosom confined within a modest gown.
Inventing Vivian
Many readers have a soft spot for historical romances seasoned with a dash of mystery, which is what author Jennifer Moore serves in Book 2 of her Blue Orchid Society series: Inventing Vivian.
