An American Beauty: a Novel of the Gilded Age
A rags-to-riches story complete with a Gilded Age setting, what's not to love? Shana Abé penned a winner with An American Beauty. In this fictionalized account of Arabella Duval Huntington's fascinating and controversial life,
A Summer Game
It's splitting hairs to choose which of Mary Kingswood's books best reflect the attributes of a Georgette Heyer-style traditional Regency romance. Most are serious contenders, and A Summer Game is no exception.
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.