Regency romance books
Regency romance books to start from. Open one to see books like it, or tell BookSense what you loved for four picks made for you.
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
The Grand Sophy
Georgette HeyerA benchmark traditional Regency comedy of manners featuring an outspoken, competent heroine managing her cousins' social entanglements.
Lord of Scoundrels
Loretta Lynda ChaseA widely cited classic of the genre that pairs a formidable bluestocking with a notoriously disreputable aristocrat.
Slightly Dangerous
Mary BaloghA prominent example of the emotional, high-status Regency historical, drawing on Pride and Prejudice dynamic structures.
Devil's Bride
Stephanie LaurensInaugurated the popular Cynster family saga, illustrating the late-1990s trend toward high-heat alpha heroes.
Regency Buck
Georgette HeyerThe novel that introduced Beau Brummell and codified the slang and social rituals of the ton for twentieth-century fiction.
Chosen and described with AI from our notes on the genre.
More regency romance books
- Cotillion
CotillionGeorgette Heyer - The Counterfeit Betrothal
The Counterfeit BetrothalMary Balogh - The Raven Prince (Warner Forever)
The Raven Prince (Warner Forever)Elizabeth Hoyt - Seeking Persephone
Seeking PersephoneSarah M. Eden - The Spymaster's Lady
The Spymaster's LadyJoanna Bourne - A Week to Be Wicked
A Week to Be WickedTessa Dare - Claiming the Courtesan (Avon Romantic Treasures)
Claiming the Courtesan (Avon Romantic Treasures)Anna Campbell - The Ruin of a Rake
The Ruin of a RakeCat Sebastian - Taken By the Laird
Taken By the LairdMargo Maguire2009 - A Necessary Husband
A Necessary HusbandDebra Mullins2002 - It happened one autumn
It happened one autumnLisa Kleypas2012 - Passions of a Wicked Earl
Passions of a Wicked EarlLorraine Heath2005