Regencyengland Stories

To save her family from ruin, a clever bluestocking must form a dangerous alliance with the one man in London she should avoid: the formidable Viscount who broke her heart. Lady Elodie Vance discovers her family is being bled dry by a respected friend's elegant fraud. Her only path to salvation is a devil's bargain with Lord Gabriel Stirling, Viscount Stonehurst-a man of ice and intellect who once coldly dismissed her youthful love. He offers a simple, clinical arrangement: her sharp mind and social access, in exchange for his protection and her family's security. Thrust into a world of deception, they must navigate glittering ballrooms and midnight searches, pretending a partnership that grows more perilous by the day. Elodie finds the icy Viscount guards a scarred and secretive heart, while Gabriel is unnerved by the brave, brilliant woman who challenges his every guarded instinct. But when a single, stolen kiss shatters the careful rules of their business arrangement, their fragile trust threatens to collapse. With a powerful enemy closing in, Gabriel must decide whether to retreat behind the walls of his past, or risk everything-his reputation, his control, and his carefully fortified heart-for a love that was never part of the bargain. 1st in #regencyengland

Lady Elenor Reynolds and James Manchester, Earl of Westing, have been neighbors their entire lives, but when one of eight-year-old Ellie's arrows flew astray and struck 12-year-old James, they became best friends. 14 years later, Ellie and James are both fully grown and both fully conscious of their own attraction toward the other, yet hopelessly oblivious to the fact that their feelings are mutual. When fate intercedes in the form of yet another stray arrow and brings a mysterious stranger into their path, will Ellie and James continue to hopelessly circle each other? Or will love's arrow finally be forced to hit its mark?

A ship's captain, a crime, a secret. An unwanted daughter of an earl who suddenly discovers that she has inherited her own earldom..through her mother. And in order to protect her inheritance, the countess needs a child. And the captain needs protection. It sounds like a fair exchange, a workable solution for two people in trouble. But...there was that portrait. That damned portrait. (ON DECEMBER 31, 2018 THE PORTRAIT WILL DISAPPEAR FROM WATTPAD! However, I send out chunks of whatever I'm working on and updates on sales if you sign up for my mailing list: https://www.cassandraausten.com/wattpadreaders . Thank you so much for reading!)

After a scandal shattered her reputation and her heart, Lady Arabella Thornwood fled London in disgrace. Now, three years later, family duty forces her to return for a season to secure a wealthy husband and save her family from ruin. She is determined to be practical, to lock away the past, and to avoid the man who broke her heart at all costs. But the universe has other plans. Sebastian Blackwood, the devastatingly handsome Duke of Ashford-the very source of her heartbreak-has taken up residence in the house next door. Thrown together in the glittering ballrooms and gossip-fuelled promenades of the ton, the embers of their forbidden past ignite into an unavoidable flame. Sebastian, haunted by the mistake that drove her away, is determined to win back her trust. But Arabella is no longer the naïve girl he once knew. As a whirlwind courtship rekindles a passion they never forgot, old wounds and new threats emerge. To have a future together, they must confront the lies of the past and find the courage to forgive before a vengeful enemy destroys their second chance at love forever.

In a world where the forgotten find sanctuary, one woman's secret threatens to unravel everything. Caroline Huxley has spent her life hidden beneath a veil, her strange eyes marking her as an omen, a curiosity, a danger. When the powerful Highthorn family draws her into their world, she discovers more than she bargained for-the enigmatic Edward Highthorn. But when a miraculous cure exposes the Abbey to suspicion, a hunt for witches begins. As danger closes in and betrayal looms, Caroline is forced to make an impossible choice: protect the only home she has ever known or let those she has ever loved and loved her take her place at the stake.

The Viscount's Tempting Minx by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erica Ridley is posted in its entirety! DUKES OF WAR regency romance series #1 Certain individuals might consider Lady Amelia Pembroke a managing sort of female, but truly, most people would be lost without her help. Why, the latest on-dit is that rakish Viscount Sheffield is canceling the fête of the year because he hasn't time for silly soirees. He doesn't need time-he needs her! When a flash of lightning destroys the venue for his family's annual Christmas ball, Lord Benedict Sheffield intends to enjoy a relaxing holiday for once. But after twelve days of beguiling Lady Amelia's guerrilla tactics, he's up to his cravat with tinsel . . . and tumbling head over heels in love. Regency-set Historical Romance Novel. Romantic Comedy. FREE EVERYWHERE for a limited time! Get it on your e-reader! Get more freebies: http://ridley.vip

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. It is also a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man NOT in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a RICH wife. The latter is unfortunately true for William Drake, the Marquess of Pemberton. The follies of his father, The Duke of Sunderby, have caused the entire Dukedom to be on the verge of collapse. When he discovers a secret affair has left him with an unknown brother, and the Duke passes away unexpectedly, Lord Pemberton (now the new Duke of Sunderby) is pressured to find a wife sooner than expected. Only one caveat - she must be rich. Lady Georgiana, the daughter of an Earl, is fiercely independent. Her first Season came and went without much fanfare. No suitor catching her eye and with her father still alive and two healthy older brothers, she doesn't require a husband right away and is content to be in their care. That is, until she is face to face with the brooding Lord Pemberton who makes her question all her deepest desires. The only problem is that he needs to marry for fortune and not love. Will she be able to save both of their futures?

Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom had been born from tragedy. The fifteenth child of her mother and father, George III, she came into the world after her two closest older brothers, Octavius and Alfred, died in infancy. But Amelia was the favourite child of her father - the infamous king who lost America and went mad. According to history, Amelia was the reason her father became insane. But what history does not tell is the story of Amelia's secret love affair with the famous Romantic composer, Felix Mendelssohn - an affair so forbidden and buried that historians believed Amelia was infatuated with another man. Felix Mendelssohn grew up in the upper class of German society. He was a prodigy from an early age, tutored by famous teachers and in the company of the best composers of his time. He wrote some of his most famous works before the age of 18. Mendelssohn traveled to England approximately 10 times, several of those times to meet with aspiring musicians. Though it is undocumented, he made several visits to play for the royal family. Felix was alone most of the time and longed for human companionship and love. *This is a work of fiction.*

In a slightly different 1820s England, Margot and her twin brother, Roland, grief the death of their father, and Margot decides to do something about his murderer. Originally published in Aphelion Webzine in 2004, "Institute of the Dead" is one of many stories I've set in a slightly different--featuring ghosts, demons, and vampires--early nineteenth-century England.

A Pride and Prejudice Variation.

Independent Bella Bingley finds herself in the arms of a strange man at the Ellington Soiree. Will she be permitted to continue as she did before, or will she be forced to form an alliance with the cad who stole her first kiss?

When Lord Delford confronts Serena Tremayne in her attempt to flee his employ, secrets are uncovered, relationships shift, and buried emotions are brought to the surface.

Eleanor Hastings is hardly an ordinary debutante. She is entering her first London Season at the age of twenty-four, after spending the past nine years with her father in India. With her mother determined to have her make a good match amongst the ton, Eleanor has more pressing matters on her mind. Namely, hunting vampires. After making the startling discovery that vampires have returned to London after more than thirty years, Eleanor must rely on her wits, courage, and newfound friends to combat the growing threat.

🏆 2025 Amby Favorite 🏆 Edmund Westworth (26), the third Earl of Beaumont, and the most eligible bachelor in London, unknowingly started a tradition he now regrets. At age twenty-two he danced the first dance at the season opening ball at Almack's with a young lady who became the toast of the season. The next year he did the same. Every year since, he has danced one dance, to fulfill his mother's requirement. And every year his dance partner becomes the most sought after girl of the season. Some think he has a gift, Edmund thinks he could pick any girl and 'the ton' would deem her desirable based on his dance alone. His friends disagree and bet him 100£ to choose a dance partner who couldn't possibly entice the gentlemen of London. When her father suddenly passes away, Elizabeth Cavendish (20) has to move in with her aunt's family. With the estate entailed, Elizabeth needs to find a husband quickly or her aunt will install her into a governess or lady's companion position, which would severely hinder Beth's ability to work on her scientific experiments. Garbed in her cousin's horrific dresses from last season, she only has a few weeks to find a husband before she is doomed to tedious work for the rest of her life. She finds an unlikely accomplice in the Earl of Beaumont. Please don't copy any part of my story in any form (including Youtube) without my permission. I do not own any of the pictures, they are clipped from the internet. I read all comments. And appreciate your suggestions and/or corrections.

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During the Regency era, in Cambria (North England), Josephine Fairfax is a noblewoman, who by now has passes the marriageable age; in the past she has been engaged to a gentleman, who did not carry out the engagement and now, as it is custom, he is providing her an income as a reparation for her reputation. After the gentlemen returns in Cambria, Josephine, unexpectedly, receives another proposal by him. A proposal that her family does not approve, given the past outrage to them. However Mr. Talbot seemed to be honestly changed from the young man he was before. DO NOT COPY, DISCLOSE OR SHARE ANY PART OF THE STORY. THE STORY COMES FROM THE AUTOR'S MIND, ANY RESEMBLANCE WITH REAL FACTS OR OTHER FICTIONAL STORIES IS TOTALY CASUAL.

As a gambler's daughter, Frances was resigned to spending her life masquerading as a boy, learning how to shoot a pistol and fight with a sword. Constantly moving from town to town, it was far safer than being a girl. But when her father dies suddenly, she must pack her bags and return to England, to search for the family she has never met. Hoping to find her place at last, the last thing Frances expects is that she will need to continue the masquerade - or risk her life and her heart. A light-hearted regency romance.