Regencyromance Stories

In Regency England, there are three things a lady must never do: break into ballrooms, build weaponized corsets, and flirt with scandal. Theodora Blackthorne plans to do all three. Brilliant, rebellious, and one malfunctioning corset away from social ruin, Theo would rather invent steam-powered petticoats than marry a duke. But when a mysterious string of high-society thefts threatens the entire ton, she's reluctantly pulled into a game of secrets, sabotage, and a suspiciously charming nobleman with a penchant for trouble. Armed with lockpicks, quick wit, and her own rogue society of debutante spies, Theo might just prove that being improper is far more powerful than being perfect.

Five years ago, Georgiana Carroway lost her closest friend without ever receiving a proper goodbye. After one rain-soaked evening in her family's orchard became the subject of scandal, Ambrose Worthington was sent abroad-and whatever had existed between them disappeared with him. No explanation. No reconciliation. Only silence. Now twenty-two, Georgiana has finally stopped waiting for the life she once imagined. London offers her a belated Season, a chance to become someone beyond the girl people whispered about, and perhaps even a future with Laurence Blackwood-the childhood friend who stayed. Laurence knows the woman Georgiana has become. He remembers what makes her laugh, what she likes to read, and all the small things five years have changed. With him, she can imagine something steady, affectionate, and real. Then Ambrose comes home. Older, quieter, and carrying five years of his own resentment, he is no longer the boy Georgiana remembers-but neither is she the girl he left behind. Forced into the same drawing rooms, ballrooms, and old circles, they discover that time has done very little to make being near one another simple. Georgiana thought she understood what happened between them. Ambrose did too. And as one London Season draws three childhood friends together again, Georgiana must decide whether the safest future is the one she wants-or whether some feelings refuse to remain in the past. The Worthington Letters is a slow-burn Regency romance about first love, second chances, childhood friendship, and everything that can remain unsaid between the people who know us best.

A duke needs a respectable bride. A lady needs an escape. Neither expects to become the scandal of the season. Alexander Beaumont, Duke of Ravenshire, needs a wife. One respectable enough to protect his family's reputation. Lady Arabella Vale needs a way out of a future she never chose. Their solution is simple. A convenient arrangement. A quick marriage. No love. But pretending to be happily married is easier said than done, especially when London's watchful society begins asking questions. Because in a world where every glance is noticed and every secret becomes gossip, Alexander and Arabella may discover that their arrangement is far more dangerous than either of them expected. After all, some scandals are impossible to plan for. •·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•••·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•• Written for The Shortys 2026 •·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•••·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·••

Matthew Humphrey is a disappointment. He's a lazy, unscrupulous, wastrel who spends too much time in his cups or with a pretty woman in his bed. At least, that's what the Ton believes. Unbeknownst to everyone - including his family - Matt has found a purpose; one that would put more than just his own life at risk if it were discovered! Between spying on the scum that dwell amongst the peerage and maintaining his disastrous reputation, the last thing he needs is a distraction. When the fierce and fiery Beatrice forces her way into his family - her own ambitions hinging on his youngest sister's education - their clash is as predictable as it is intense. The pair find themselves thrown together in a battle of wit and snark, and Bea is certain Matt is little more than a vapid lordling whose carelessness could ruin the life she has built for herself. But as chance and necessity force an unlikely partnership, she begins to doubt that all is as it seems with the youngest Lord Humphrey. As mischief and mayhem give way to vitriol and violence, the spitfire and the scoundrel must choose to trust each other - with their hopes, lives, and true selves - or risk losing everything. ** Book 4 of the Humphrey Chronicles **

A rake wants to prove he can marry. A lady wants to prove he cannot. Neither expects to fall in love. Leon Beaumont has spent years earning his reputation as one of London's most notorious rakes. But after watching his brother find happiness in marriage, Leon decides it may be time to try the same. Beatrice Whitmore has no intention of letting him succeed. Their rivalry quickly becomes a challenge: whoever fails to find a suitable match by the end of the Season must admit the other was right. The rules are simple. Find someone else. Get married. Do not fall for each other. But with every ball, every argument, and every jealous glance, Leon and Beatrice begin to wonder whether their greatest competition has been standing beside them all along. Because some challenges are far easier to begin than they are to win.

[PRÁTICA ESCRITA - RPG SOLO] - My name is Charlotte Bennet. I'm the late Baron Bennet's only child. This Season is my debut and I must secure a proposal for my own survival. My father passed away suddenly and, as an unmarried woman, I cannot inherit the family's assets. It is not much, just a few coins and a pleasant townhouse, but it is all I have left. I'm used to a frugal lifestyle. My dear childhood friend, Donovan Whitefield, has promised to help me meet some fine gentlemen he met at boarding school. My only concern is his sister, Penelope, who's also debuting this Season. There is no denying, she is a real beauty. She might very well be the Flower of the Season and steal all proposals. Only time will tell.

"You are my sister," Louise said. "We share blood," Lucy replied. "That does not change who we are." Cast out by the family who called her mother a mistake and her own existence a burden, Louise has nothing left to lose, until Sebastian Warrington risks everything to prove her wrong. "And yet you stood by," she said, her voice catching, "while my people were spoken of as though they were nothing. I stood outside your father's study three nights ago. I heard what he said, and I heard you answer him. I heard him call people like me chattel and I heard you argue with him for the better part of an hour." Sebastian's grip on her hand tightened. "You spoke well," Louise continued. "You said all the right things," Louise whispered. "But I have spent my whole life listening to men say the right things when they believe no one is listening, only to change their principles when those principles become inconvenient." Her voice trembled. "So tell me, Sebastian. If I am truly the woman you claim to love, what happens the next time your father asks you to choose between me and your name?" Sebastian did not pull away. "I choose you." Louise looked up. "You cannot say that so easily." "I am not saying it easily." His voice was quiet, but there was no hesitation in it. "I have spent years allowing duty, reputation, and expectation to dictate every important decision in my life. I told myself that sacrifice was honourable simply because it was expected of me." He shook his head. "But I will not sacrifice you." Louise's eyes filled with tears. "What if it costs you your title?" "Then it costs me my title." "What if your father turns against you?" "Then I will live with his anger." "What if society turns against you?" Sebastian gave a faint, humourless smile. "Then society may do what it pleases."

Somerset, 1817. For three years, Edmund Vale's elder brother has been missing. Frederick was the heir to Hawthorne Hall. Edmund was content to remain the second son-to have his books, his horses, and a life free from the responsibilities that would one day belong to his brother. Then Frederick comes home. And he isn't alone. Laurence Ashcombe is charming, impertinent, secretive-and apparently determined to get under Edmund's skin. Edmund dislikes him immediately. Unfortunately, Laurence knows where Frederick has been. As Frederick's return unsettles Hawthorne Hall, old secrets begin to surface. There are questions nobody wishes to answer, expectations nobody can escape, and feelings that two gentlemen in 1817 have very little freedom to acknowledge. Between country dances, family dinners, stolen conversations and the watchful eyes of polite society, Edmund must decide how much of the life chosen for him he is willing to sacrifice for the first person who makes him want one of his own. The Vale Chronicles - Book I *A Regency M/M romance of forbidden affection, family secrets, and the things we are never supposed to want.*

1825. Canelle and Amy are considered 'unmarriageables' because one is blind and the other has a condition that causes limp. Canelle is resigned to live unmarried. However an uncle of hers decides to nominate her as protegé and heir, (since he has no heirs). Now that is wealthy Canelle begins to attract the attention of some gentleman, despite her condition, but their intention are not always disinterested. Amy also receives unexpectedly some attentions by gentlemen. The two ladies will be in the middle of ordeals... . 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.

A Regency Romantic Comedy "He's a marquess with no grace. She's a maid with no patience. Together, they're society's worst scandal-and its greatest love story." He survived the war with his title intact, his cravat crooked, and absolutely no idea how to function in normal society. Now that he's home, the once-dashing (and accidentally heroic) Marquess of Windmere is a walking catastrophe-spilling tea, forgetting names, and setting fire to social decorum at every turn. The only thing standing between him and complete ruin? His maid. Catrina Bellamy is sharp-tongued, unshakable, and definitely not impressed by her employer's noble title or inability to hold a teacup. Secretly, she's been in love with him for years. Publicly, she calls him "Your Disastership" under her breath and threatens him with a mop. But when a scandal brews, a kiss almost happens (twice), and society demands the Marquess marry anyone but her, things begin to spiral into one gloriously chaotic, heart-squeezing mess. Will he trip over his own feelings before he can propose properly? Will she ever admit her heart's been his since she was ten? And how many household objects will they destroy before they finally kiss? A slow-burn, laugh-out-loud, enemies-to-lovers-but-also-servant-to-disaster-romance that proves love doesn't require elegance-just a little honesty, a lot of heart, and maybe a goat in pearls.

Her Royal Highness, Princess Georgia of Great Britain. The season's final presentation stuns the ton when Queen Charlotte's youngest daughter appears. Recently back from abroad, Princess Georgia is admired for her grace, sharp mind, and empathy-traits that make her both her mother's pride and her father's comfort. Even King George finds peace in her presence. As Queen Charlotte prepares to crowning the season's diamond, Daphne Bridgerton, Georgia quietly observes the world she's missed. Her attention turns to Nicholas Bridgerton, a well-traveled third son of a powerful family, home only by his mother's command, unready for court or a princess. Neither expects romance or scandal. Yet as the season progresses, duty, desire, and destiny collide, showing that even the most planned lives can change with a single, unexpected glance.

This novel is for Camp National Novel Writing Month 2023 .

Cora is not a woman of many wants. She is perfectly content with a book in hand and grass beneath her feet. Her family, however, wish to secure her future with an advantageous match. Will her marriage of convenience be a comfortable one? Or will the dark stranger prove to be as stubborn as she?

Welcome to Our Yuletide Collection of Star Trek Romance Novels. I am doing The Dukedom of Bedford Territory on Star Base 12. Our Duke is Lord Richard William Carey, the second cousin of Lord Andrew Charles Howard, Duke of Norfolk Territory and father of Lady Karissa Elizabeth Ann two children, Lad Caroline Matilda, and Lord Benjamin Lawrence Carrey. He is the great-great-grandson of Lord Frederick William Howard and the great-great-grandnephew of Lord Charles Andrew Howard SR,. He is the second husband of Lady Karissa Elizabeth Ann.

Full version available on Amazon! https://a.co/d/8Mj3nhv Fidelia Atwell, a fiery red-headed American, will do anything to protect her sister during the war of 1812: even marry her enemy, the British spy Lord William Greyville. **** When British spy Lord William Greyville promises to protect the American sisters of his childhood friend in exchange for his life, fiery American Fidelia Atwell finds herself married to her enemy to protect his cover and her sister's life. The couple immediately butts heads, but Fidelia soon discovers her handsome husband to be a gentle and loving man who softens her feisty temper. When new dangers threaten Fidelia's life and William's cover, she finds herself playing the part of the spy to protect the man she loves and end the war that keeps them apart, but a traitor and an old enemy mean that failure will be something worse than death for William and the Atwell sisters. As spies, they could both lose their lives. As husband and wife, they could both lose their hearts. (Book One of the "In The Arms of My Love" Series) [[Winner of the Watty's 2020 Historical Fiction Award!]] [[Runner-up in the 2019 Covenant Communications StoryCatchers Contest]] [[Featured on the Editor's Picklist! (4-29-21)]] Highest Rankings: #17 for Historical Fiction! Content warning: this book contains PG-13 rated violence with some descriptions of blood, gunshots, and sword fights.

Lord Brisbane, the Bear of the North thought he'd snatched up a beautiful blonde bride but when he goes to collect his wife-by-proxy, he finds himself wed to her cousin instead. Gina Marie hated decieving a stranger for her own gain, but she was desperate for a way out from under her uncle's control. When Bane rejects their marriage on sight - she's certain all of her hopes are dashed. But a forgotten pair of gloves and an unexpected streak of posessiveness from her brand new husband catapaults her into the life of a Marquis' wife, on her way to her new home. But what neither of them expected was the enemy from the past that shadows them all the way home.

Heaven Sent (The Wrong One) has been re-titled, The Viscount's Heir, under Dragonblade Publishing. It is the second book in the Heirs of Cornwall Series and the story of Cassie's older brother, Allayne, heir of Viscount Rose. Please note, this copy is a PREVIEW ONLY. A professed bachelor, Allayne Carlyle refuses to heed to his mother's constant grousing on his lack of marital interest. He is simply tired of it all--his mother's unending parade of debutantes that she hopes might gain his attention, and the ceaseless teasing and ribbing from his best friends, Jeremy and Richard, who are both happily married. Which is the reason why, he will indulge his mother's request one last time--that he spend a fortnight at a house party in Bath, supposedly to meet an earl's daughter or some such, which is just another way of disguising the fact that his mother intended to have him leg-shackled to yet another insipid debutante. But what a pleasant adventure the trip is coming around to--who cares about the earl's daughter, when her beautiful maid makes his heart pound and his loins...well, never mind. For the first time in his adult life, he is certainly looking forward to fulfilling his mother's schemes like the good son he is, albeit, with a slight change in plans.

Set in the regency period, it's a romance between Jane and Emily. Their union, a taboo. Where will their love take them? What will be of their rough journey towards the future?

A love-across-tracks romance, in which an ambitious lady artist wanting to get out of her father's shadow meets her match in an irreverent younger son of a noble family.

Kilmartin was never quiet when John was alive. Now, the silence has a voice of its own, and it will not let Francesca sleep. A collection of secret letters written in the dead of night, where Francesca Bridgerton fights a losing battle against the deafening silence of Kilmartin. No longer able to find comfort in the quiet she once shared with John, her grief turns bitter and utterly wrecked. But these letters hold more than just mourning; they hold a terrifying confession. As Francesca begs her late husband's ghost to haunt her dreams, she is forced to confront the agonising reality of the person who is actually occupying them.