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September, 2022 Edition

 

   September brings us to harvest season and Michaelmas Day, one of the main Quarter Days or Lady Days of Regency England--find out more about harvest time and what was on the autumn table in RFW's Quizzing Glass.

In this edition, fiction releasing with a setting of 1780 to 1840...


 

Marissa Doyle, The Missing Missives: A Light-hearted Regency Fantasy

The Ladies of Almack's
Book View Cafe
Print, eNovella
     
Regency
Fantasy or Science Fiction
Sweet

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Release Date 09/06/2022
Young widow Annabel Chalfont, Countess of Fellbridge, has two small sons to raise, a mountain of her late husband’s debts to pay off, and a secret: she’s a shadow-shaper, able to manipulate shadow as anyone else might clay. She and six other high-born ladies with equally extraordinary abilities defend England against supernatural crime--but the world knows them only as the Lady Patronesses of Almack’s, Regency London’s most exclusive social venue.

Annabel is part of the Ladies’ investigation of an extremely sensitive matter: the attempted blackmail of a member of the royal family. Meanwhile, she’s trying to help a lovelorn pigeon and discover why Lord Quinceton is suddenly shunning her and devoting himself instead to her fellow Lady Patroness, Frances Dalrymple. When the Ladies begin to suspect that one of their number might be leading a double life, Annabel wonders if all these circumstances might not be related...

Sandra Sookoo,
One Secret Wish

Singular Sensation #2
New Independence Books (Indie label)    
Print & eBook
     
Regency Romance
Suspense
Spicy

Release Date 09/14/2022
A stolen jewel. An inappropriate attraction. One secret wish that complicates everything.

Leopold Bollinger, 11th Earl of St. Vincent, is suffering from ennui. On the verge of turning forty-two, he’s bored. Ten years retired from the spy life, the responsibilities his title demands are not enough to hold his attention. Unfortunately, neither do the ladies within the beau monde. All that changes when the widow of one of his best friends attends the same society event he does, and damn if she’s not more attractive than she’s ever been, which reignites the torch he’s carried for years.

Rachel Balfour--Lady Cavanagh--has been without purpose since her husband’s death. Though she wants to hide from wagging tongues, keeping her dead husband’s secret is of paramount importance. Upon a scandalous meeting with his best friend at a ball, her spirits change as does her mindset when he puts forth a completely madcap plan to reclaim an expensive jewel. Despite the fact his devilish grin tipped her acquiescence, being courted by his rival might sour a second chance at romance.

While the unlikely pair scheme through summertime London, forced proximity turns the simmering passion between them into an inferno. As the bauble they chase eventually falls into the hands of a dangerous enemy of the earl’s past, life quickly turns complicated, and sacrifices are made. Time counts down, and more than the treasure will be lost if they don’t fight for the love they both need so desperately.

Sandra Sookoo,
A Rogue for Lady Peacock

New Independence Books (Indie label)
Print & eBook
     
Regency Romance
Burning (Hot)

Release Date 09/20/2022
When a kiss at a masquerade ball leads a roguish lord to Lady Peacock--London’s most curious member of the Beau Monde--will he have what it takes to keep her for more than a midnight tryst?

If she were honest with herself, Lady Nora Riley is done with marriage and romance. They only proved a disappointment. Having suffered through a lukewarm union of eighteen years, the last thing she wants is another husband. However, after a sensual dance with a stranger, she wouldn’t mind entering into a torrid affair.

Giles Billingsley--11th Viscount of Hadley--is an unrepentant rogue. He’s prided himself on never falling in love, entering parson’s mousetrap, or being with a woman for more than one night. But the moment he meets a mysteriously fascinating woman while at a summer masquerade ball, all of those things start to lose their luster.

What was supposed to be a midnight tryst proves too tempting. Over the course of a month, the two conduct a passionate relationship where they discover truths about each other and themselves that throw their current thinking into jeopardy. But when an innocent stroll through Hyde Park one evening becomes harrowing, only they can decide what their futures will hold and whether love will feature into those plans.

Andrea Penrose, Murder at the Serpentine Bridge

A Wrexford & Sloane Historical Mystery
Kensington
Print, eBook & AudioBook
     
Regency
Mystery
Sensual (Mild)

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Release Date 09/27/2022
Beyond the glittering ballrooms and salons of Regency London there are mysteries to untangle and murders to solve--and the newlywed duo of Lady Charlotte and the Earl of Wrexford once again find themselves matching wits with a cunning enemy...

Charlotte, now the Countess of Wrexford, would like nothing more than a summer of peace and quiet with her new husband and their unconventional family and friends. Still, some social obligations must be honored, especially with the grand Peace Celebrations unfolding throughout London to honor victory over Napoleon.

But when Wrexford and their two young wards, Raven and Hawk, discover a body floating in Hyde Park’s famous lake, that newfound peace looks to be at risk. The late Jeremiah Willis was the engineering genius behind a new design for a top-secret weapon, and the prototype is missing from the Royal Armory’s laboratory. Wrexford is tasked with retrieving it before it falls into the wrong hands. But there are unsettling complications to the case—including a family connection.

Soon, old secrets are tangling with new betrayals, and as Charlotte and Wrexford spin through a web of international intrigue and sumptuous parties, they must race against time to save their loved ones from harm--and keep the weapon from igniting a new war...

Cerise DeLand,
The Lyon's Share

Lyon's Den
Dragonblade Publishing
Print & eBook
     
Regency Romance
Historical Fiction
Spicy

Release Date 08/31/2022
She’d spend every last penny to marry again for security, comfort--or even friendship.

He’d win her wager, possess her, keep her for himself--even if he’d never win her love.

Adriana, Lady Benton, has many regrets--and one hope. To wed a good man to gain a life to which she is entitled. One free of sorrow, penury and ridicule. Appealing to Mrs. Dove-Lyon, Adriana hopes to attract one man who may appreciate her assets. But never need her love.

Colonel Sidney Wolf, once hailed as the ruthless 'Hound of the Horse Guards', vows to end Adriana’s hardships. He’s home from the wars and faces the daunting task of filling his father’s role as the Earl of Middlethorpe. Believing only Adriana will do as his helpmate, he strikes a deal with Dove-Lyon that brings him the one woman he admires. The one woman he tells himself he can live with--and never touch.

But the nearness of his funny, charming, beautiful bride drives him mad. Knowing she will never love other than her first husband, can he keep his hands--and his heart--to himself?

And if he doesn't, can she ever forgive him?

Laura A. Barnes,
The Fiery Vixen

Fate of the Worthingtons Series
Self-Published
Print & eBook

Regency Romance
Mystery
Suspense
Spicy

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Release Date 09/13/2022
Sometimes one must spark the flame to ignite the hidden passion.

A fiery spinster. An irritating gentleman. One scandalous night filled with indulging in their desires.

Eden Worthington strode through the London ballrooms with the confidence of an independent lady. She didn’t believe in the foolish notion of soul mates, nor did she wish to fall victim to the Marriage Mart. Eden was perfectly content to live her life free from a husband’s demands and help her brother with his detective agency. She refused to allow the attraction of a certain infuriating gentleman to ruin her plans. No matter how much she craved his lips upon hers. However, after an evening spent in decadent sin with the irresistible marquess, Eden was powerless to resist her fate.

Victor Falcone wanted his freedom to be his own man, not one controlled by others. He spent the past few years redeeming for his sins. Now he only wanted to secure himself a bride to ease his loneliness. However, he found himself distracted by a lady who only ever snarled at him. A snarl he wished to kiss away. When Victor gave into the temptation of his desire for Eden, he discovered their hostility was really a hidden passion waiting to be explored.

The Firey Vixen is the third book in Laura A. Barnes’s Fate of the Worthingtons Series. If you love an enemies to lovers romance filled with swoon worthy scenes, then you’ll love Eden and Victor’s tempestuous courtship.

Shelley Adina & R.E. (Regina) Scott,
The Lady's Triumph

The Regent's Devices
Moonshell Books, Inc.
Print & eBook
     
Regency Romance
Fantasy or Science Fiction
Clean
Sweet

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Release Date 09/28/2022
Only one thing could be worse than Napoleon’s invasion of England...

After their daring adventures behind enemy lines in France, Loveday Penhale and Celeste Blanchard cannot settle into everyday life at home. Has the Tinkering Prince forgotten them entirely? What of the prize he promised? Then, with the flourish of a royal messenger’s hand, their lives are changed. Not only have they won the prize, they are to join the Prince’s Own Engineers in London!

They must overcome many a stone in the path, however--leave all they love, find a suitable house, and worst of all, cope with a chaperone--before they can take their rightful places among the most intelligent and forward-thinking minds in the kingdom. Their goal? To develop an airborne fleet that will end Napoleon’s dreams of conquering England forever.

But the saboteur who has been plaguing their efforts for months has not yet been caught. And along with battling for acceptance among the engineers, tiptoeing closer to falling in love, and receiving invitations to Almack’s, they must discover the traitor’s identity...before the Prince Regent steps forward to command the fleet and finds himself playing right into Napoleon’s hands.

Rose Phillips,
Love Unraveled

Honorable Intentions Series
Dragonblade Publishing
Print & eBook
     
Regency Romance
Traditional
Historical Fiction
Sensual (Mild)

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Release Date 09/09/2022
Countess Sophia Tessaro is the toast of London. A wealthy widow, she is free to do as she pleases…and she does. Courted by a duke, surrounded by admirers and good friends, she has created the perfect façade for spying on the elite and aiding Britain in its intelligence operations. Her goal is to see the end of the little emperor in France. Only then can she find a measure of peace from the past.

Gaston Armand, the Marquis de Lyon, has never forgotten the girl who saved him from the streets of Paris during the storming of the Bastille. Nor has he forgiven her for betraying him years later. He seeks Sophia out for one purpose. To hurt her as she had him. But the woman she has become confounds him, and he wants to both walk away and hold her in his arms once again.

When Gaston threatens Sophia's carefully constructed persona, she agrees to his proposal--to allow him integral involvement in her life for one month. She is determined to see him gone when the agreement ends.

Gaston has other plans.

Can he recapture the heart that long ago stole his?

Felicity George,
A Lady's Risk

Regency Fiction Writers member

Gentlemen of London Series
Orion Dash (Hachette UK)
Print & eBook
     
Regency Romance
Traditional
Spicy

Release Date 09/29/2022
Lady Margaret has devoted herself to taking care of her young siblings and the estate while her half-brother fritters away the family fortune. Upon Edwin's death, she learns he has left them destitute and, worst of all, at the mercy of a notorious and cruel rake.

Lord Nicholas would much rather be pursing women for quick sport rather than taking care of a headstrong debutante without any prospects, as well as her siblings. But Edwin saved his life once, and now he owes him a debt. Fortunately, all he has to do is find Meggy a husband, and his debt will be paid.

There's just one issue: Meggy is nothing like what he'd imagined. And the more time he spends in her company, the more he begins to wonder whether he's met his match...

Mary Lancaster,
Debauchery and the Earl

Gentlemen of Pleasure Book 4
Dragonblade
Print & eBook
     
Regency
Spicy

Release Date 08/16/2022
Love plays havoc with the worst of intentions!

The Earl of Calton is such an infamous rake that Josephine is not surprised when her sister names him as the father of her unborn child. The bored and world-weary Calton, however, is both astonished and intrigued to be held at gunpoint by a masked seductress and told he is to marry her sister or else. Particularly when he has no idea who either of them is!

So begins a tempestuous and uneasy alliance as Calton and Josephine try to unravel the mystery of the real father’s identity and how to save her stubborn sister from ruin. Josephine has no desire to fall in love with Calton, who has no intention of marrying, ever.

But the couple has much to learn from each other about life, love, and happiness...

Tammy Andresen,
Lost: The Love of a Lord

Calling all Rakes Book 5
Swift Romance Publishing Corp
Print& eBook
     
Regency
Spicy

Release Date 09/06/2022
He’s just been made an earl but he can’t tell a soul..

Mr. Ralph Fitzroy is about to receive an entire earldom for good deeds done. The catch? He needs to perform one more. Go to the funeral of the Earl of Kinross and figure out if foul play is involved. Easy enough. Except for that from the first, one major complication is making the entire affair very difficult, Miss Clara Welby. Beautiful, vivacious, and promised to his lead suspect. She’s in his way at every turn and muddling his investigation and his senses. There’s only one thing to do. Use Clara and her connection to Kinross to his advantage.

Because only a fool would let desire stand in the way of an earldom.

Which is why, he will not succumb to the guilt niggling in his gut. Even if he were willing to sacrifice his future for love, the lies he’s told are piling up so high and so thick, how could a woman as perfect as Clara ever trust a man like him?

Scarlett Scott,
Sutton's Scandal

The Sinful Suttons Book 6
Happily Ever After Books, LLC     
Print & eBook
     
Regency     
Burning (Hot)

Release Date 09/29/2022
Another deliciously steamy Regency romance from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott.

Lily Sutton has been running wild for years beneath her siblings’ noses. Born and raised in the rookeries, she is not afraid of anything or anyone. And she is most certainly not cowed by arrogant, heartless scoundrels like the owner of London’s most prestigious shop, Bellingham and Co. She is determined to right the wrongs of her world, even if it means resorting to devious methods, such as absconding with some overpriced fripperies and baubles.

The illegitimate son of a duke, Tarquin Bellingham is intent upon earning his rightful place in society. His thriving shop and amassed wealth have at last afforded him the opportunity to marry a lady of good breeding. His sole irritation is the daring thief who continues to make a mockery of him. When he catches the tempting East End lady responsible, however, no one is more shocked by his reaction than Tarquin.

One mistake, and Lily finds herself at the mercy of a man who is as handsome as he is forbidding. His demand for repayment is outrageous. And absurdly tempting. Tarquin knows he should stay far away from a devious minx like Lily Sutton, but he can’t seem to resist the lovely spitfire who has enchanted him against his will. But he doesn’t dare risk the life he has struggled to build for a lady he can never trust, and Lily isn’t about to surrender her freedom for a coldhearted businessman...

Sofie Darling, Lord Archer Catches a Contessa

Windermeres in Love Book 2
Dragonblade
Print & eBook
     
Regency
Spicy

Release Date 09/27/2022
How to plan the perfect heist? Take one bored Viscount...

A night out leads fun-loving Viscount Archer to one of London’s less genteel music halls...and a muse for the frustrated composer. But nothing goes easy for the wild Windermeres, and Archie finds himself playing her knight in shining armor instead.

Add a fake Contessa on a quest for justice...

Miss Valentina Hart may have the voice of an angel, but she has all the grit necessary to save her family after they were swindled out of their fortune. When Archie ruins her plans, she’s ready to gamble all to take down the villain--which is where the horse comes in...

And watch the sparks fly as they steal each other’s hearts...

Tricking a villainous lord to save the fair damsel is just the sort of lark that Archie’s known for, but this time everything is different. He’s more interested in spending time with Valentina than planning the perfect con job. Can he pull off the greatest heist of all, winning his partner in crime’s heart?

In Last Month's Edition


Anthology, Get Your Duke On
Karen M. Edwards, Miss Glendenning's Spy
Cora Lee, What If I Loved You
Elizabeth Cole, A Fearless Heart
Alexa Aston, Dubious about the Duke
Marissa Doyle, An Event at Epsom: A Light-hearted Regency Fantasy
Sandra Sookoo, Hopeful in Yellow
Anthology: Tales of Timeless Romance: A Dragonblade Historical Romance Anthology
Laura A. Barnes, The Tempting Minx
Laura A. Barnes, The Seductive Temptress
Sandra Sookoo, Pursuing Mr. Mattingly
Mary Lancaster, Sin and the Soldier
Susanna Craig, Every Rogue Has His Charm
Tammy Andresen, King of Thieves
Katherine Ann Madison, The Baron and the Bluestocking
 
 
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