Books I’m Reading & Authors I Love

If you follow me on social media, or belong to my private group on Facebook, you’ll know my favorite books to read are historical romances, specifically Regency and Victorian, but not necessarily the super hot ones.  (Although I did like those when I was younger.)

Now when I read I want books that remind me of Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, and others that capture the time period and social mores.  I love the houses, manors, villages, elegant London neighborhoods.  I’m fascinated by the rules and restrictions, the clothes, the challenges, the discomforts associated with travel and courtship.

And most of all, I love the families–both good and bad.

I’m sharing with you a partial list of favorite authors that I never miss.  I pre-order them, and wait months–sometimes a year–for each to release.

Sensational Mimi Matthews (her indie books hooked me, and now she’s also big at Berkley)British author Mary KingswoodThe brilliant and witty Christina DudleyAustralian author Anne GracieDG RamptonSuzanne AllainSophie HollowayJudith Hale Everett

Authors I’ve discovered in the past year that wrote ‘early Regencies’,  probably many were for Signet Romance–books that are definitely not spicy.  Some have held up better than others over time and yet I enjoy them immensely.

 Alice Chetwynd Ley  (1913-2004)Charlotte Louise Dolan  (1943-2024)

I used to read a lot of books by these sweet and clean historical authors, but having read nearly everything these authors wrote, I’ve taken a break while they publish new stories.

Sarah E LaddJulie KlassenJennie GoutetSarah M. Eden

And then of course Loretta Chase, Mary Balogh, Lorraine Heath, Lisa Kleypas and oh so many more!

What do you like to read?   Who are your favorite authors?  Who is the last author you binge-read?

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