Loretta Chase or Madeline Hunter?

[Jaimey]

I am a fan of Loretta Chase. I recently read Viscount Vagabond, and The Devil's Delilah, two of her older, out-of-print traditional regencies. But Lord of Scoundrels is my favorite, hands down. :o) In fact, the hero from Viscount Vagabond reminded me very much of Lord Dain from LOS. (LOS is quite, um...steamy, just FYI.)

Of Madeline Hunter's I've only read a couple of her medievals. I liked those and have heard positive things about her regencies.

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[seton]

Oh B! You just named two of my all-time favorite HR writers.

I am one of the few who prefer LC's trad regencies. DEVIL'S DELILAH is my all-time favorite.

Right now, I do prefer Madeline Hunter over LC. I generally prefer a more sensual, darker read in general.

[seton]

i thought COTN was okay. thought LC had growing pains with her first few long historicals.

MH will start a new series with Berkley in spring 2010. she is rushing to have 2 bks back to back to start off the series. it's about women of dubious reputation at a boarding house matching up w/ a bunch of men who know each other. I find her Twitter account or her Yahoogroup to have the most up to date info

[Tricia]

Once I read Mr. Impossible I immediately bought as many LC books as I could. I love her writing.

[Anna]

Madeline Hunter! I love the sinner/saint series

[Barb]

seton wrote: "Oh B! You just named two of my all-time favorite HR writers.

I am one of the few who prefer LC's trad regencies. DEVIL'S DELILAH is my all-time favorite.

Right now, I do prefer Madeline Hunter ov..."


I haven't read LC but I love Madeline Hunter! I have several of her books- loved The Romantic. And, B, I know EXACTLY what you mean about rereading vs reading newly published, shall I say it?,...drivel. I reread my books all the time and have quite a collection.

[Lerize]

Never read Madeline Hunter sorry, so I'm biased but I just love Loretta Chase's humour soooooo much! =D
Though afer reading 'Not quite a Lady' I've found she can be rather serious too. Love her!!!

[Anna]

B wrote: "Any readers here of those two? I just finished "Don't Tempt Me" by LC--no surprise in that I loved it. "

I like Loretta Chase's early stuff best, English Witch was great

[Carolyn]

I would never even think to compare these two ladies' bodies of work. Their writing style and content is totally different. Ms. Hunter's work has depth, is serious and is sometimes dark. Ms. Chase's work has a lot of humor without being silly. She is so clever turning a phrase and with her dialogue. And, yet, Ms. Chase can also be serious when the situation calls for it.

Both ladies are wonderful authors whose work I thoroughly enjoy. I must admit that I smile more often while reading Ms. Chase's books. But that is entirely due to the above. Both ladies are smart and entertaining writers and automatic buys for me.

[Marilyn]

I have all of Madeline Hunter's books and I love her stories. There is a depth and a richness to her stories that I find lacking by many others. My two favorites are The Rules of Seduction and By Arrangement.

I have not read anything by Loretta Chase. However, I'm finding that many others do like her. Certain authors who's names I've not heard of before I keep running across. Thank goodness for these forums!

[Ilze]

Both of these authors are on my favourites' list, but I give Loretta Chase a slight advantage just because Lord of Scoundrels is one of the best romances I've ever read.

[Billie Jo]

I am not a fan of Madeline Hunter. Although, I have only read one of her books - I just don't think she has the style of writing I enjoy. I much prefer Julia Quinn, Cheryl Holt, Renee Bernard or Olivia Hunter - those naughty hot steamy romances with laughter and adventure!

[Alicia]

They're both good. Madeline Hunter's books are maybe more "meaty" with history. But Loretta Chase's old Regencies are lovely.

[Alicia]

I was searching through my "keepers" and came across LC's "Viscount Vagabond." Sigh. I love rogue heroes, and this one is a real rogue. What's interesting is that it's not set in England, but it still has a "Regency feel."