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Reading Regency
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Lover of Historical Fiction, Romance and Mystery. I post as I read.
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I recently finished "The Rushworth Family Plot" and I have to compliment her on her amazing characterization! I love Jonathan and Juliet so much and I am beside myself waiting for the next book to see how they might be able to reunite. For the mystery, I had too many options to accurately guess!
The cover of Claudia Gray's The Rushworth Family Plot featuring two illustrated men in silhouette about to duel with pistols with gallery pictures in the background
September 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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I recently finished Mimi Matthews' "Rules for Ruin", her first book in her new "Crinoline Academy" series! Matthews has a talent for making unique characters who feel real. I loved Effie and Gabriel's story and I loved to see his tenderness towards her! I can't wait for the next book!
The cover of Mimi Matthews' "Rules for Ruin". The dark teal cover features the text in gold with an iron gate in the frame. The gate is actually in the shape of a crinoline with a bow. The gate looks to have ravens and roses on it.
August 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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I just finished A Terribly Nasty Business by Julia Seales and it was just as good as the first in the series! Funny, clever and engaging! I know it just came out but now I'm dying for the next mystery!
The cover of "A Terribly Nasty Business" by Julia Seales. The peachy cover features a grand building at the bottom with an iron fence, the title in the middle and a rose and ribbon motif around the text. 3 portraits are at the top - Beatrice with her black hair and white streak and two gentlemen. There are flying squirrels and grey blue moths on the cover as well.
August 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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I'm so excited to start India Holton's "The Geographer's Map to Romance"! The first in the series was hilarious and I can't wait to jump in!
The cover of India Holton's "The Geographer's Map to Romance". It is a dark green background with an old style compas and mountains in gold.
July 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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I recently finished "The Gresham Scandal" by @tracygrant.bsky.social and thought the unmasking of a new adversary was very engaging! I found it very interesting to pick up the changes in society and opinion from the earlier mysteries, the shift from revolutionary ideals. #historicalmystery
The cover of The Gresham Scandal by Tracy Grant. The cover features Mélanie Rannoch in a candlelit room, in a beautiful purple late Regency era gown.
July 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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I'm jumping back into @tracygrant.bsky.social's Rannoch Mystery series! Jeremy and Judith just arrived at Mélanie and Malcom's house and it's like I'm back with old friends! #historicalmystery
June 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Finished Book #5 in @mimimatthewsesq.bsky.social's Somerset Stories series! I loved James's Darcy-esque character and Hannah's strength! I can't believe I have to wait until August for the next book! I read the excerpt and can't wait to see what the years have brought Jack! #historicalromance
The cover of "A Lady of Conscience" by Mimi Matthews. The cover features Hannah Heywood in an off-the-shoulder pink rose gown, pearl necklace and lace. She has her hair swept in a bun with it over her ears, a Victorian style.
June 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Book # 3 in @mimimatthewsesq.bsky.social's Somerset Stories was delightful! The couple were young but determined! I love how they always look to the future!
The cover of "Appointment in Bath" by Mimi Matthews. It features a woman with red hair and Victorian gown on the cover.
May 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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I just finished @mimimatthewsesq.bsky.social's The Muse of Maiden Lane and I am so happy for Stella and Teddy! It is such a complete series! I love the marriage of her "Parish Orphans of Devon" series and this one! It's like getting a postcard or a note from an old friend!
The cover of Mimi Matthews "The Muse of Maiden Lane" featuring Stella in a beautiful mid-Victorian violet gown with her grey hair up. She is petting her horse, Locket which is grey with a black/grey mane.
May 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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I've just reached Stella and Teddy's first kiss and I am absolutely giddy! I love it so much! @mimimatthewsesq.bsky.social
The cover of Mimi Matthews "The Muse of Maiden Lane" featuring Stella in a beautiful mid-Victorian violet gown with her grey hair up. She is petting her horse, Locket which is grey with a black/grey mane.
May 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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The beginning of @mimimatthewsesq.bsky.social's The Muse of Maiden Lane is so lovely! He complimented her so earnestly and I love it!
The cover of Mimi Matthews "The Muse of Maiden Lane" featuring Stella in a beautiful mid-Victorian violet gown with her grey hair up. She is petting her horse, Locket which is grey with a black mane.
May 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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I recently finished @amaliehoward.bsky.social's The Worst Duke in London and I loved it so much. I was so happy for them, and just like in 10 Things I Hate About You that the villain got what he deserved! I can't wait to learn what Briar's rom-com connection is and to read her story!
The cover of Amalie Howard's "The Worst Duke in London". Its illustrated cover features a bright green background with the heroine wearing a purple dress, sitting in a red chair. Sitting on the arm of the chair is the hero dressed in a jacket, breeches and boots. Both characters have a cat or dog climbing on them.
May 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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I find the characterization of Lady Catherine and Mr Collins to be so excellently done. They would have opinions on the proper height of a gentleman as if Jonathan Darcy had any control over that!
Text from 'The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh" outlining a debate about what is the proper gentlemanly height. The cover of "The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh" by Claudia Grey. There are silhouette portraits surrounding one of an older lady, with three arrows in the wall.
March 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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I recently finished "The Murder of Mr Wickham" by Claudia Grey and I appreciate all the details put into weaving all of our favourite characters into one story! And now I'm onto the next in the series - The Late Mrs Willoughby!
The cover of The Murder of Mr Wickham by Claudia Grey. There is a nighttime illustration of a manor house with inhabitants silhouetted in the windows. The cover of The Late Mrs Willoughby by Claudia Grey. A woman wearing a red gown has collapsed on the ground, spilling a glass of wine. Others stand around the cover in silhouette.
February 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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I'm listening to @amaliehoward.bsky.social's "Never Met a Duke Like You" and I love the nods to Clueless and Emma! They are still at their "enemies" stage so I can't wait to see how this romance comes to be! 💖 #HistoricalRomance
The cover of Amalie Howard's "Never Met a Duke Like You". The couple is coming down a large staircase, she is wearing a yellow gown, off the shoulder, with a polonaise and ruffles. A narrow skirt would date it closer to the 1870s. He has black trousers, blue jacket, and a beige waistcoat. There's a white cat sleeping on the steps and he is holding his reading glasses.
February 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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I'm a few chapters into "The Murder of Mr Wickham" and I'm praying that that "precariously hanging mace" is what takes him out and not one of our beloved characters 🤣
February 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I just finished listening to "Always Be My Duchess" and I am in love with this concept (classic rom-coms as historical romance - this one is inspired by Pretty Woman)! Really enjoyable, I can't wait to read/listen to the rest! #HistoricalRomance
The audiobook cover of "Always be My Duchess" featuring a cartoon style blue cover with a man wearing a blue coat with tails, white pants and boots, leaning back to back with a woman in a red gown. She is grinning and appears to have roped pearls around his neck, keeping him against her. It is a homage to the rom-com Pretty Woman!
February 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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After finishing the third in the series, by accident, I had to go back and start at the beginning of Christi Caldwell's "All The Duke's Sins" series! "Along Came A Lady" was a great introduction!
The cover of "Along Came A Lady" by Christi Caldwell, featuring a lady facing away from the reader wearing a magenta gown with short puffer sleeves and a wider neckline with black lace trimming.
January 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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I usually read gentle and light-hearted books; therefore, I don't often read books that would have a "Who hurt you?" line. Christi Caldwell's "The Duke and the Diamond" had a great one!
The cover of Christi Caldwell's "The Diamond and the Duke". The cover features the title and author in the middle with a young woman in a regency style blue dress on the left and a young man on the right. He is handing her a peach coloured rose and her arm is starting to show she's reaching for it. "I made you sad" "you didn't -" She immediately clamped her lips shut. Only - She felt his gaze sharpen on her face. "Who?" He murmured, relentlessly. "Who hurt you?"
January 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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I finished Christi Caldwell's "The Diamond and the Duke" which is her take on Beauty and the Beast! It was emotional and captivating. I needed more after it was finished, an epilogue or even the next in the series (if there will be one), just so I can see a snippet of their life!
The cover of Christi Caldwell's "The Diamond and the Duke". The cover features the title and author in the middle with a young woman in a regency style blue dress on the left and a young man on the right. He is handing her a peach coloured rose and her arm is starting to show she's reaching for it.
January 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Oh my this was a very satisfying conclusion to the mystery, and for Jack And Lily! I can't wait for the next book!!!
The cover of A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellman! The deep bluish-green cover features a silhouette of a young woman with purple with a scroll reading "A Lily Adler Mystery". There is a gazebo in the background and small stars above.
January 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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I turned the page so fast! I had to know what would happen - did they get caught snooping? Did they admit any feelings towards one another?
The cover of A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellman! The deep bluish-green cover features a silhouette of a young woman with purple with a scroll reading "A Lily Adler Mystery". There is a gazebo in the background and small stars above. Highlighted text reading "There wasn't another way out. Jack clenched his jaw, hoping he was not about to make a terrible mistake. The footsteps stopped outside the door. Highlighted text reading: "Lily," he whispered, "I hope you will forgive me for this." Her head snapped up toward him. "what-" Jack didn't let her finish. He tossed off his coat, then yanked Lily toward him, toppling them both onto the bed and kissing her soundly just as the door opened.
January 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Time for another new installment of a favourite series - A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellman!
The cover of A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellman! The deep bluish-green cover features a silhouette of a young woman with purple with a scroll reading "A Lily Adler Mystery". There is a gazebo in the background and small stars above.
January 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Finished up 2024 by finishing "Death By Misadventure" by Tasha Alexander! It is my annual delight and this installment of the Lady Emily series did not disappoint!
The wintery cover of "Death by Misadventure" by Tasha Alexander. It shows Neuschwanstein Castle built by King Ludwig II with a sunset or sunrise in the background, but the forest is in bluey shadows.
January 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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I am wondering if these threatening notes the group are receiving are not from a villain but a younger, more idealistic agent who is furious at their changing priorities? @tracygrant.bsky.social
The cover of "The Southcott Jewels" by Tracy Grant featuring a lady (Mélanie?) on the cover. She is standing in a garden with a cat at her Highlighted text reading: Kitty fished the paper out of the puffed sleeve of the muslin morning gown she’d hastily donned and held it out. She already knew the words by heart. "You’re a fool to try to pretend you aren’t what you are." Raoul set the cup down and held out his own note. "What do you think you’re doing? You can’t hide from your past."
December 16, 2024 at 8:51 PM