Goldilocks, thanks for the Sandra Marton recommendations! I will have a closer look at them!
About old regencies: Some of the first regencies I ever read after Georgette Heyer were by Jane Aiken Hodge. They are now issued in ebook format! Two favorites are available at bargain prices from Amazon:
Wide Is the Water US DE
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At the height of the American War of Independence, Hart Purchis, captain of a privateer, marries the rebellious spy Mercy Phillips, rescuing her from the wrath of the British in Savannah. But it is not long before the wide waters of the Atlantic separate the lovers: Hart’s ship is captured by the British and Hart himself falls under the spell of his evil cousin Julia in London.Mercy, it seems to him, is lost to him forever. Or is she? Back in Philadelphia Mercy has met a mysterious but charming young Frenchman and is now laying her own plans…
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Rebel Heiress US DE Kobo (couponable).
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But Henrietta was no one's enemy. She came to London from Boston in search of her father-- a father thought lost to her until she discovered her aunt's treachery.Now armed with her mother's marriage papers, she set sail for England to prove her identity and, unknowingly, to gain a fortune--and a love--she had never dreamed of.Henrietta was too beautiful to ignore. Her wealthy father was enchanted with her. Her stepmother hated her on sight. And her stepbrother Cedric was an enigma.But nothing would stop Henrietta from becoming the talk of London society. At all the elegant parties, at fashionable Almack's, at masquerade balls, everyone was agog with the lovely young American girl.There were a few, however, who longed to see her ruined....
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