Category: Regency Era (1811-1820)

The Regency in Great Britain was a period when King George III was deemed unfit to rule and his son ruled as his proxy as Prince Regent. On the death of George III in 1820, the Prince Regent became George IV. The term Regency can refer to various stretches of time; some are longer than the decade of the formal Regency which lasted from 1811–1820.
Preceded by: Georgian era
Followed by: Victorian era
Monarch: George III, George IV, William IV

How to Get Away with Scandal by Caroline Linden

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How to Get Away with Scandal (Scandalous #5)How to Get Away with Scandal by Caroline Linden

Tracy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars

Series: Scandalous #5

Release Date: January 12, 2026

After two disastrous, unwanted marriages, Evangeline, Countess of Courtenay, is now widowed and has decided that marriage is not for her. Unfortunately, after the death of her last husband, she was left with a tarnished reputation and hasn’t helped matters by skirting scandal more than once. Despite that, she is content with her life and at 42, she thinks her life is pretty much settled, but that was before she met handsome and much younger Swiss explorer Sir Richard Campion and spent a wonderful night with him, before sneaking out in the morning. She thinks that is the end of it and that her night with him will just be a lovely memory, yet four years later they meet again when he moves in next door to her.

When Sir Richard Campion met Evangeline, he was captivated by her and wanted her more than any woman he ever met. They spend one amazing night together, and he is ready to stay in London rather than leave on a planned expedition. However, the choice to stay is taken away when he wakes up the next morning and she is gone and no one will tell him where to find her. He leaves on what should be a year-long journey and, thanks to the war, doesn’t return for four years. But as luck would have it, he meets her again and they pick up where they left off. But some things haven’t changed like he wants forever and she is determined to spend forever as a widow.

I was really excited for a new book in this series, especially with characters we met years ago in the first book. Sadly, I just didn’t enjoy this story as much as I have the other books in the series. Evangeline and Richard are wonderful, complex characters and I was delighted to read about an older couple. I just found myself bored, Evangeline’s refusal to consider marriage got old, especially after they had been together for so many years and the story just dragged until the “third act” breakup scene and then Richard’s change of heart. Overall, this was a sweet, second-chance at love romance with a mature couple and a happy ending, and while it wasn’t the story I was hoping for, it was a nice read, nonetheless.

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Sir Hugo Seeks a Wife by Anna Campbell

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Sir Hugo Seeks a Wife (Cinderellas of Mayfair, #1)Sir Hugo Seeks a Wife by Anna Campbell

Tracy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Series: Cinderellas of Mayfair, #1

Release Date: August 13, 2025

After a youthful indiscretion, which left her ruined and estranged from her family, Lady Athene Colton-Heath is forced to reinvent herself. Thankfully, with the support of her friend Sylvie Lebeau, the owner of Sweet Little Nothings, a bon-bon shop in London, she becomes Aphrodite de Smith and writes poetry for London’s courting swains. And after her failed romance, she has resigned herself to a quiet, solitary life. But that was before she met Sir Hugo Brinsmead, when he came into the shop for a gift for the current belle of the season, and wants Aphrodite to write a verse for the lady. The mutual attraction is instant, but Athene is convinced that they can’t be together because of her troubled past.

Sir Hugo Brinsmead came to London with the vague intention of finding a bride. He meets Athene aka Aphrodite when his friend Ivor Bilson, convinces him to send a gift for Lady Petronella Fitchett, the ton’s reigning debutante, a woman he has no intention of courting. But when he meets Athene, he knows he has met the woman he wants to marry, too bad she keeps turning him down. When she agrees to an affair, he is sure he can convince her to change her mind, until he can’t. He loves Athene and won’t stop trying to win her, but are they destined for happiness or heartbreak?

What a great start to a new series! I loved this story, it was well-written, nicely paced and has a very fresh plot. Athene and Hugo are clearly meant to be, but Athene is convinced that her past is impossible to overcome and refuses to ruin Hugo’s life. But Hugo is not a man that is willing to walk away from love. Their journey to HEA is filled with emotion, secrets, longing, steamyish love scenes, heartache, and surprising twists that change everything. This book was a delight to read, and I highly recommend it to my fellow historical romance readers!

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher/author. All opinions in this review are my own. *