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Top Regency Romance Authors

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Over two hundred years ago, Jan Austen penned one of the first regency romances. Regency Romances are still a hugely popular romance micro niche over two decades later.

Regency romances are a micro niche within the Amazon categories that encompass Historical Romances.  The setting is England during the period of the British Regency (1811–1820) or early 19th century.

“The Regency in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a period at the end of the Georgian era, when King George III was deemed unfit to rule due to his illness, and his son ruled as his proxy, as prince regent. Upon George III’s death in 1820, the prince regent became King George IV.

The term Regency (or Regency era) can refer to various stretches of time; some are longer than the decade of the formal Regency which lasted from 1811 to 1820. The period from 1795 to 1837, which includes the latter part of George III’s reign and the reigns of his sons George IV and William IV, is sometimes regarded as the Regency era, characterised by distinctive trends in British architecture, literature, fashions, politics, and culture. ”    -wikipedia



Traditionally these romances “feature a great deal of intelligent, fast-paced dialogue between the protagonists and very little explicit sex. -Wikipedia

As the popularity of Regency romances waxed and waned, new interest in the period has been fueled by changes in the nature of the romances … from  “romance” only (no sex) to novels set in the Regency Period with modern plotting and character building conventions to the introduction of various levels of steam and yes, shhhh-sex.

If you look at other romance micro niches such as Medieval Romances, which span TEN centuries, and  the UK, Europe and the Middle East — you can see that the 10 year span of the British Regency period is very restrictive.  In spite of that this is still a thriving micro niche with well know authors and a large and loyal audience.

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Jane Austen

One might say that it all started here. Though she died over two centuries ago, her books are still best sellers having been translated into numerous languages and created into dozens of movies.

“Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen’s plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security”. Wikipedia

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Cheryl Bolen

Cheryl Bolen is the New York Times, USA Today best-selling author of more than three dozen Regency-set historical romance novels. Her books have placed in several writing contests, and have been translated into eight languages.  Her books have become Barnes & Noble bestsellers, and she’s been an Amazon All Star Author multiple times.

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Scarlett Osborne

Born in the Sunshine State of Florida, but of both British and Nordic descent, Scarlett Osborne grew up reading historical romances from the land of her ancestors. Fascinated with the British society of the 1800s and armed with a wild imagination, she obtained a degree in Creative Writing and immediately started her career as a Regency romance author.

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Collette Cameron

USA Today Bestselling, award-winning author COLLETTE CAMERON® scribbles Scottish and Regency historicals featuring dashing rogues and scoundrels and the intrepid damsels who reform them. Blessed with an over-active and witty muse that won’t stop whispering new romantic romps in her ear, she’s lived in Oregon her entire life, though she dreams of living in Scotland part-time. A self-confessed Cadbury chocoholic, you’ll always find a dash of inspiration and a pinch of humor in her sweet-to-spicy timeless romances.

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Emma Linfield

Emma Linfield has always been passionate about historical romances. Ever fascinated with the world of Regency England and being utmost inspired by Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer’s work, she decided she wanted to write her own stories. Stories of love and tradition being mixed in the most appealing way for every hopeless romantic, much like herself.

Born and raised in Southern California, Emma Linfield has a degree in Creative Writing and English Literature, and she has been working as a freelance writer for the past 10 years. When she isn’t writing, Emma loves spending her time with her own prince charming and two beautiful children, all the while enjoying the famous Californian sun and ocean

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Laura Beers

Laura Beers is an award-winning author. She attended Brigham Young University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management. She can’t sing, doesn’t dance and loves naps. Besides being a full-time homemaker to her three kids, she loves waterskiing, hiking, and drinking Dr. Pepper. She was born and raised in Southern California, but she now resides in South Carolina.

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Bridget Barton

Bridget Barton was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. She has studied English Literature in college and after a brief passage in journalism as a newspaper writer, she stirred her career to what she always loved: becoming an author. She has always been intrigued by rascals, vagabonds, dukes and rogues, so having the chance to write stories about them is a wish come true for her.

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Abigail Agar

Abigail Agar was born in Louisiana where she spent her teen years until she moved to Austin, where she currently lives. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and is teaching English as a foreign language teacher. In her spare time, she loves working towards her child dream to become a world-renowned author. She is fascinated by the Victorian and Regency periods and gets her inspiration from stories from those eras.

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Fanny Finch

Fanny Finch was born in United Kingdom but moved to Denver, Colorado when she was very young.   Her genre is in the Historical Regency Romance category and if you like your reading material to be emotionally clean then you will be undoubtedly thrilled by the characters and scenarios Fanny develops.

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