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B authors are Rebecca Baldwin, Mary Balogh, Anne Barbour, Elisabeth Barr, Donna Bell, Marguerite Bell, Janice Bennet, Jo Beverley, Sheila Bishop, Karen Blake, Audrey Blanshard, Sara Blayne, Leonora Blythe, Evelyn Bond, Rita Boucher, Valerie Bradstreet, Mary Brenden, Caroline Brooks, Diana Brown, Lizbie Browne, Beth Bryan, Gayle Buck, Joanna Burgess, Mary Butler, and Nancy Butler.

Baldwin, Rebecca. The Matchmakers. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1980.

---. Peerless Theodosia. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1980.

---. A Sanditon Quadrille. Coventry Romances 118. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1981.

---. A Season Abroad. Coventry Romances 143. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1981.

---. A Very Simple Scheme. Coventry Romances 173. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1982.

---. The Dollar Duchess. Coventry Romances 201. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1982.

---. A Matter of Honor. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1983.

---. Lady Scandal. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1984.

---. Arabella and the Beast. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1988.

---. Dartwood's Daughters. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1989.

---. A Lady of Fashion. Harper Monogram Regency. NY: Harper, 1994.

---. A Tangled Web. Harper Monogram Regency. NY: Harper, 1995.

---. A Royal Visit. Harper Monogram Regency. NY: Harper,1996.

Mary Balogh. A Chance Encounter. NY: Signet, 1985.

A General Note on Mary Balogh: Expect SEX! The more recent the novel, the more likely it is to have lots of explicit, intense sex in it. Very hot and heavy novels, but typically the novels praise conventional and religious morals (church, family, babies, cooking, homemaking, etc.). Of course, lots of sordid vice is covered along the way. Sex aside, Balogh can create very individual, unique, vibrant characters. Many of her novels are immensely funny. Some are very dark, scary, and tragic. She has a great range of moods and tones.

---. The Double Wager. NY: Signet, 1985.

---. A Masked Deception. NY: Signet, 1985.
A few meetings in disguise thrill two lovers who spend years searching for each other.

---. The First Snowdrop. NY: Signet, 1986.

---. Red Rose. NY: Signet, 1986.

---. The Trysting Place. NY: Signet, 1986.

---. The Wood Nymph. NY: Signet, 1986.

---. The Constant Heart. NY: Signet, 1987.

---. Gentle Conquest. NY: Signet, 1987.

---. Daring Masquerade. NY: Signet, 1988.
This is a fun book about a rather sexually free heroine who is a governess. The plot takes place at a large house party on a big estate with convenient sea caves, cottages, etc.

---. Secrets of the Heart. NY: Signet, 1988.

---. A Gift of Daisies. NY: Signet, 1989.

---. Lady with a Black Umbrella. NY: Signet, 1989.

---. The Obedient Bride. NY: Signet, 1989.

---. The Gilded Web. Webof Love Trilogy I. NY: Signet, 1989.

---. The Web of Love. Web of Love Trilogy II. NY: Signet, 1990.

---. The Devil's Web. Web of Love Trilogy III. NY: Signet, 1990.

---. The Promise of Spring. {shares characters with the Web of Love Trilogy} NY: Signet, 1990.

---. The Incurable Matchmaker. NY: Signet, 1990.

---. An Unlikely Duchess. NY: Signet, 1990.

---. Christmas Beau. NY: Signet, 1991.

---. A Certain Magic. NY: Signet, 1991.

---. The Ideal Wife. NY: Signet, 1991.

---. The Secret Pearl. NY: Signet, 1991.
This is pretty intense--the heroine is starving and takes up prostitution for one client only (the hero) who is married with children. Amazingly, the novel recoups from this sordid start to be quite romantic.

---. Snow Angel. NY: Signet, 1991.

---. Beyond the Sunrise. NY: Onyx, 1992.

---. A Christmas Promise. NY: Signet, 1992.

---. A Counterfeit Betrothal. NY: Signet, 1992.

---. The Notorious Rake. NY: Signet, 1992.

---. Courting Julia. [sequel telling tale of the man heroine doesn't marry is Dancing with Clara] NY: Signet, 1993.

---. Dancing With Clara. [sequel to Courting Julia] NY: Signet, 1993.
Notes from my reading diary of April, 1995: The hero marries a crippled heiress for her money while she marries him for sex and his good looks. The marriage is a lovely masquerade until she tells him she know he married her for her money. Things then go badly; the novel is bitter sweet, but Balogh manages to make the novel overcome the dark aspects of the plot.

---. Deceived. NY: Onyx, 1993.

---. A Precious Jewel. [the heroine is a prostitute; this is pretty intense] NY: Signet, 1993.

---. Dark Angel. NY: Signet, 1994.
Notes from my reading diary of April, 1995: The heroine is going to marry a guy in an arranged marriage, but she falls for the hero instead. Her jerky finance arranges that she seem ruined, so they must marry. Love triumphs.

---. i>Longing. [very early Victorian] NY: Topaz, 1994.

---. Tangled. [Victorian] NY: Topaz, 1994.

---. Tempting Harriet. NY: Signet, 1994. A Christmas Belle. NY: Signet, 1994.

---. "Guarded by Angels." In Angel Christmas. NY: Topaz, 1995.

---. Heartless. NY: Berkley Books, 1995.

---. The Incurable Matchmaker. NY: Signet, 1995.

---. Lord Carew's Bride. NY: Signet, 1995.

---. The Obedient Bride. NY: Signet, 1995.

---. <i>The Famous Heroine. NY: Signet, 1996.

---. The Plumed Bonnet. NY: Signet, 1996.

---. Truly. [Victorian] NY: Berkley, 1996.

---. An Unacceptable Offer. NY: Signet, 1996.

---. A Christmas Bride. NY: Signet, 1997.

---. Indiscreet. NY: Jove, 1997.

---. Silent Melody. NY: Berkley, 1997.

---. The Temporary Wife. NY: Signet, 1997.

---. "A Handful of Gold." In The Gifts of Christmas. NY: Harlequin, 1998.

---. Irresistible. NY: Penguin, 1998.

---. The Last Waltz. NY: Signet, 1998.

Barbour, Anne. A Pressing Engagement. NY: Signet, 1992. [no reviews at this site yet]
Notes from my reading diary, Feb. 1995: French heroine at inn drugged by evil relative; the hero thinks she is a drunk doxy but she is taken in by him rather than sent to jail during robbery/kidnapping escapade. She is forced to play his fiance for a dying guardian or dad. The heroine's brother shows up who is a gorgeous acrobat and falls in love with the hero's sister. Fun chaos ensues.

---. Kate and the Soldier. NY: Signet, 1993.

---. Lady Liza's Luck. NY: Signet, 1993.

---. Lord Glenraven's Return. NY: Signet, 1994.

---. A Dedicated Scoundrel NY: Signet, 1997.

---. Lady Hilary's Halloween. NY: Signet, 1998.

Barr, Elisabeth. The Opal Pendant. A Candlelight Regency 144. NY: Dell, 1972.

---. Master of Roxton. A Candlelight Regency 188. NY: Dell, 1973.

---. Revelry Manor. A Candlelight Regency 213. NY: Dell, 1975.

---. The Sea Treasure. NY: Doubleday, 1976.

---. Castle Heritage. NY: Doubleday, 1978.

---. The Storm Witch. NY: Doubleday, 1979.

Bell, Donna. The Scandalous Miss. NY: Pageant Books, 1988.

---. All's Fair. NY: Jove, 1990.

---. [Donna Day Bell]. The Valentine's Day Ball. A Zebra Holiday Regency Romance. NY: Zebra Books, 1991.

---. An Improper Pursuit. NY: Zebra, 1994.

---. "The Wager." In Flowers for the Bride. NY: Zebra, 1995.

---. The Blue Stocking's Beau. NY: Zebra, 1996.

---. Sweet Tranquility. NY: Zebra, 1997.

---. The First Waltz. NY: Zebra, 1998.

---. A Taste for Love. NY: Zebra, 1999.

Bell, Marguerite. A Rose for Danger. Harlequin Historical 3. NY: Harlequin, 1977.

Janice Bennett. An Eligible Bride. NY: Zebra Books, 1987.

---. Midnight Masque. NY: Zebra Books, 1988.

---. An Intriguing Desire. NY: Zebra Books, 1989.

---. A Tempting Miss. NY: Zebra Books, 1989.

---. A Timely Affair. NY: Zebra Books, 1990.

---. A Logical Lady. NY: Zebra Books, 1991.

---. A Mysterious Miss. NY: Zebra Books, 1991.

---. A Christmas Keepsake. NY: Zebra Books, 1992.

---. A Dangerous Intrigue. NY: Zebra Books, 1992.

---. A Touch of Forever. NY: Zebra Books, 1992.

---. Across Forever. [time travel to 1851] NY: Pinnacle, 1994.

---. A Lady's Champion. NY: Zebra Books, 1994.

---. A Desperate Gamble. NY: Zebra Books, 1995.

---. "The Full of the Moon." In Lords of the Night. NY: Zebra Books, 1997.

---. The Matchmaking Ghost. NY: Zebra Books, 1998.

---. "Sanctuary." In Bewitching Kittens. NY: Zebra Books, 1998.

---. [a novella in] A Winter Wedding. NY: Zebra Books, 1998.

---. The Candlelight Wish. NY: Zebra Books, 1999.

Beverley, Jo. [see also this page] The Stanforth Secrets. NY: Avon Books, 1989.

---. Lord Wraybourne's Betrothed. 1988. NY: Zebra Books, 1990.

---. An Arranged Marriage. NY: Zebra Books, 1991.

---. A Regency Valentine. Walker Books, 1991.

---. The Stolen Bride. NY: Avon Books, 1991.

---. An Unwilling Bride. NY: Zebra Books, 1992.

---. Christmas Angel. A Zebra Holiday Romance. NY: Zebra Books, 1992.

---. Emily and the Dark Angel. NY: Avon Books, 1992.

---. The Fortune Hunter. NY: Avon Books, 1992.

---. Diedre and Don Juan. NY: Avon Books, 1993.

---. My Lady Notorious. [set in 1760] The Malloren Family Series I. NY: Avon, 1993.

---. Forbidden. NY: Zebra, 1994.

---. Dangerous Joy. [set in 1816] NY: Zebra, 1995.

---. Tempting Fortune. [set in 1760] The Malloren Family Series II. NY: Avon, 1995.

---. Forbidden Affections. {Audio Cassette} Romance Alive Audio, 1996.

---. Something Wicked. [set in 1760] The Malloren Family Series III. NY: Avon, 1997.

Bishop, Sheila. Sweet Nightingale. NY: Ace, 1966.

---. No Hint of Scandal. NY: Ace, 1971.

---. The Wilderness Walk. NY: Ace, 1972.

---. Bath Assembly. NY: Ace Books, 1977.

---. Lucasta. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Crest, 1978.

---. Consequences.NY: Fawcett, 1980.

---. The Rules of Marriage..NY: Fawcett, 1986.

---. A Well-Matched Pair.NY: Fawcett Crest, 1987.

---. A Speaking Likeness.. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1990.

---. The Favourite Sister. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1991.

---. The Parson's Daughter. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1991.

---. The Second Husband. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1991.

---. The Durable Fire. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1992.

---. The Phantom Garden. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1992.

---. Fair Game. Masquerade Historical Romance. NY: Chivers, 1993.

---. Goldsmith's Row. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1994.

---. Rosalba. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1994.

Blake, Karen. A Question of Honor. [set in 1816] Coventry Romances 116. NY: Fawcett Coventry, 1981. [Christmas Tale]
Comments from my reading diary, December 1994: Opens at Christmas and is incorrect about Christmas trees and 18-century Christmas customs. The whole romance is spun out over years and consists of only a handful of encounters that could fit into two weeks or a month. The opening is nice and shows good promise. Lady Emily, the friend, is a nice, interesting character. The major problem is the implausibility of the couple loving and staying alienated. Text is fine, sweet, and nice. There are no villains and interesting couples, but the book is a "no brainer" and has a hackneyed plot.

Blanshard, Audrey. The Shy Young Denbury. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1977.

---. The Lydeard Beauty. Coventy Romances 17. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1979.

---. The Frensham Inheritance.. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1993.

---. Gainsborough's Filly. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1993.

---. A Virginian at Venncombe. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1993.

---. The Ebford Foundlings. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1994.

---. The Hipsley Reputation. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1994.

---. A Singular Elopement. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1994.

---. The Blackoke Tyrant. West Senaca, NY: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1995.

Blayne, Sara. Passion's Lady. NY: Zebra Books, 1985.

---. Duel of the Heart. NY: Zebra Books, 1986.

---. Sea Witch. NY: Zebra Books, 1988.

---. A Nobleman's Bride. NY: Zebra Books, 1991.

---. An Elusive Guardian. NY: Zebra Books, 1994.

---. An Easter Courtship. NY: Zebra Books, 1995.

---. A Noble Deception. A Zebra Holiday Regency Romance. NY: Zebra Books, 1995.

---. Theodora. NY: Zebra Books, 1996.

---. A Noble Pursuit. NY: Zebra Books, 1997.

---. A Noble Resolve. NY: Zebra Books, 1998.

Blythe, Leonora. [Leonora Burton]. Lady Tara. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1978.

---. Helene. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1979.

Bond, Evelyn. The Heart's Intrigue. NY: Zebra Books, 1990.

Boucher, Rita. The Devil's Due. NY: Signet, 1996.

---. The Would-Be Witch. NY: Signet, 1997.

---. Lord of Illusions. NY: Signet, 1998.

---. The Poet and the Paragon. NY: Signet, 1999.

Bradstreet, Valerie. [Mary Linn Roby]. The Fortune Wheel. NY: Avon Books, 1981.

---. The Ivory Fan. NY: Avon Books, 1982.

Brendan, Mary. Beloved Avenger. NY: Zebra Books, 1987.

---. A Gentleman's Mistress. NY: Zebra, 1990.

Brooks, Caroline. An Old Scandal. NY: Signet, 1985.

---. Marchman's Lady. NY: Signet, 1986.

---. The Runaway Princess. NY: Signet, 1987.

---. A Sea Change. NY: Signet, 1987.

---. Regency Rose. NY: Signet, 1988.

Brown, Diana. Come Be My Love. NY: Signet, 1981.

---. The Sandalwood Fan. 1983. NY: Signet, 1984.

Browne, Lizbie. Golden Dolly. [set in 1814] NY: Pageant Books, 1988.
This is a sweet tale involving medieval customs recreated in the regency.

Bryan, Beth. [Viola E. Lang]. What Lucinda Learned. Harlequin Regency Romance 50. NY: Harlequin, 1991.

---. A Managing Female. Harlequin Regency Romance 64. NY: Harlequin, 1991.

Buck, Gayle. Love's Masquerade. NY: Signet, 1986.

---. Lord John's Lady. NY: Signet, 1988.

---. The Righteous Rakehell. NY: Signet, 1988.

---. Honor Besieged. NY: Signet, 1990.

---. A Chance Encounter. NY: Signet, 1991.

---. The Demon Rake. NY: Signet, 1991.

---. Heart's Betrayed. NY: Signet, 1991.

---. Mutual Consent. NY: Signet, 1991. [set in 1808]

---. The Waltzing Widow.. NY: Signet, 1991.

---. The Hidden Heart. NY: Signet, 1992.

---. The Desperate Viscount.. NY: Signet, 1993.

---. Miss Dower's Paragon.. NY: Signet, 1993.

---. The Willowswood Match. NY: Signet, 1993.

---. Lord Rathbone's Flirt. NY: Signet, 1994.

---. Lady Althea's Bargain. NY: Signet, 1995.

---. Fredericka's Folly. NY: Signet, 1996.

---. Love for Lucinda. NY: Signet, 1996.

---. Lady Cecily's Scheme. NY: Signet, 1997.

---. A Magnificent Match. NY: Signet, 1997.

Burgess, Joanne. [Carolyn Fireside] The Kissing Lesson. NY: Jove, 1981. [other regencies published as Carolyn Fireside]
Comments from my reading diary, March/April 1995: An admiral gets swave hero to teach awkward girl how to dress and match her house and to be a social success. The rival to the hero is a selfish, money-grubbing, insipid poet. The novel is fun.

Butler, Mary. Deception So Agreeable. Toronto: Harlequin, 1986.

Butler, Mary E. The Gallant Heiress. NY: Warner Books, 1987.

---. The Genuine Article. NY: Diamond Books, 1991.

---. Wolf's Lady. NY: Leisure Books, 1992.

Butler, Nancy. Keeper of the Swans. NY: Signet, 1998.

---. Lord Monteith's Gift. NY: Signet, 1998.

---. The Rake's Retreat. NY: Signet, 1999.

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Last Update 3/27/99 Comments by Cathy Decker