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K authors are Phyllis Ann Karr, Michelle Kasey, Jilliam Kearny, Carla Kelly, Margaret Kennedy, Shirley Kennedy, Amanda Kent, Lynn Kerstan, Elizabeth Kidd, April Kihlstrom, Katherine Kingsley, Mary Kingsley, Martha Kirkland, and Betina Krahn.

Karr, Phyllis Ann. My Lady Quixote. Coventry Romances 35. NY: Fawcett Coventry, 1980.

---. Meadowsong. Coventry Romances 138. NY: Fawcett Coventry, 1981.

---. Perola. Coventry Romances 178. NY: Fawcett Coventry, 1982.

---. The Elopement. Coventry Romances 190. NY: Fawcett Coventry, 1982.

Kasey, Michelle. [Kathryn Seidick]. The Beleaguered Lord Bourne. [trilogy, book 1] NY: Signet, 1985.

---. The Toplofty Lord Thorpe. [trilogy, book 2] NY: Signet, 1986.

---. The Enterprising Lord Edward. NY: Signet, 1989.

---. The Ruthless Lord Rule. [trilogy, book 3] NY: Signet, 1987.

---. Moonlight Masquerade. NY: Signet, 1989.

---. The Somerville Farce. NY: Signet, 1991.

Kearny, Jillian. [Ron Goulart]. Your Warner Library of Regency Romance 4. NY: Warner Books, 1979.

Kelly, Carla. Mrs. McVinnie's London Season. NY: Signet, 1990.

---. Miss Billings Treads the Boards. NY: Signet, 1993.

---. Miss Whittier Makes a List. NY: Signet, 1994.

---. Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand. NY: Signet, 1994.

---. Reforming Lord Ragsdale NY: Signet, 1995.

---. The Lady's Companion. NY: Signet, 1996.

Kennedy, Margaret. Troy Chimneys. [set in 1818] Virago Modern Classics 185. London: Virago Press, 1985.

Kennedy, Shirley. Lady Semple's Secret. [set in 1817] NY: Fawcett, 1997.

Kent, Amanda. The Ardent Protector. Second Chance at Love 111. NY: Berkley/Jove, 1983.

Kerstan, Lynn. Lucy in Disguise. NY: Fawcett, 1998.

---. Marry in Haste. NY: Fawcett, 1998.

Kerstan, Lynn and Alicia Rasley. [Lynn Kerstan Horobetz and Alicia Rasley] Gwen's Christmas Ghost. NY: Zebra, 1995.

Kidd, Elizabeth. My Lord Guardian. 1982. [long, detailed review at this site]

---. A Hero for Antonia 1986. [no review at this site]

Kihlstrom, April. An Improper Companion. NY: Signet, 1983.

---. The Wary Spinster. NY: Signet, 1983.

---. Captain Rogue. NY: Signet, 1988.

---. The Scholar's Daughter. NY: Signet, 1989.

---. The Wicked Groom. The Wescott Series. NY: Signet, 1996.

---. The Widowed Bride. The Wescott Series.NY: Signet, 1996.

---. An Honorable Rogue. The Wescott Series. NY: Signet, 1997.

---. Miss Tibbles' Folly. NY: Signet, 1998.

---. An Outrageous Proposal. NY: Signet, 1998.

---. Reluctant Thief. NY: Signet, 1998.

---. The Reckless Barrister. NY: Signet, 1999.

King, Valerie. A Daring Wager. NY: Zebra Books, 1989.

---. Reluctant Bride. NY: Zebra Books, 1989.

---. A Rogue's Masquerade. NY: Zebra Books, 1989.

---. The Fanciful Heiress. NY: Zebra Books, 1990.

Kingsley, Katherine. [Julia Kay Kendall]. Wild Rose. NY: Signet, 1987.

---. Honor's Way. NY: Signet, 1988.

---. A Dishonorable Proposal. NY: Signet, 1989.

---. King of Hearts. [set in 1819] NY: Signet, 1993.
Comments from my reading diary, February 1995: Heroine and young brother are on way to titled father's place so that they don't starve. The boy is his bastard, and the heroine unrelated. The hero inherited from the evil father who died. Before the hero and heroine discover they are "related," they kiss at an inn. Love blooms as they all stay at the house; tenants and estate management also involved.

---. In the Wake of the Wind. [set in 1819] NY: Dell, 1996.
Comments from my reading diary, May 1999: This novel blends regency romance and with a reincarnation plot. All of the main characters have been reborn from a past life together that ended in general tragedy. However for the bulk of the novel, only the heroine is conscious of her past life and believes in such experiences. Surprisingly little of the entire book is taken up with the past-lives plot, so the book can be enjoyed for its other aspects until the ending of the novel which deals with unfolding the past to all the characters. The heroine's character is very sweet, and her bringing of happiness to all but the evil character is enjoyable. The heroine's misunderstanding of sex and her fear of it is played for humor, as is the hero's sexual frustration.

Kingsley, Mary. [Mary Kruger]. Sabrina. NY: Zebra Books, 1989.

---. A Gentleman's Desire. NY: Zebra Books, 1991.

---. The Rake's Reward. NY: Zebra Books, 1991.

Kirkland, Martha. To Catch a Scoundrel. NY: Signet, 1999.

Krahn, Betina. [Betina M. Krahn] Midnight Magic. [set in 1810] NY: Zebra, 1990. Comments from my reading diary, May 1999: This novel seemed to go on too long for me. The basic appeal of the novel was combining the thrill and innocence of first love with silly, farcical humor. Unfortunately once the heroine and hero fall in love and have sex, the plot goes wild to try to keep going for another hundred pages or so. Then we get a lesson on superstition vs. logic, as well as magic charms, gratuitous sex, gypsies, irrational decisions, and overwrought, improbable villains to keep the plot going. Still the charm of the early part of the novel can carry you through most of the rest, at least for one read.
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