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Georgette Heyer

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rainbowskittle · 01/12/2008 17:58

I love Georgette Heyer's Regency Romances (no laughing please!) and I've read them all so many times now. Can anyone recommend any similar authors/books? Whenever I've tried to find something similar I've always found them a bit too "Mills & Boon" (no offense to M & B fans, just not my cup of tea!). Thanks a lot.

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poppy34 · 01/12/2008 19:24

so right pisces - have a shelf just full of her books.. others are ok but nothing is like a georgette heyer

piscesmoon · 01/12/2008 19:13

Anya Seton is very good-however I don't think anyone competes with Georgette Heyer as a lovely comfort read.

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rainbowskittle · 01/12/2008 18:58

Thanks for suggestions. Have tried Jean Plaidy and Norah Lofts, but not the others so will look out for them. Only contact I've had with Barbara Cartland was when I dressed up as her for a "Dead Celebrities" party we had, have never read anything by her I promise!

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Tanee58 · 01/12/2008 18:06

Anya Seton - Katherine, Green Darkness, Devil Water
Elizabeth Goudge - The Child from the Sea
Margaret Campbell Barnes - don't know if she's still in print, but she's good
Margaret Irwin ditto
Jean Plaidy
Norah Lofts
Hilda Lewis

Some of these authors may be out of print now, but I loved them when I was in my teens in the 1970s and still find their writing good. I've seen them sometimes in charity shops and ebay is a good source.

Actually, I don't like Georgette Heyer but my lodger loves and rereads them too - so you are not alone.

Whatever you do, AVOID BARBARA CARTLAND!!!!

poppy34 · 01/12/2008 18:00

no exactly what you mean - can't think of anything that is quite the same in terms of formula/satisfaction level (except for jilly cooper but that is different story) if you're looking for something that is historic, reasonably well written and with romance lement couple of recommendations. its not same period but similar in terms of good story/romance element that works out - elizabeth chadwick. also anya seton katherine