I love Georgette Heyer - anything similar I can read?

[Gorgeousette]

I've read all her books so many times. It's become a bit of a tradition for me now to read her at this time of year :). I'll never tire of her books but I would like to read similar books by other authors, and have never been able to find any that are comparable. There are lots of books set in the same period of time but the writing is nowhere near as good.

Does anyone know of any similar authors I could read? Thank you.

Amanda Quick is one that I think hasn’t been mentioned yet. Love her books. Less good but worth a look Julia Quinn - her books are coming to Netflix at Christmas, look up Bridgerton.

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I know. . I suspect it's because it's one of the ones I didn't read until I was 30ish and by then he just sounded like a misogynistic, childish dick. Apologies! I suspect I'd have loved him in my teens. His father, Avon, didn't do it for me either. Far too cynical and patronising.

I wasn't keen on Avon but I loved his brother - I think his name was Rupert. I don't think many of her heroes were ideal husband material by today's standards

I think this thread has resolved my ponderings about which audio books to listen to next. I shall spend the next couple of hours on Audible buying me some Christmas presents!

Ooooh fav GH, Unknown Ajax, but I'm a sucker for an H with a sense of humour. I love all the characters in that book (well maybe not the GF, but he has his moments) Lady Aurelia is a force! I want to be her when I grow up.

Then Grand Sophy, Cotillion, False Colours, Talisman Ring (very wacky, but such good fun) and Arabella (I think that's the one where she gets him to save the dog and keep it).

Then there are the mysteries, No Wind of Blame, Death in the Stocks, Envious Casca, Behold Here's Poison, Unfinished Clue.

Her books are fantastic!

I enjoyed The Grand Sophy. marvellous book.

I f.you like a bit of fluffy recency romance, M. c..Beeton, the author behind Agatha Raisin, has written a series of recency romances they are a bit silly but very funny. I think they called The Ladies Finsihing Schoo for Wayward Girls.or something like that. Set in regency, these two middle aged s laters set up a marriage bureau to help wealthy girls become marriageable. They have titles like The Tamimg of Clarissa.and things like that. Each girl in each book has something wrong with her e.g. a bad temper, or shy, or unfeminine, or a flirt.

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I enjoyed The Grand Sophy. marvellous book.

I f.you like a bit of fluffy recency romance, M. c..Beeton, the author behind Agatha Raisin, has written a series of recency romances they are a bit silly but very funny. I think they called The Ladies Finsihing Schoo for Wayward Girls.or something like that. Set in regency, these two middle aged s laters set up a marriage bureau to help wealthy girls become marriageable. They have titles like The Tamimg of Clarissa.and things like that. Each girl in each book has something wrong with her e.g. a bad temper, or shy, or unfeminine, or a flirt.

She's written loads of stand-alones too, as Marion Chesney.

Totally different, but a similar (if much more modern vibe) are the Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum books.

She’s a wise cracking, smart talking nail bondsman from New Jersey - so very very different - but I found a similar thread of romance, entertainment and warm characters, with clear defined “baddies”. Worth a try.

@clary

Can I plug a friend of mine who writes carefully researched historical novels - she is often likened to Philippa Gregory - anyway my friend writes as Joanna Courtney, she has recently written a book about Lady Macbeth which I thought was great.

That looks fascinating, plugs probably not allowed but welcomed in this instance as completely in the spirit of the thread,

I don’t think there is anything comparable to Georgette Heyer. I do however enjoy Mary Balogh, Lisa Kleypas, Lara Temple, Louise Allen and Virginia Heath for Regency romances.

This thread has cost me a fortune - and I'm so pleased, thank you :)

I've read the Stephanie Plum books and enjoyed them.

I think my favourite Heyer books are The Reluctant Widow, Bath Tangle, Venetia, and Frederica.