Omma Velada

The Mackerby Scandal. UKA Press, 2004
Characters: James Hunter & Catherine Haywood
Summary: A lady haunted by a scandal in her past accepts a proposal from a suitable gentleman but falls in love with his groom.

Website: www.ommavelada.co.uk
 
 

Michelle Venet

The Reluctant Lady. Candlelight #713, 1982.
 
 

Patricia Veryan

Sanguinet Saga (Regency Period)

Some Brief Folly. St. Martin's, 1981; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1982; also reissued by Fawcett, 1995, with The Noblest Frailty.
Characters: Mr. Garret Hawkhurst & Miss Euphemia Buchanan
Summary: Lady's page turns out to be the lost son of a man accused of killing his wife & son.
Series: Related to the Sanguinet Saga.
Rating: superb

Feather Castles. St. Martin's, 1982.
Characters: Colonel Tristram Leith & Miss Rachel Strand
Summary: An evil Frenchman's fiancee escapes his clutches with the help of a colonel.
Series: Sanguinet Saga 1
Rating: superb

The Lord and the Gypsy. Walker, 1978; reissued in paperback as Coventry #18, January 1980; also reissued by Souvenir Press, 1980, as Debt of Honour, and by Fawcett, 1986.
Characters: Lucian, Viscount St. Clair & Miss Deirdre Breckenridge
Summary: Lady disguises herself as a gypsy to discover if her childhood love is a murderer.
Series: Related to Sanguinet Saga.

Love's Duet. Walker, 1979; reissued in paperback as Coventry #46, 1980; also reissued by Souvenir Press, 1980, as A Perfect Match, and by Fawcett, 1988.
Characters: Camille, Marquis of Damon & Lady Sophia Drayton
Summary: Lord undercover in a nefarious organization shuns his family & the woman he loves to protect them.
Series: Related to the Sanguinet Saga.
Rating: superb

Nanette. Walker, 1981; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1986.
Characters: Sir Harry Redmond & Nanette Brown aka Annabelle Carlson
Summary: Lady disguises herself as an idiot to escape her evil stepfather and investigate her brother's death, but finds the only witness dead and his son investigating his murder.
Series: Sanguinet Saga 2
Rating: superb

The Noblest Frailty. St. Martin's, 1983; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1985; also reissued by Fawcett, 1995, with Some Brief Folly.
Characters: Mr. Craig Tyndale & Miss Yolande Drummond
Summary: Lady promised to her cousin falls for a dashing Canadian relative whose father is suspected of killing her intended's father.
Series: Sanguinet Saga 3
Rating: superb

Married Past Redemption. St. Martin's, 1983; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1984.
Characters: Mr. Julian Strand & Miss Lisette Van Lindsay
Summary: To save her family from financial ruin a lady agrees to marry a wealthy man of questionable background, but trouble begins when a past suitor continues to pursue her.
Series: Sanguinet Saga 4
Rating: superb

Sanguinet's Crown. St. Martin's, 1985; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1986.
Characters: Mr. Mitchell Redmond & Miss Charity Strand
Summary: Lady is rescued from Claude Sanguinet by an arrogant gentleman.
Series: Sanguinet Saga 5
Rating: superb

Give All to Love. St. Martin's, 1987; reissued by Fawcett, 1988.
Characters: Mr. Alain Devenish & Miss Josie Storm
Summary: Man falls for the girl he's raised from childhood and is challenged by an evil man.
Series: Sanguinet Saga 6
Rating: poor Comments: Relationship between a man and a girl who was essentially his daughter for several years was sick, plot was tired. Friends fun though.

Logic of the Heart. St. Martin's, 1990; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1991.
Characters: Mr. Valentine Montclair (baron for a few days) & Mrs. Susan Henley
Summary: Man's family and a ring of art thieves are out to kill him.
Series: Related to the Sanguinet Saga.
Rating: very good Comments: Her stubborness and unwillingness to listen to him a bit tedious.

Lanterns. St. Martin's, 1996.
Characters: Major Mallory Diccon Paisley, Baron Temple & Cloud (intends to disclaim title) & Miss Marietta Warrington
Summary: Master spy who appeared throughout the Sanguinet series returns to his ancestral home and discovers treachery and love.
Series: Related to the Sanguinet Saga.
Rating: superb

Golden Chronicles (Georgian Period)

Mistress of Willowvale. Walker, 1980; reissued in paperback as Coventry #112, 1981.
Characters: Kit Aynsworth & Leonie
Summary: Gentleman returns from the war to find his fiancee has a child by another man.
Series:  Golden Chronicles prequel 1.
Rating: excellent Comments: Double pregnancy unnecessarily convoluted.

The Wagered Widow. St. Martin's, 1984; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1985.
Characters: Hon. Trevelyan de Villars & Mrs. Rebecca Parrish
Summary: Lady must choose between a stodgy rich man and rakish Jacobite.
Series: Golden Chronicles prequel 2.
Rating: superb  Comments: Kadenworthy a good man in this.

Practice to Deceive. St. Martin's, 1985; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1987.
Characters: Mr. Quentin Chandler & Miss Penelope Montgomery
Summary: Lady helps a wounded fugitive of Culloden imprisoned in her house.
Series: Golden Chronicles 1.
Rating: superb

Journey to Enchantment. St. Martin's, 1986; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1987.
Characters: Captain Geoffrey Delacourt & Miss Prudence MacTavish
Summary: English soldier horrified by the aftermath of Culloden helps Scots escape.
Series: Golden Chronicles 2.
Rating: superb

The Tyrant. St. Martin's, 1987; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1989.
Characters: Mr. Meredith Carruthers & Miss Phoebe Ramsay
Summary: Brother and sister hide a fugitive on the estate of an anti-Jacobite "tyrant" who must offer marriage to the lady when they're found alone together.
Series: Golden Chronicles 3.
Rating: superb

Love Alters Not. St. Martin's, 1987; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1989.
Characters: Sir Anthony Farrar & Miss Dimity "Mitten" Cranford
Summary: Lady carrying a crucial Jacobite cypher switches identities with a woman claiming her son is a baronet's heir.
Series: Golden Chronicles 4.
Rating: superb

Cherished Enemy. St. Martin's, 1988; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1989.
Characters: Mr. Robert Victor MacTavish & Miss Rosamund Albritton
Summary: Lady whose fiance was killed at Culloden finds the courier escorting her home from France is a hated Scot.
Series: Golden Chronicles 5.
Rating: superb

The Dedicated Villain. St. Martin's, 1989; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1990.
Characters: Mr. Roland Fairleigh Mathieson aka Roland Otton & Miss Fiona Bradford; Thaddeus, Baron Briley & Miss Elizabeth Clandon
Summary: Villain of the previous books in this series helps a lady in an acting troupe smuggling Stuart gold.
Series: Golden Chronicles 6.
Rating: superb

Tales of the Jewelled Men (Georgian Period)

Time's Fool. St. Martin's, 1991; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1992.
Characters: Captain Gideon Rossiter & Lady Naomi Lutonville
Summary: Captain returns from the war to find his family ruined and uncovers a group of traitors known as the Jewelled Men.
Series: Tales of the Jewelled Men 1.
Rating: superb

Had We Never Loved. St. Martin's, 1992; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1993.
Characters: Horatio, Viscount Glendenning & Amy Consett
Summary: Viscount falls in love with a gypsy who rescues him from thugs.
Series: Tales of the Jewelled Men 2.
Rating: excellent Comments: Amy's accent got on my nerves.

Ask Me No Questions. St. Martin's, 1993; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1994.
Characters: Mr. Gordon Chandler (baronet's heir) & Mrs. Ruth Allington
Summary: Penniless widow finds work restoring a gentleman's fresco.
Series: Tales of the Jewelled Men 3.
Rating: superb

A Shadow's Bliss. St. Martin's, 1994; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1995.
Characters: Captain Jonathan Armitage & Miss Jennifer Britewell
Summary: East India Company captain loses his memory and is cared for by a lady after villains sink his ship.
Series: Tales of the Jewelled Men 4.
Rating: superb

Never Doubt I Love. St. Martin's, 1995; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1996.
Characters; Lieutenant Peregrine Cranford & Miss Zoe Grainger
Summary: Lady is invited to live with sisters who are involved in a sinister plot.
Series: Tales of the Jewelled Men 5.
Rating: superb

The Mandarin of Mayfair. St. Martin's, 1995; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1996.
Characters: Mr. August Falcon & Miss Gwendolyn Rossiter; Lt. James Morris & Miss Katrina Falcon; Sir Owen Furlong & Maria Barthelemy
Summary: Half-caste gentleman overcomes his aloofness, helps his friends defeat the Jewelled Men, and finds love.
Series: Tales of the Jewelled Men 6.
Rating: superb

Riddle Series (Regency Period)

The Riddle of Alabaster Royal. St. Martin's, 1997; reissued in paperback by Fawcett, 1998.
Characters: Captain Jack Vespa & Miss Consuela Jones
Summary: Captain returns from the war to claim his decrepit estate but finds it inhabited by a lady searching for her father's killer.
Rating: excellent
Series: Riddle Series #1

The Riddle of the Lost Lover. St. Martin's, 1998; reissued in paperback by Zebra, January 2000.
Characters: Mr. Jack Vespa aka Jack Keith & Miss Consuela Jones
Summary: Vespa pursues his real father across France and discovers that he is transporting a shipment of gold to pay Wellington's troops.
Series: Riddle Series #2
Rating: very good

The Riddle of the Reluctant Rake. St. Martin's 1999; reissued in paperback by Zebra, January 2001.
Characters: Lt. Col. Hastings Adair & Miss Cecily Hall
Summary: When an officer accused of compromising a young lady is dishonorably discharged, he is determined to discover who set him up.
Series: Riddle Series #3
Rating: excellent

The Riddle of the Shipwrecked Spinster. St. Martin's, 2001.
Characters: Lt. Piers Cranford & Cordelia Stansbury
Summary: After being forced into a compromising situation with an eligible bachelor, a lady is shipwrecked for a year and returns to England to discover that her intended has rescinded his offer of marriage.
Series: Riddle Series #4; also sequel to Never Doubt I Love (Tales of the Jewelled Men #5) -- Piers Cranford is Peregrine Cranford's twin brother.

The Riddle of the Deplorable Dandy. St. Martin's, 2002
Characters: Gervaise Valerian & Elspeth Clayton
Summary: Hoping to save her imprisoned brother from execution for services to Madame Pompadour, a lady turns to a quick-tempered dandy and finds their mutual antipathy turning into unexpected romance.

Other

"Sweet Charlatan," in Autumn Loves. Fawcett, 1993.

Other Regencies as Gwyneth Moore.

Web site: mandry.net/veryan (fan site)
 
 

Joan Vincent

Thomasina. Candlelight #570, 1980.
Characters: Marquess of Thornhill & Thomasina
Summary: After her father gambled away the family fortune and drove her mother to an early grave, a hoyden becomes a governess and scorns society but meets the lord who won her family's land.

The Education of Joanne. Candlelight #586, July 1980.
Characters: Jason, Lord Kenton & Lady Joanne Furness
Summary: Lord is determined to turn a shrew into a lady and wed her to another.
Period: Georgian

A Bond of Honour. Candlelight #595, 1980.
Characters: Adrian, Earl of Tretain & Lady Juliane Perrill
Summary: In order to escape France with her orphaned niece and nephew, a lady poses as an earl's wife.

A Scheme for Love. Candlelight #604, 1980.
Characters: Viscount Bartone & Mathilda, Lady Bartone
Summary: Widow must solve a mystery to find her husband's inheritance.

Rescued by Love. Candlelight #634, 1981.
Characters: Sarita & Deborah Durham
Summary: Two impoverished rector's daughters find their lives changed with the arrival of three noble matchmaking ladies.
Setting: Sussex
Period: Georgian

The Curious Rogue. Candlelight #650, 1981.
Characters: Comte de Cavilon & Elizabeth
Summary: A lady who is supposed to marry a foppish comte is drawn to a mysterious rogue who appears in her coach and kisses her.
Period: Georgian

The Audacious Miss. Candlelight #708, June 1982.
Characters: Roland, Lord Greydon & Miss Audacia Aderly
Summary: After a lord mistakes hoyden for a boy, she is sent to London to learn to be a lady.

The Promise Rose. Avalon, 2003.
Characters: Earl of Prideau & Lady Barry
Summary: A widow encumbered with her husband's debts is attracted to a masked stranger in Raneleagh Gardens but learns he is the man who broke a promise to her long ago.
Period: Georgian

The Betrothal. Avalon, 2005.
Characters: Duke of Hargrove & Louisa Elliott
Summary: A lady is determined to free herself and her cousin from arranged matches but falls for her cousin's intended - a duke in pursuit of an enemy agent.

Website: www.joanvincent.net
 
 

Daisy Vivian

The Forrester Inheritance: A Regency Entertainment. Walker, 1985.
Characters: Captain Brion Seymour & Miss Mariana Porter
Summary: Lady's inheritance depends upon her marrying within the family, which is surely the reason her loathsome cousin is wooing her.
Series: Includes characters from Return to Cheyne Spa.

Fair Game: A Comedy of Regency Manners. Walker, 1986.
Characters: Duke of Towans & Lady Augusta Mabyn
Summary: Lady establishes a genteel gaming salon in Cheyne Spa to finance her nieces' comeout.
Series: Followed by Return to Cheyne Spa.

Return to Cheyne Spa. Walker, 1988; reissued by Zebra, November 1990.
Characters: Tyger Dobyn & Miss Elinor Hardy
Summary: Penniless lady forced to become a dealer at a London gaming house is invited by a duchess to Cheyne Spa on the condition that she lure a rogue away from the duchess's niece.
Series: Sequel to Fair Game.

Also wrote Georgian romances.

Other Regencies as Meredith Leigh.
 
 
 

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