Loretta Chase

Regency/Carsington Family Series

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There is an elegance and sophistication about Loretta Chase’s novels which secure her spot on my short list of great writers of Regencies, and of good writers in general.

Please do read her body of work, beginning with the delightful “Miss Wonderful.”

Driven by innate responsibility and loyalty, Mirabel Oldridge has given up her youthful dreams to care for her eccentric father, their country estate, and its vast holdings.

Alistair Carsington is the charming war hero come to change the lay of that land.

The aristocrat’s earnest admiration and singular sense of purpose begin to turn Mirabel’s head from duty, awakening passions which undermine the security of her land and her heart.

Chase brings grand passion to the staid world of 19th Century English society, yet creates it within the bounds set by her characters’ sensibilities.

Yet those characters are as multidimensional – introspective, witty, and capable of change – as one would hope for in any quality piece of writing.