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A Clare Darcy Trilogy
602 pages
A sparkling, witty romp through Regency ballrooms and European intrigues, fueled by spirited heroines and dashing adversaries.
What it feels like
Reading this collection feels like stepping into a sunlit, bustling Regency drawing room where the tea is hot and the gossip is even hotter. The pace is wonderfully brisk, carried along by sparkling banter, breathless carriage rides, and the delightful friction of headstrong heroines clashing with high-handed lords. It possesses an effervescent, breezy mood that never takes itself too seriously, yet still delivers the deeply satisfying emotional payoff of classic historical romance. The prose is crisp and elegant, perfectly capturing the manners and mores of the era without ever feeling bogged down in historical minutiae. It is an absolute delight for readers who crave the witty, comforting charm of classic Regency romps, offering a joyful escape into a world of spirited independence, societal maneuvering, and inevitable, swoon-worthy romance.
- Mood
- breezy
- romantic
- effervescent
- cozy
- Tone
- witty
- lighthearted
- charming
- playful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- spirited independence · scandal and propriety · enemies to lovers · marriage of convenience
- The writing
- Crisp, elegant, and peppered with sparkling period-appropriate banter.
- The arc
- Moves from spirited defiance and societal entanglement to joyful, hard-won romantic surrender.
- Who it's for
- Fans of traditional Regency romance who delight in spunky heroines, dashing lords, and drawing-room wit.
Content notes
- financial distress
- mild peril
About the book
Clare Darcy is hailed as "the new Georgette Heyer," and her novels of life in Regency England are called "lively, romantic, enchanting" and "fun." In this trilogy, three of her most memorable stories are again available—in one convenient volume.
Lady Pamela is the story of an impulsive, high-spirited girl who sets out to restore the Family Honour by locating a memorandum from the Foreign Office that was entrusted to her grandfather and suddenly missing from his files. Instead, Lady Pamela Frayne finds a dashing adversary in the person of the high-handed Lord Dalven, an ardent Spanish Marquis, a villainous foreign agent and more intrigues, both romantic and political, than she had bargained for.
In Victoire, a clever plot to extract money from the Marquis of Tarn is foiled by spunky Victoire Duvemay. In the process, her good name is compromised, and, as a gentleman. Tarn feels it his duty to marry her. But no courtship that takes place during the height of the London Season can run smoothly, and Victoire's is beset by a rival for Tarn's love, an engaging officer from her own past, and an envious cousin who plots to inherit Tarn's title.
Allegra concerns the plight of lovely Allegra Herrington, left penniless and homeless by the death of her father. She is at first determined to accept the offer of marriage from her distant cousin, Sir Derek, who has inherited her father's estate and title. But when she hears rumors that he has proposed out of charity, Allegra refuses him and sweeps off to Brussels with her sister to earn her living as a schoolmistress. However, the battle of Waterloo and the persistent Sir Derek complicate her plans for independence.
All three novels are written in Miss Darcy's usual delightful style and are full of the plot twistings, period background details, and lively aristocratic characters that people her stories.
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