Regency

Get in the mood for our upcoming Jane Austen event at Point Cook Library with these great regency reads.

Updated January 29, 2025
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Belgravia
Fellowes, Julian
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling novel about scandalous secrets and star-crossed lovers. On the evening of 15 June 1815, the great and the good of British society have gathered in Brussels at what is to become one of the most tragic parties in history - the Duchess of...
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies
Goodman, Alison
Paper Book
A Washington Post Best Mystery Novel of 2023 A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an 'old maid' to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling...
The Duke and I
Quinn, Julia
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times Bestseller  From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Daphne Bridgerton, in the first of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created...
A Duke in shining armor
Chase, Loretta Lynda
Paper Book
A 2017 RT Reviewer's Choice Nominee for Best Historical Love & Laughter! Not all dukes are created equal. Most are upstanding members of Society. And then there's the trio known as Their Dis-Graces. Hugh Philemon Ancaster, seventh Duke of Ripley, will never win prizes for virtue....
Frankenstein : or, The modern Prometheus
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Paper Book
Shelley's suspenseful and intellectually rich gothic tale confronts some of the most important and enduring themes in all of literture--the power of human imagination, the potential hubris of science, the gulf between appearance and essence, the effects of human cruelty, the desire for revenge and...
Half a Soul
Atwater, Olivia
Paper Book
"Whimsical, witty, and brimming over with charm" (India Holton), Olivia Atwater's delightful debut will transport you to a magical version of Regency England, where the only thing more meddlesome than a fairy is a marriage-minded mother! It's difficult to find...
The heiress : the revelations of Anne De Bourgh
Greeley, Molly
Paper Book
"Greeley's storytelling is intricate, masterly, and delightfully imaginative. Highly recommended."--Library Journal (starred review)  In this gorgeously written and spellbinding historical novel based on Pride and Prejudice, the author of The Clergyman's Wife combines the knowing eye...
The ladies rewrite the rules
Allain, Suzanne
Paper Book
Diana Boyle, a wealthy young widow living a quiet life on the outskirts of London, has no desire to ever marry again. When fortune-hunting suitors begin arriving on her doorstep, she's furious to discover her name and address have been published in a directory of England's most affluent unmarried...
Longbourn
Baker, Jo
CD
* Pride and Prejudice was only half the story *   If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats, Sarah often thought, she'd most likely be a sight more careful with them.   In this irresistibly imagined belowstairs answer to...
Miss Austen
Hornby, Gill
Ebook
"A deeply imagined and deeply moving novel" imagines the life of Jane Austen's sister and confidante, Cassandra (Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times-bestselling author of The Jane Austen Book Club).Whoever looked at an elderly lady and saw the young heroine she once was...
Northanger Abbey
Austen, Jane
Paper Book
Northanger Abbey is the story of naïve but sweetly appealing Catherine Morland, a willing victim of the 19th-century craze for Gothic literature who is determined to see herself as the heroine of a dark and thrilling romance. Northanger Abbey is both a perfectly...
Book Club 2 Go. Pride and prejudice
Austen, Jane
Other
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister...
Queen Bee
Howard, Amalie
Paper Book
A young woman seeking retribution against her backstabbing best friend finds her plans derailed once she reunites with the only boy she's ever loved-a delightful second chance romance with the vibe of Bridgerton, from a USA Today bestselling author! "A divine dip...
Remember Love
Balogh, Mary
Paper Book
"One of the best." - Julia Quinn The beloved queen of Regency romance is back with a brand-new story perfect for fans of Bridgerton. The handsome and charismatic Earl of Stratton, Caleb Ware, has been exposed to the ton for his clandestine affairs-...
The secret lives of country gentlemen
Charles, KJ
Paper Book
Abandoned by his father, Gareth Inglis grew up lonely, prickly, and well-used to disappointment. Still, he longs for a connection. When he meets a charming stranger, he falls head over heels-until everything goes wrong and he's left alone again. Then Gareth's father dies, turning the shabby London...
To Marry and to Meddle: A Novelvolume 3
Waters, Martha
Paper Book
"Sure to delight Bridgerton fans." --USA TODAY The "sweet, sexy, and utterly fun" (Emily Henry, author of People We Meet on Vacation) Regency Vows series continues with a witty, charming, and joyful novel following a seasoned debutante and a rakish theater...
The toll-gate
Heyer, Georgette
Ebook
Praise for the Top 50 Questions Kids Ask "If you've ever been stumped by a question your child has asked you, this book will help. Dr. Bartell identifies the 'hot-button' questions that consistently come up and actually provides the best possible answers to those questions so parents don't...
Trouble
Croucher, Lex
Paper Book
A Regency-era romantic comedy with a deliciously feminist and queer twist, from the New York Times bestselling author of Gwen & Art Are Not in Love. There's a new governess at Fairmont House, and she's going to be nothing but trouble. Emily...

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