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You know this trope: Hero is swashbuckling or fearsome warrior, often from barbarian/ foreign/ invader lands. Heroine is or will eventually become a guide or healer for his people. Let's take a look at the reclist.

1] Warprize (Chronicles of the Warlands, #1) by Elizabeth Vaughan

2] Amy Harmon's The Queen and the Cure

3] T.A. White's Pathfinder's Way / The Broken Land series

4] Mila Vane's A Heart of Blood and Ashes

5] Reluctant Concubine by Dana Marton

6] The Twilight of Avalon by Anna Elliott

7] Wolfskin by Juliet Marillier

More to come eventually!

Last Update: August 8, 2021

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An Assembly Such as This by Pamela Aidan - The entire trilogy is a very good retelling of Austen's Pride & Prejudice, from Darcy's perspective. It reminded me all over again why P&P remains such a classic, and so romantic to boot. Loved this. 5 of 5

The Waltzing Widow by Joan Smith

Convinced that Lucy Percy was a mere fortune hunter throwing her cap at his twit of a nephew, Tony Carlton, Lord Avedon was trying to buy her off--with his own charms!

The whole charade had begun when Lucy fell in love with a man who merely cherished her fortune. Posing as a widow of modest means to avoid other money-hungry scoundrels, she left the tattlebaskets of London for the gentry of Kent. And though she didn't encourage Tony Carlton's puppy love, she had half a mind to marry him just to teach Adrian Avedon a lesson!

And surely her pounding heart and weak knees were the product of her outrage at Avedon's schemes to be rid of her, not anything as unspeakable as love...?

This was actually quite funny! All because Lucy decides to masquerade first as a captain's wife and later as a war widow in a remote countryside in order to flee gossip about a failed engagement. The inconsistencies in her lies raise all kinds of questions in her new landlord's and neighbors' minds, and then it's just one thing after another. If you like Faro's Daughter by Heyer, this is a lighter and more humorous version on those themes. The characterizations are not very strong, which is why the book misses out by a bit. But in terms of situational comedies, this one was pretty entertaining.

Current Mood: amused

Well, as of now all these are based on Pride & Prejudice.

Amanda Grange's Mr. Darcy's Diary
This one is from Darcy's point of view.

Unequal Affections by Lara Ormiston
Highly recommended. Has a weak start but gathers force after the 10% mark. Still waters run deep, and that's Darcy all the way. Read about what would have happened if Lizzy had accepted Darcy's first (unfortunate) proposal.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
Not a favorite but clearly very innovative.

Death comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
I have seen the three-part British television drama based on the best-selling 2011 P.D. James novel of the same name. I liked it, gives a nice gothic murder mystery touch to what happens several years after the Darcy/ Lizzy marriage.

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
This is an American web series adapted from Pride and Prejudice. The story is conveyed in the form of modern-day vlogs. You can watch it on YouTube, and I think this even won the Emmy.

Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice Continues (Darcy & Elizabeth #1) by Linda Berdoll
Ahem, a smexier retelling.

Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) by Helen Fielding

Oh, well. Who doesn't know this modern version? And with Colin Firth too?

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Last Update: 8 August 2021

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Were stories can be like catnip, because there’s a permanence to that HEA. (After all, in the real world too, wolves are such staunch monogamists.) But that doesn’t mean that those Were stories don’t need a strong plot, interesting side characters, and imaginative world (or pack) building. There's also the need for insight into shapeshifting dynamics, because what's a Were if not a ShapeShifter?

Here are a few that I’ve liked over the years. Where possibly, I’ve added links and description too.

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When I'm looking for some comfort watches, I often go back to Asian Dramas that I have loved before. For those who don't know, Asian Dramas (for me) include Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese and Chinese Dramas. They are all enormous fun, and as many of these are now available on Netflix too, highly recommended for binge-watching.

Well, in no particular order, here goes the list:

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The following is a Master List of books and authors that you will like if you like Georgette Heyer's works. In other words, historical fiction books that have historically accurate language, masterful plotting, and at least some comedy of manners. Generally, the plot (need to have) is more important than the romance (good to have).

This is not the post where readalikes for one Georgette Heyer book comprise other books by Heyer. *rolls eyes* I've run into many of those.

Note also that NOBODY comes close to the genius Heyer. NOBODY!

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[List to be continued as and when I find more readalikes.]

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Recent Entries

Rec List: Barbarian/ Warrior & Guide/ Healer Trope

Recommendations for July 2021

The Waltzing Widow by Joan Smith

Retellings of Jane Austen Books

ShapeShifter / Were Book Recommendations

List of Favorite Binge-worthy Asian Dramas

If you like Georgette Heyer - Master List of Similar Books & Authors

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