Regency Romance: Strong Women Find True Love Series by Virginia Vice

She refuses to be ruined by her father's debts Lady Isobel Duskwood finds herself swimming in a sea of indebtedness after her father's tragic passing. Vowing to protect her family's estates, she looks for a match that can save her family's good name. But her father's debts are held by none other than Lord Brighton, the Duke of Norbury. A well-known scoundrel, Lord Brighton is widely thought to be unrefined and an unsuitable match for the prim and proper Isobel... moreShe refuses to be ruined by her father's debts Lady Isobel Duskwood finds herself swimming in a sea of indebtedness after her father's tragic passing. Vowing to protect her family's estates, she looks for a match that can save her family's good name. But her father's debts are held by none other than Lord Brighton, the Duke of Norbury. A well-known scoundrel, Lord Brighton is widely thought to be unrefined and an unsuitable match for the prim and proper Isobel. Shocked by a scandalous offer that would cancel her debts, Isobel seeks other means of satisfying her family's obligations. Suddenly exposed to the true character of other men seeking her hand, however, she finds an unexpected protector in the Duke. The rogue of a man introduces Isobel to a primal, pure form of attraction, showing her how to let loose both her heart and her body. This is a steamy 50,000-word Regency era romance novel with a HEA and female main character who is strong enough to think for herself. less

Lady Nadia Haversham, heiress to the Duchy of Emerys, has seen too much of the world to be satisfied with the "prim and proper" place English society expects of her. Having accompanied her father from one end of the burgeoning British Empire to another, she has developed a hunger for something more, and cannot settle for a simple fairy tale marriage. Lord Marshall Beckham, the Duke of Berrewithe, lives a heartbroken and lonesome life... moreLady Nadia Haversham, heiress to the Duchy of Emerys, has seen too much of the world to be satisfied with the "prim and proper" place English society expects of her. Having accompanied her father from one end of the burgeoning British Empire to another, she has developed a hunger for something more, and cannot settle for a simple fairy tale marriage. Lord Marshall Beckham, the Duke of Berrewithe, lives a heartbroken and lonesome life. Resigned to fulfilling his ancestral duties, he had long ago given up on finding a partner and an equal. Until he met Nadia... This is a steamy 50,000-word Regency era romance novel with a HEA and female main character who is strong enough to think for herself. less

Lady Amelia has little desire for a suitor. An unusual woman for her time, she is capable and independent, just as her loving father raised her. But the laws of inheritance are the unjust sort, and she stands to lose her family's lands if she cannot find a suitable, proper husband before the passing of her increasingly ill father. Duke Robert is a man of strong character and traditional views. But he finds himself taken with the young heiress -- and increasingly sharing her unpopular views... moreLady Amelia has little desire for a suitor. An unusual woman for her time, she is capable and independent, just as her loving father raised her. But the laws of inheritance are the unjust sort, and she stands to lose her family's lands if she cannot find a suitable, proper husband before the passing of her increasingly ill father. Duke Robert is a man of strong character and traditional views. But he finds himself taken with the young heiress -- and increasingly sharing her unpopular views. But she is a hard woman, and in an age where marriages are more about cementing family alliances and less about true love, it is not an easy match for him to make. The two struggle to overcome their differences, and eventually find themselves thrust into unexpected danger, with the end result that Lady Amelia finally stops denying the duke. This is a steamy 40,000-word Regency era romance novel with a HEA and female main character who is strong enough to think for herself. less

Lady Anne Hatley -- the only daughter of the Viscount of Roxborough -- is not a woman to bow before any man. Raised to manage her family's estates better than any suitor, she has no intention on stepping aside for any would-be husband to add her family titles and estates to his own. Her ailing father, however, knows that inheritance laws are unjust at best and confiscatory at worst when an unwed woman stands as the sole heir... moreLady Anne Hatley -- the only daughter of the Viscount of Roxborough -- is not a woman to bow before any man. Raised to manage her family's estates better than any suitor, she has no intention on stepping aside for any would-be husband to add her family titles and estates to his own. Her ailing father, however, knows that inheritance laws are unjust at best and confiscatory at worst when an unwed woman stands as the sole heir. Vultures are circling and the pressure is mounting for the fiercely independent Lady Anne to find a man who is strong enough to be the husband she wants instead of what society expects. Lawrence, Duke of Amhurst, lives in the shadow of his father's vices. Worried that he, too, shares his progenitor's brutish nature, he has shunned courting to the point that he has gone from one of the nation's most eligible bachelors to a man surrounded in whispers of deviant tastes, which keeps away even the most determined romantic young women who might wish to scale the walls he has built around his heart. But circumstance brings this unlikely pair together. Though they do not yet know it, they will have to overcome challenges both physical and political as they fall into each other's hearts -- at first reluctantly, and then with unbridled passion. This is a steamy 45,000-word Regency romance novel with a HEA, featuring a female main character who is strong enough to think for herself. less