Modern Regencies that I enjoyed (rated 4* or 5*) which are traditional in style – either no sex or all behind closed doors, with nothing steamier than a kiss described:
Meredith Allady: Letters from Bath: 2012 5* [Not really a romance]
Elizabeth Bailey: In Honour Bound: 2016 4* [Trad]
Kathleen Baldwin: Mistaken Kiss: 2014 4* [Trad]
Joanna Barker: The Truth About Miss Ashbourne: 2018 4* [Trad]
Alissa Baxter:
- The Dashing Debutante: 2001 5* [Trad]
- Lord Fenmore’s Wager: 2010 5* [Trad]
- A Marchioness Below Stairs: 2017 4* [Trad]
- The Earl’s Lady Geologist: 2021 5* [Trad]
Florrie Boleyn: Guinea-Gold Hair: 2011 5* [Trad]
Sally Britton: Mr Gardiner and the Governess: 2020 5* [Trad]
Susan Carroll: Brighton Road: 1988 5* [Trad]
Jayne Davis:
- An Embroidered Spoon: 2019 5* [Trad]
- Captain Kempton’s Christmas: 2019 4* [Trad]
- A Suitable Match: 2020 4* [Trad]
- Playing With Fire: 2020 5* [Trad]
- The Fourth Marchioness: 2021 5* [Trad]
Anna Dean:
- A Moment of Silence: 2008 (a Regency murder mystery) 5* [Trad]
- A Gentleman of Fortune by 2009 (a Regency murder myster) 5* [Trad]
- A Woman of Consequence: 2010 (a Regency murder mystery) 5* [Trad]
- A Place of Confinement: 2012 (a Regency murder mystery) 5* [Trad]
E A Dineley: The Death of Lyndon Wilder: 2012 4* [Trad]
Charlotte Louise Dolan:
- Fallen Angel: 1993/2013 5* [Trad]
- Three Lords For Lady Anne: 1991/2013 5* [Trad]
Christina Dudley: The Naturalist: 2013 5* [Trad]
Carola Dunn:
- The Fortune Hunters: 1991 5* [Trad]
Gail Eastwood: Lord of Misrule: 2018 4* [Trad]
Diane Farr:
- The Nobody: 1999 5* [Trad]
- Once Upon A Christmas: 2000 5* [Trad]
Jenny Goutet:
- A Regrettable Proposal: 2019 4* [Trad]
- A Faithful Proposal: 2020 4* [Trad]
Jenny Hambly:
- Rosalind: 2018 4* [Trad]
- Sophie: 2019 5* [Trad]
- Katherine: 2019 4* [Trad]
- Marianne: 2020 5* [Trad]
- Miss Hayes: 2020 5* [Trad]
- Georgianna: 2020 5* [Trad]
- Allerdale: 2021 4* [Trad]
Melinda Hammond:
- Autumn Bride: 1983 5* [Trad]
- The Dream Chasers: 2003 5* [Trad]
Audrey Harrison: The Lonely Lord: 2019 4* [Trad]
Joyce Harmon:
- A Feather To Fly With: 2014 5* [Trad]
- Regency Road Trip: 2015 5* [Trad]
- The World’s A Stage: 2015 5* [Trad]
- Katherine, When She Smiled: 2015 5* [Trad]
- The Town And Country Season: 2018 5* [Trad]
- Mary Bennet and the Bingley Codex: 2019 4* [Trad + magic]
- Mary Bennet and the Wickham Artifact: 2019 5* [Trad + magic]
- Mary Bennet and the Beast of Rosings Park: 2019 5* [Trad + magic]
- Mary Bennet and the Shades of Pemberley: 2019 4* [Trad + magic]
Candice Hern:
- The Best Intentions: 1999 4* [Trad]
Emma Jensen: His Grace Endures: 1998 4* [Trad]
Carla Kelly: Reforming Lord Ragsdale: 1995 4* [Trad]
Martha Keyes:
- Eleanor: 2019 4* [Trad]
- Wyndcross: 2019 5* [Trad]
- Isabel: 2019 5* [Trad]
- Phoebe: 2019 4* [Trad]
- Goodwill for the Gentleman: 2019 5* [Trad]
Leslie Knowles: Scandalizing the Duke: 2021 4* [Trad]
Jan Jones:
- The Kydd Inheritance: 2011 5* [Trad]
- Fair Deception: 2008 4* [Trad]
- Fortunate Wager: 2009 5* [Trad]
- An Unconventional Act: 2017 4* [Trad]
- A Rational Proposal: 2018 4* [Trad]
- A Respectable House: 2018 5* [Trad]
- A Scholarly Application: 2019 5* [Trad]
- A Practical Arrangement: 2020 5* [Trad]
Perpetua Langley:
- Chemsworth Hall Book 1: Violet: 2017 5* [Trad]
- Chemsworth Hall Book 2: Rose: 2019 5* [Trad]
Stephanie Laurens: Lady Osbaldestone’s Christmas Goose: 2017 4* [Trad]
Edith Layton:The Mysterious Heir: 1984 4* [Trad]
Dorothy Mack:
- The Unlikely Chaperone: 1991 5* [Trad]
- The Courtship of Chloe: 1992 5* [Trad]
- The Awakening Heart: 1993 4* [Trad]
Laura Matthews:The Nomad Harp: 1980 4* [Trad]
Holly Newman: A Grand Gesture: 2014 4* [Trad]
Stella Riley:
- The Parfit Knight: 1986 5* [Trad]
- The Mesalliance: 1990 4* [Trad]
- The Player: 2015 5* [Trad]
Anniina Sjöblom: Thaw: 2020 5* [Trad]
Joan Smith:
- Cousin Cecilia: 1990 4* [Trad]
- Escapade: 1977 5* [Trad]
- Imprudent Lady: 1978 4* [Trad]
- A Country Wooing: 1987 5* [Trad]
Mira Stables:
- Stranger Within The Gates: 1976 5* [Trad]
- The Byram Succession: 1978 5* [Trad]
- Honey-Pot: 1979 4* [Trad]
Catherine Tinley: Rags To Riches Wife: 2020 5* [Trad]
G G Vandagriff: Lord John’s Dilemma: 2015 4* [Trad]
Sarah J Waldock: None So Blind: 2014 4* [Trad]