Introduction to The Rakehell Regency Romance Series

Rakehell was the Regency term for a man of daring, who was also a ladies’ man and with a devil-may-care attitude regarding what the rest of Society thought about him.

The Rakehells are a group of school friends from Eton and Oxford, who play fair, but very much by their own rules in a society rapidly changing due to modernization, power politics, and the war.

From many different walks of life, and with all sorts of adventures befalling them, every one of the Rakehells, and their extended family circle, will find true love amid the backdrop of the late Napoleonic Wars, and the end of George III’s reign.

The Rakehell Regency Series is a bit more gritty, and more sensual, than the usual Regency, but also completely historically accurate for the period.

There is some comedy of manners, capturing the life andd concerns of the period, with liberal dashes of suspense and sensuality. It’s what Jane Austen would have written if only she had dared….

The Rakehell Regency series novels are each standalones, powerful, often sensual or even erotic romances, with remarkable characters facing seemingly insurmountable odds. They can be enjoyed singly, or read in order.

The Regency Period, which runs nearly parallel to the Napoleonic Wars, is the beginning of the modern world as we know it. It was a time of revolution and the old world order being torn apart: what a remarkable time to fall in love.

Please click on the links to the left for more information about each novel.

You might also be interested in romances set in the Napoleonic Period.

Shanna Murchison
Southern Ireland, 1169

The great Celtic myth of the Wheel of Fate is played out against the first Norman invasion of Ireland. Dairinn is chosen by the gods to be the wife of Senan.
Senan has always hated his ‘gift’ of magical power, and chosen the path of the warrior. With Ireland on the brink of invasion by the English, only his taking Dairinn as his consort and teaching her the ways of the druids can stem the tide of violence.

Through Senan’s love, Dairinn discovers her own innate powers, and the truth behind her family history. As she grows in power, she begins to suspect the awful truth about the sacrifice Senan intends to make to save his country. The passionate connection between them can never be severed, not even in death.
Dairinn has no intention of sacrificing the love she has waited for all her life. Dairinn wages a rebellion of her own against her lover and the druid ways to save Senan and her new-found clan from extinction.
She must bargain with the Morrigan, the goddess of death, if she is ever to achieve happiness with the man she loves. But how high a price will she have to pay for Senan’s life?

Reviews:
Thoroughly fascinating, Four stars
Kathy Boswell, Romantic Times
This thoroughly fascinating Druid fantasy was rich in detail as it told the story of Dairinn and Senan. I found myself reading this book more slowly than I normally read in order to capture every detail. The story opens with Dairinn being betrothed to a Norman in order to try to cultivate peace between her Irish clan and the Normans who have invaded their lands. Little does she know that a stranger has arrived, a Druid, there to fulfill her destiny.
Senan, a Druid Wizard comes to claim Dairinn for his own, but he has no way of knowing how hard a road they both must travel in order to find true love and peace. Dairinn’s heritage is hidden from her for years. When she finds out who and what she is, can she handle it? Can she leave her family behind for a stranger? Can they fight the evil that threatens to overtake their land?
Shanna Murchison created two very strong characters in the hero and heroine. They held onto their love and their beliefs even through the worst adversities, making them a force to be reckoned with.

The Wizard Woman
Shanna Murchison
Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Setting: Ireland, 1169
Word Count=118,000 words
Rating: Quite sensual

Click on the link to read the first chapter or order: The Wizard Woman

Since many of our writers either come from Ireland or live in Ireland, HerStory Books seeks to bring you the best in Irish romance in all categories, from modern to medieval, Regency and Tudor to paranormal.

Here’s a copy of the free modern romance short story Always by Sorcha MacMurrough.