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  • Bibliography:
    19 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1998
  • Latest Book:
    May 2012
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About the Author

Nancy Butler is the pen name for Nancy J. Hajeski, an American writer who became consumed with all things British. She won the 1998 Gold Leaf Award winner for Best First Novel. As Butler, she has written nearly a dozen Regency Romance novels, usually with British themes, earning her two RITA awards and multiple RT Reviewer's Choice awards. She makes her home in New Jersey, living with her muses, Aja and Puck, and rides her quarter horse Ginger when not writing a new story. [adapted from Sense & Sensibility graphic novel (2010)]

Full Series List in Order

The MacHeath Connection

1 - The Ramshackle Suitor (Mar-2000)
2 - The Prodigal Hero (Nov-2000)

Book List in Order: 19 titles



  • Love's Letter Evelynne Marriott, a gentlewoman born, had donned the disguise of a rough-and-tumble lad. With her family fallen on hard times, she toiled away at a man's job to keep a roof over all their heads. Not that she expected the wea...



  • On the Wings of Love It was definitely not good form to flee from one's own betrothal ball. Yet Diana Exeley ran pell-mell from the mansion to the riverside lawns because she could not bear to wed Sir Beveril, a man she barely knew. And when s...



  • Dangerous Haven One fragrant June afternoon, Lady Jemima Vale too her canvas stool and sketchbook to the sunny countryside with the intention of drawing a pleasant view of some aspens. But what she saw made her heart lurch. From across the plain c...



  • Highway Robbery -- or a Stolen Heart? Abandoned by his mother and left to be raised by a cruel father, Griffin Darrowby vowed long ago to harden his heart against emotion. So when the handsome rogue finds his fortune lost, it's not the comfort...



  • An Impassioned Mission Lucy Parnell sacrificed her social position to escape her stepbrother's tyranny. Now, earning her living as a governess, she is taking a long overdue holiday on the Isle of Man. Instead of a respite, however, Lucy is eng...



  • Celebrate the most joyous of seasons with these original stories of holiday romance from five of today's most beloved award-winning Regency authors. Each tale is set on Christmas Eve, capturing the season's true spirit of charity and goodwill...



  • Hostage Hearts It's Christmastime in London, but all is not merry for a former sea captain called MacHeath. Down to his last few shillings, he's nipping away the cold in a pub when he overhears a group of ruffians planning a kidnapping. Th...



  • A Lawless Love Lustful Lord Rockleigh is the talk of the ton. He's never denied his amorous appetites, but he's furious that people are gossiping about his intimate intrigues, thanks to a slanderous newspaper editorial... Newspaperwoman...



  • Give the gift of love this holiday season with this special collection of Christmas stories from five beloved and bestselling Regency authors. Each tale touches on the "spirit" of the season and conjures a little mistletoe magic to bring love...






  • Shepherd's Delight Nearly destitute, Ursula Roarke agrees to sell her late husband's bloodstock to the Duke of Ardsley. But the wily widow has an ulterior motive in visiting the peer's property in Devon: She hopes to entice him into m...



  • Healing Hearts Repaying a debt of honor by helping the illustrious General Sir Janus Paltry write his memoirs, Morgan Pearce must leave London -- and a most delectable married woman -- behind. And though he's not happy about venturing out to t...



  • LOVE HO! Miss Lydia Peartree was looking forward to an afternoon pleasure cruise off the coast of Devon. But she didn't expect the captain of the Rook to have the appearance of a pirate and the manners of a sea dog. Captain Matthew Frobisher, ...



  • The Captive Heart Miss Maggie Bonner is returning her mistress's rejected betrothal gift -- an emerald necklace -- to Lord Barkin in Scotland. But while Maggie is traveling on the open sea, her ship is overtaken by a pirate vessel captained by...



  • The Mysterious Stranger The last two governesses disappeared without a trace. Miss Sara Cobb has accepted a position as governess at Tregallion House in remote Cornwall. But while traveling to her new home by coach, the former schoolteacher rec...




  • When a literary lady -- and confirmed Londoner -- has to arrange a country house party to impress her wealthy beau, she receives much more than domestic tips from a Welshman who longs to spend Christmas with Dora Davenport......



  • Alongside incredible artist Sonny Liew (My Faith in Frankie, Wonderland), Butler brings to life the world of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, two daughters without parents or means, forced to experience hardship, romance, and heartbreak, all in the hope...




  • Marvel continues its bestselling graphic novel adaptations of Jane Austen's classics! Award-winning author Nancy Butler, adapter of Marvel's bestselling adaptations Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, brings you another Jane Austen classic...





Award-Winning Books by Nancy Butler

The Discarded Duke
2002 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Regency Romance
Lord Monteith's Gift
1998 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- First Regency Romance
Prospero's Daughter
2004 Rita Award -- Regency Romance
The Rake's Retreat
2000 Rita Award -- Regency Romance


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Nancy Butler has published 19 books.

Nancy Butler does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Emma, was published in May 2012.

The first book by Nancy Butler, Lord Monteith's Gift, was published in January 1998.

Yes. Nancy Butler has 1 series.