The Uppity Earl - A Regency Romance

In the tradition of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, THE UPPITY EARL by Marilyn Clay is a clean, sweet, traditional Regency Romance. Miss Tessa Darby was born in England but grew up in America. Now she has returned to England to escape the tyranny of a cruel stepfather and to try to reform the harsh child labor laws of her birth country, Harrison Belmour, the Earl of Penwyck is the very sort of influential gentleman Tessa wishes to impress with her plea. But a more self-righteous man she has never met!

Lord Penwyck is having the devil of a time controlling the deplorable behavior of his mother's houseguest, the lovely, auburn-haired, spectacle-making young lady from America. The stubborn chit simply will not take direction and the last thing the aristocratic family needs is another scandal! Still, the earl has to admit there is something refreshingly tantalizing about a beautiful woman who is also principled and intelligent. Still, he refuses to believe he is falling in love with the willful young lady, even if he continues to reflect on what a perfect countess she would make!

"Another unusual plot from the talented pen of Marilyn Clay! I loved both Tessa and the Earl of Penwyck. Readers will laugh aloud at the dance lesson!" – Melissa Frederick.

"Ms. Clay handles social reform issues in Regency England with aplomb! A perfect blend of romance, and humor within a captivating plot."–Red River Reviews.

If you enjoy the clean, sweet Regencies of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer you'll enjoy the traditional, clean, sweet and always amusing Regencies by Marilyn Clay, suitable for teen readers, with no strong language, graphic scenes or violence.

(Ebook editions of THE UPPITY EARL are also published as MISS DARBY'S DEBUT and THE HYDE PARK SPECTACLE.)

NEW! MARILYN CLAY's critically acclaimed Miss Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series. MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR, MURDER IN MAYFAIR, MURDER IN MARGATE, MURDER AT MEDLEY PARK, MURDER IN MIDDLEWYCH, MURDER IN MAIDSTONE, MURDER AT MONTFORD HALL, MURDER ON MARSH LANE, MURDER IN MARTINDALE, and MURDER AT MARLEY CHASE are all now available in both print and Ebook. Says a satisfied reader, "The clever Miss Juliette Abbott solves crime with wit and humor!"

Marilyn Clay's historical suspense novels include DECEPTIONS: A Jamestown Novel. Catherine travels to the New World in search of her betrothed but what she finds in Jamestown nearly destroys her.  SECRETS AND LIES: A Jamestown Novel. Four young English girls come to the New world on a Bride Ship to marry settlers, but are shocked to find that someone in the colony wants all of them dead! Both books were originally published in hardcover.

BETSY ROSS: ACCIDENTAL SPY is another of Marilyn Clay's popular historical suspense novels. Set in Philadelphia in 1776 Quaker Betsy Ross sets out to uncover who killed her beloved husband John Ross, but is instead drawn into a dangerous underworld of spies and double agents. Available in both print and e-book.

A former University Editor, multi-published author and highly respected historian of the English Regency period, MARILYN CLAY published The Regency Plume Newsletter for sixteen years. For more information on the newsletter and related Regency research material visit The Regency Plume website.