Austen-Inspired Historical Romance for Fans of The Other Bennet Sister

Austen fans are having a banner year for adaptations. A BBC miniseries based on The Other Bennet Sister, a 2020 novel reimagining the life of Mary Bennet, premiered earlier this year and adaptations of Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice are coming out in the fall. That’s not to mention all the new Jane Austen retellings we’ve seen published this year. Now I love retellings both historical and contemporary, but if this influx of adaptations has you—like me—craving more Austen-inspired historical romance retellings, then do I have great news for you: there are so many to choose from. These seven, from Pride and Prejudice sequels to Austen-esque Regency romance, are a great place to start. Pride and Prejudice Sequels The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly GreeleyAnother notably overlooked Austen character, Anne de Bourgh, discovers there’s more to life than Rosings in this romance retelling. Reliant on the laudanum she was first given as a fussy baby, Anne lives a quiet half-life within the confines of the great estate she was raised to inherit. But when her father dies and she is spurned by the man she was long told she would marry, Anne decides its time t...