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Janet Aylmer

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Born

in Peterborough, The United Kingdom

Genre

Historical Fiction

Influences

Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen

Member Since

January 2015

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/janetaylmer

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Janet has written 7 books, including two bestsellers.

She lives in the south of England.

Janet enjoys Regency romances and other novels, particularly those by Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, and most books about history and the way the world works.

She likes to visit theatres and cinemas, and to listen to music.

Janet enjoys French history, food and wine, and her family has owned a holiday house in south-west France.

She enjoys travel and meeting new people, and she has visited (in no particular order) ten states in the USA, as well as France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Raratonga, Japan, Hongkong, Sweden, Singapore, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Madeira, the Canary Isla ...more

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Average rating: 3.44 · 4,792 ratings · 832 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	The New Illustrated Darcy's Story by Janet Aylmer (Goodreads Author), Hugh Thomson (Illustrator) 3.45 avg rating — 4,651 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Julia and the Master of Morancourt 3.18 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dialogue with Darcy 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dialogue With Darcy Chapters 1 and 2 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dialogue with Darcy 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sophie's Salvation 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Footsteps of Jane Austen; Through Bath to Lyncombe and Widcombe : A Walk Through History liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Footsteps of Jane Austen - Part 3 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Janet Aylmer's Blog: Darcy and the accidental author

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I have been exploring ways of making short stories more interesting before I publish them as ebooks.

It would be interesting to know whether any of you have done this, with pictures and/or with music?

It seems to be possible to "embed" both in Kindle ebooks (and in blogs!)

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Miss Bigsby and the Very Short Courtship (Treacherous Treasures #2) (Dazzling Debutantes #12)

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The Last Lady B

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The Cold Duke's Hired Bride: A Historical Regency Romance Book (Sensible Marriages 3)

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Quotes by Janet Aylmer (?)

“Amantium irae amoris integratio est

A Latin saying that means

Lovers’ quarrels are the renewal of love”
― Janet Aylmer, Sophie's Salvation

tags: hero, love, romance

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“Lady Catherine quoting Lizzie Bennet:

She had the impudence to reply that, whilst these would be heavy misfortunes, your wife must have such extraordinary sources of happiness necessarily attached to her situation, that she could, upon the whole, have no cause to repine.”
― Janet Aylmer

tags: jane-austen

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“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life.

That word is love."

(Sophocles)

by Adam Harford, Duke of Harford,
from the last page of "Sophie's Salvation”
― Janet Aylmer, Sophie's Salvation

tags: hero, jane-austen, love-story, regency-romance

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Janet’s Quotes

“Amantium irae amoris integratio est

A Latin saying that means

Lovers’ quarrels are the renewal of love”
― Janet Aylmer, Sophie's Salvation

tags: hero, love, romance

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“Dulcibus est verbis mollis alendus amor

which means

By soft words must love be fostered”
― Janet Aylmer, Sophie's Salvation

tags: happiness, love, romance

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tags: hero, jane-austen, love-story, regency-romance

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Jane Austen — 5385 members — last activity 12 hours, 36 min ago
Established July 2007. Readers of Jane, gather here to discuss anything from Frank Churchill's secrets to Lady Catherine's whims. What finally "persua ...more

Georgette Heyer Fans — 1057 members — last activity Sep 10, 2026 07:02PM
A group for fans of Georgette Heyer to discuss her work. Whether you are a fan of many years or someone who is just starting out reading her novels yo ...more

Historical Romance — 7306 members — last activity Sep 08, 2026 05:15PM
A group for people who enjoy reading and discussing adult historical romance books (HR). This group is not for regular fiction, historical fiction ...more

Jane Austen — 668 members — last activity Nov 14, 2020 06:58PM
I know there are too many groups about this terrific writer already, but I thought whats the harm in one more! So feel free to join :) This is a publ ...more

Goodreads Authors/Readers — 57588 members — last activity 5 minutes ago
This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit ...more

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A little group for girls and their friends to keep up with books that they're reading :) ...more

Happily Ever After Book Club — 1215 members — last activity Jun 25, 2026 01:11AM
This is a book club for readers who love a little *clean* romance. We wanted to recognize authors who make the effort to write clean novels and show o ...more

Clean Romances — 6023 members — last activity Aug 28, 2026 03:21PM
This group is dedicated to building a up a list of clean romance books. Not "Christian" or "Inspirational" (there are other groups for those), but goo ...more

I love Alpha Male books club — 7082 members — last activity Sep 08, 2026 01:22PM
A new club for the reader that loves a good romance book that stars a sexy, possessive, strong alpha male! No submissive men found in our books!

Unapologetic Romance Readers — 1385 members — last activity Jan 16, 2025 08:52AM
❤️ Unfortunately the group has officially shut down. Thank you to everyone who joined us in this lovely journey for the last 8 years! Nenia & Maraya ...more

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