Darrell Husted: Visitor from Vienna

December 1981 is the publication date of Visitor from Vienna by Darrell Husted. Catherine Fothinby is bored after being in glittering Vienna! Her cousin's house is dull and her suitor, Andrew Tarleton, even more so. But when Berthold de Caze visits, she finds all of the excitement that has been lacking!

Our couple is in a ballroom and our heroine is dressed plainly considering the room and the elegance of the hero. I like that the look of the band in her hair is still fashionable now. One of Allan Kass's talents is that his book covers don't look dated.

It's uncommon for a man to author regency romances. Most wrote under female names.