Joan Wolf: The American Duchess

Next is prolific regency author Joan Wolf's The American Duchess. Published in December 1982 by Signet, it is the story of Tracy Bodmin who was leaving her country to marry the Duke of Hastings in England at the bequest of her beloved father. Joan Wolf is one of Signet's early stars and has since written a number of historical romances.

Allan Kass illustrates our couple inside an elegant room and we're not sure if the heroine is quite happy to see the hero! I like how Kass gives us a feeling of informality in this setting.