Join Sara Adrien for the facts about Jews in Regency Society that lie behind her novel Margins of Love
They dressed like the aristocracy.
They dined in Mayfair.
They spoke perfect English.
But they were hiding everything that truly mattered.
If you’ve read even a handful of Regency romances, you know the world well:
Ballrooms.
Dukes.
Family names that carry centuries of entitlement.
But what if I told you some of those polished exteriors hid something far more dangerous than flirtation?
In Margins of Love, Book One of the Infiltrating the Ton series, I explore a truth most period dramas have ignored: Jews were living among the British elite during the Regency era—wealthy, educated, well-dressed… and entirely invisible by design.
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They weren’t fully accepted.
They weren’t fully safe.
And yet, they managed to carve out lives at the very edge of society’s spotlight.
A Hidden Chapter of Regency History
Most of what we picture as “the ton” was closed to outsiders. Especially religious minorities.
And yet—history tells us that a handful of Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish families did, in fact, rise high enough to orbit this world. They operated under enormous pressure to stay silent, assimilate, and remain politically useful.
Their public lives sparkled.
Their private lives were carefully guarded.
They had to be.
Here Are a Few Fascinating Realities That Inspired the Series:
– Jewish financiers and jewelers were quietly essential to the crown and the aristocracy, handling loans, rare gems, and international trade. They were invited to drawing rooms, but not always acknowledged in print.
– Kosher observance often had to be disguised. Food was prepared behind closed doors, Sabbaths were celebrated in hidden rooms, and Hebrew texts were kept locked away. To break cover was to risk reputation—and even deportation.
– Marrying outside the faith came with enormous risk. Not just religious, but financial, familial, and cultural. And yet love—stubborn, inconvenient love—happened anyway.
– Silence was a tool of survival. Families trained their children to blend in, but never to forget who they were. The cost of being seen could be everything.
About the Book
In Margins of Love, Rachel and Fave are caught in this very tension—drawn to each other, but surrounded by layers of misunderstanding, social danger, and ancestral burden.
What if the person you loved was hiding the one truth that could set you free?
That’s the question at the heart of the Infiltrating the Ton series.
It’s Regency romance—rooted in real history, full of longing, and written between the lines of what society allowed.
And it starts here. With Margins of Love.
Get the book here as ebook, paperback, or on audio: https://saraadrien.com/products/margins-of-love
About the Author
Bestselling author Sara Adrien writes hot and heart-melting Regency romance with a Jewish twist. As a law professor-turned-author, she writes about clandestine identities, whims of fate, and sizzling seduction. If you like unique and intelligent characters, deliciously sexy scenes, and the nostalgia of afternoon tea, then you’ll adore Sara Adrien’s tender tear-jerkers.
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