Linda McLaughlin joins the blog today with her Regency Romance. Read down to the end for Linda’s special romance tip! Lady Elinor’s Escape Blurb Lady Elinor Ashworth always longed for adventure, but when she runs away from her abusive aunt, … Continue reading →
An Earl Of Her Own Saints and Sinners series (Book 3) By Heather Boyd Heather is giving away a print edition of The Duke and I and A Gentleman’s Vow during the tour. Please use the Rafflecopter below to enter. … Continue reading →
It’s a New Year, and time to get down to research! Just before Christmas I received a thank you email from Barbara and Bethany Lincoln who’d come across some of my research articles while working on a school project. I’m … Continue reading →
I just finished a biography about a real life Regency hero, Henry Paget, the first Marquess of Anglesey (1768-1854). While I love delving into the history of this era, I don’t often find nonfiction that’s as well-written and as engaging … Continue reading →
In preparing for this coming Saturday’s Jane Austen Tea (see the flyer on the right) I did a little reading up on Sense and Sensibility and was surprised to learn that Jane was a pioneer in self-publishing. Yes, Sense and … Continue reading →
Last week, I told you about the October event where I’ll be one of three Orange County, California authors reading at a tea celebrating Jane Austen. Romance author and Romance Readers Club organizer Deanna Cameron asked me about appearing at … Continue reading →
Many Regency romances are set against the dramatic backdrop of an island nation fighting for its very survival against a messianic European man bent on world domination. (Echoes of World War II? Who says history doesn’t repeat itself!) At the height of the conflicts with Napoleon, … Continue reading →
Since tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, it seemed like a good idea to do a post about today. In England, this is Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, and in the rest of the world, Carnival, or Mardi Gras. In the more traditional Christian churches … Continue reading →
An Anniversary… A few weeks ago I wrote about the story world of author Georgette Heyer, and an upcoming post I was working on. My article about Regency Buck, the first Regency romance, published in 1935, went live yesterday on the Beau Monde … Continue reading →
I’ve been busy this month re-reading Georgette Heyer’s Regency Buck and preparing a post for the Beau Monde blog on the book, which happens to be: The First Regency Romance You may be one of those people who think … Continue reading →