New Book Releases – August 2012

Lady Writing at Desk

New Book Releases from authors at The Beau Monde Chapter

 ( Regency historical ) of Romance Writers of America.

 

 

Paths of Desire: Sweet Regency Edition by Shannon Donnelly

ISBN-13: 978-0-9850265-1-6

New edition for Traditional Regency Fans!

NO MAN’S MISTRESS…

She wants a rich lord for a husband—she won’t end like her mother, abandoned and broken.

NO WOMAN’S FOOL…

He wants to prove to his friend she’s the wrong woman—he knows too well the pain of a bad marriage.

The last thing either wants is to fall in love, but when desire leads to a passion that won’t be denied, how can the heart do anything but follow?

Romantic Historical Lovers notes: “a story where in an actress meets an adventurer wouldn’t normally be at the top of my TBR pile; but I’ve read and enjoyed other books by this author and so I thought I’d give this one a go. I’m glad I did. I was hooked and pulled right into the world of the story from the very beginning…Highly recommended.”

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A Not So Respectable Gentleman by Diane Gaston

Harlequin Historical, 978-0373297016

Regency Historical

Since Leo Fitzmanning returned to London, he’s kept his seat at the card table warm, his pockets full of winnings, but he’s learned that Mariel Covendalt, the raven-haired heiress who jilted him in his lowest hour, is being forced into marriage with a sadistic fortune-hunter. Will Leo return to
the society he detests to stop the marriage or go back to his clandestine existence and protect his heart?
Spin-off of The Diamonds of Welbourne Manor, “England’s most scandalous family” (RTBook Reviews)

http://dianegaston.com
http://dianegaston.com/blog
#DianeGaston
www.facebook.com/pages/Diane-Gaston/147190261999329

 

The Warrior Laird by Margo Maquire

A Scottish Highland Romance, c 1717 *Not a Regency*

Avon Books, 978-0-06-212288-9

Haunted by horrors of his childhood, Dugan MacMillan has sworn to protect his clan at any cost… even if he must search for a rumored treasure and kidnap a beautiful thief to do it.

The MacMillan laird has never crossed paths with anyone quite like Lady Maura Duncanson. After he saved her from certain death, the comely vixen had the audacity to disappear with his treasure map, his only key to restoring his clan. Dugan has no qualms about taking Maura hostage, especially when he learns she is to wed a wealthy old baron who will pay him a fortune in ransom…a fortune his people desperately need.
But of course, Maura has no intention of returning to her despicable fiance.
And the longer Dugan spends in the bewitching hellion’s presence, the less willing he is to surrender her to any man… at any price.

“Maguire’s latest may be her most emotionally moving novel yet. Replete with incredible passion and characters who quickly grab readers’ heartstrings, THE WARRIOR LAIRD will not be easily forgotten.” 4 1/2 stars, RT Top Pick.

From Publisher’s Weekly – “Maguire makes smooth, fast-paced writing look effortless…”

http://www.margomaguire.com/

What’s Coming Up This Year


@margomaguire
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Margo-Maguire/113771800999

 

A Lord for Olivia by June Calvin

Signet Regency Romance (InterMix)

Kindle Edition, Barnes & Noble.com, iTunes.com (eBook only)

Penniless and without prospects, Lord Edmund Debham has returned from war longing for a peaceful life in the English countryside.  In a rustic tavern he plays a cocky young gentleman a few games of cards, hoping for some sorely needed funds.  But he loses over and over, until he finds himself the prize, forced to marry an unattractive spinster.
Beautiful, fiercely independent Olivia Ormhill distrust all men since her former fiancé betrayed her hopes for happiness.  She believes Edmund to be a gamester and opportunist, and refuses to countenance her brother’s odd wager.
Time reveals Edmund to be more than a handsome and charming wastrel, and her to be more than a frosty, arrogant blue-stocking.  But before their mutual attraction has time to ripen into something more, Olivia’s former fiancé returns seeking to regain her affection.  Confused and wary, can Olivia chose the best man for her while there is still time?

http://www.facebook.com/JuneCalvinAuthor#!/media/set/?set=a.330965343651515.76400.295781537169896&type=3

 

The Nobody by Diane Farr

Signet Regency Romance (InterMix)

Traditional Regency e-reissue

Publicly humiliated by a society snob, Caitlin Campbell flees unescorted into the London streets. When a stranger kisses her to cause a distraction and evade a gang of scoundrels, she’s aghast at his audacity. Then she discovers his identity as the dashing nobleman engaged to the very woman who insulted her! Now she finds herself drawn into a web of dangerous romantic intrigue, in which the only way out is to trust her heart.

“Diane Farr strikes all the romantic chords” (The Romance Reader) in this award-winning Signet Regency Romance classic, available digitally for the first time!

DianeFarrBooks.com
The Best by Farr
http://www.facebook.com/dianefarrpage

 

A Dead Bore by Sheri Cobb South

Belgrave House/Regency Reads

Regency Mystery

Escaping scandal following her husband’s death (In Milady’s Chamber), Lady Fieldhurst accepts an invitation to a Yorkshire house party. Tragedy follows her there when the vicar, author of a dull local history, dies in a fire. She suspects murder, and sends to Bow Street for John Pickett. Posing as her footman, he investigates from belowstairs while she gathers information above. But Pickett finds her assistance both a help and an all-too-pleasant hindrance.

Available from Amazon, B&N, or regencyreads.com
www.shericobbsouth.com

 

Coming in September 2012

Loving Lady Marcia by Kieran Kramer (first in the House of Brady series)

St. Martin’s Press 978-1-250-00988-3
Regency Historical
www.kierankramerbooks.com

 

 

 

 

A Season for Sin by Vicky Dreiling

Regency Historical Novella
FOREVER YOURS: Hachette Book Group
ASIN: B008GYLGBE
www.vickydreiling.com/

 

 

The Governess and Mr. Granville by Abby Gaines

Love Inspired Historical, 978-0373829323
Inspirational Regency
www.abbygaines.com /

 

 

 

The Way to a Duke’s Heart by Caroline Linden

Avon Romance, 978-0062025340
Regency Historical
www.carolinelinden.com

Barbara Cartland

As was recently announced, Aurora Regency is actively seeking traditional regency novels for publication. From their submission guidelines: "Think Georgette Heyer, Barbara Cartland and, of course, Jane Austen." Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen retain their popularity even today, but how many born after the last couple of decades of the last century recognize the name Barbara Cartland? Offered here is a brief overview of her work by one who read and enjoyed many of her novels.

A cross-post from The Regency Redingote:

She was called the "Queen of Romance" in her day, though I suspect there are many romance readers today who have never heard her name. And yet, she is credited with writing more than seven hundred romance novels over the course of a seventy-year career. With her big hair, plumed hats and pink dresses, she became something of a caricature of herself in her later years. But she also did a lot of good in her long life, working diligently for many charities, and I think she was entitled to do as she pleased.

There are those who might dismiss her work as fluff, and perhaps some of her later novels might merit that description, but not her earlier work. The novels of Barbara Cartland gave me a lot of pleasure in my early years as a Regency romance devotee. May I share some reflections on the work of Barbara Cartland?

Continue reading “Barbara Cartland”

Emotionally Engage from the Very First Page   By Cheryl Bolen

Could you use some tips on how to write that oh-so important opening paragraph for your next novel? The paragraph which will draw a reader in deeply enough to induce them to carry your novel from the bookstore bookshelf to the check-out counter? In today’s article, Cheryl Bolen will share some valuable information which she learned during a workshop offered by author Colleen Thompson.

The six principles which will help you write a powerfully compelling first paragraph …

Continue reading “Emotionally Engage from the Very First Page   By Cheryl Bolen”

New Book Releases July – August from The Beau Monde Chapter

New Book Releases for July 2012 and upcoming ones for August 2012 from authors at The Beau Monde Chapter ( Regency historical ) of Romance Writers of America.

 

 July/ August 2012

 

AN UNLIKELY HERO  by  Gail Eastwood                                  Gail Eastwood An Unlikely Hero

Penguin/NAL Intermix –Amazon, Barnes & Noble.com, iTunes.com

Signet Regency Romance reissue (traditional) 

Release Date – July 2012

 

 

A beautiful twin’s promise to protect her sister’s secret at all costs forces an unassuming Cambridge scholar into the unsought role of hero. Will blackmail and promises made destroy their chance for true love? (a sequel to A PERILOUS JOURNEY)

An Unlikely Hero sparkles!” –The Literary Times   “A terrific read with unexpected villains and a worthy hero thrown into the fray! Gail Eastwood weaves intrigue seamlessly through the Regency setting, adding mystery to a delightful plot and set of characters.

www.gaileastwoodauthor.com

www.facebook.com/gaileastwoodauthor

www.twitter.com/GEastwoodAuthor

Barbara Monajem To Rescue or To Ravish

 

TO RESCUE OR RAVISH?  by  Barbara Monajem

Publisher Harlequin – ISBN  978-1-459-23427-7
Regency Historical Novella
Release Date –  July, 2012

When heiress Arabella Wilbanks flees a forced betrothal, the last person she expects to find at the reins of her getaway hackney is Matthew Worcester.  It’s been seven long years since they gave in to their mutual desires, but Matt still burns with regret for having to leave her without a word. He should escort her to safety, but the chance to reclaim her proves impossible to resist…
Author website URL / www.BarbaraMonajem.com
Author blog www.BarbaraMonajem.blogspot.com
twitter  @BarbaraMonajem
facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=765733209

Sabrina Darby The Short and FascinatingTale of Angelina Whitcombe

 


THE SHORT AND FASCINATING TALE OF ANGELINA WHITCOMBE  by   
Sabrina Darby
Avon Impulse,  9780062230713
Regency Historical

Release Date – July 2012 

Wanted:  A beautiful young woman–preferably one with no connections, who won’t ask too many questions–to spend two weeks in the North of England with an obstinate, aloof, and utterly handsome man.
 Must love dogs, fixing up crumbling castles, and gorgeous and complicated war heroes who may or may not be hiding hearts of gold under their gruff exteriors.
 Must not, under any circumstances, fall in love…   Simpering misses need not apply.

HTTP://SABRINADARBY.COM


Mary Jo Putney Dark Destiny

DARK DESTINY  by   M. J. Putney

St. Martin’s Griffin, ISBN 978-0-312-62286-2(Book 3 of the Dark Mirror Series) 

Young Adult Time Travel Regency

Release Date – July 2012  


Twice the young Regency mages of Lackland Abbey have traveled through time to World War II to helpBritain survive Nazi assaults.  Now the threat is closer to home as Napoleon Bonaparte prepares to invade England in their own time.  

As the Irregulars fight to stave off invasion, England’s future rests in the hands of one inexperienced twentieth century mageling who travels to the past to pay her debt to those who saved her family.  

But does Rebecca have the power to save her friends and herself?

 “Putney’s latest Dark Mirror outi

ng is more romantic than previous action-packed installments.  She tackles both religious and familial conflicts, among other new challenges, for Merlin’s Irregulars.”   Raven Haller, Romantic Times Bookclub

http://maryjoputney.com/

www.wordwenches.com

http://www.facebook.com/MJPutney

 

Ann Lethbridge Lairds Forbidden Lady
THE LAIRD’S FORBIDDEN LADY   BY    Ann Lethbridge
Harlequin Historical 978-0373296972
Regency Historical
Release Date – July 2012

 

 

Ian Gilvry, Laird of Dunross, is as rouch and wild as the Highland heather. Yet the return of Sassenach Selina and her family to claim his land ignites hatred and passion in equal measure. Lady Selina is torn betwee family loyalty and wanton need for Ian. Tricked into marriage, she finds the laird fulfils her every burning desire.

But Ian is a man bound by duty. Can Selina be sure that his heart belongs not only to his clan…but also the woman he has made his wife?

http://www.annlethbridge.com

Regina Scott The Captains Courtship
THE CAPTAIN’S COURTSHIP  by   Regina Scott
Inspirational Regency  from Love Inspired Historical
ISBN 978-0-373-62924-8
Release Date – July 10, 2012

 

 

The dashing Captain Richard Everard has faced untold dangers at sea. Steering his young cousin through a London season, however, is a truly formidable prospect, especially when the only person who can serve as her sponsor is the lovely widow Lady Claire Winthrop-the woman who jilted him years ago.

www.reginascott.com
www.nineteenteen.blogspot.com

 

Katharine Ashe How to Be A Proper Lady

HOW TO BE A PROPER LADY
  by Katharine Ashe

Avon, ISBN
978-0062031761

Regency Historical

Release Date – July 2012 

 

 

A man with a mission, a woman who refuses to be controlled, and a delectable wager that both of them just might win…  

An Amazon Editors’ Choice Best Book of the Month!

http://www.KatharineAshe.com

twitter.com/KatharineAshe

facebook.com/KatharineAsheAuthor

 

COMING IN AUGUST 

Kate Pearce Simply Voracious
SIMPLY VORACIOUS  by  
Kate Pearce
Kensington Aphrodisia    – 
ISBN: 978-0-7582-6946-1

Erotic Regency romance  

Release Date – August 2012

With the knowledge that her reputation, and more importantly, her father’s reputation is at stake, Lady Lucinda is happy to accept a proposal of marriage in name only from her best friend Paul St. Clare. But Paul is determined to give Lucinda exactly what she wants from their marriage and is more than willing to find her a man who is worthy of her.
What he doesn’t expect is how perfectly the arrangement satisfies everyone’s desires…
twitter / kate4queen
Keiran Kramer Loving Lady Marsha
LOVING LADY MARCIA   by  Kieran Kramer
St. Martin’s Press 978-1-250-00988-3
Regency Historical  
(first in the House of Brady series)
Release Date – August 28th 2012 

 

Marcia gets schooled…  Of the three Brady sisters, Lady Marcia has always seemed the girl most likely to lead a perfectly charmed life. But after a handsome cad breaks her heart, she swears off love and devotes her life to teaching girls at a private school. In spite of her family’s wish for a London debut, Marcia is happy where she is—until terrible news sends her back to the Brady clan…and into the arms of an unexpected suitor.

On the subject of love. …A dark and dashing earl who knows Marcia’s past, Duncan Lattimore is surprised by what a fascinating and independent woman she’s become. Marcia, too, is surprised—by the fiery attraction she feels for Duncan. But why—why—must he be the brother of the scoundrel who broke her heart? Why must Marcia’s rival at school forbid her from seeing him? How can this lady possibly resist this fellow—when they know that it’s much more than a hunch…?

@kierankramer
www.regencyrockstars.com (my street team with Vicky Dreiling)

I also have a free “Kieran Kramer” reader app on the iPhone and Droid

 

Good news from Cara Elliott

WOOT! Am delighted to announce that three new titles from my out-of print traditional Regency romance (written as Andrea Pickens) are now available as e-books on Amazon. For excerpts, please visit www.andreapickensonline.com

New Book Releases – June 2012

More New Book Releases from authors at The Beau Monde Chapter             Lady Writing at Desk

 ( Regency historical ) of Romance Writers of America.

MORE THAN A STRANGER by Erin Knightley

More than a Stranger by Erin Knightley
More than a Stranger by Erin Knightley

NAL Signet Eclipse, 9780451237712

Regency Historical  –  June 5th (debut!) release

When his family abandoned him at Eton, Benedict Hastings found an unexpected ally in his best friend’s sister. Her letters kept him going—until the day he had to leave everything behind.

Years later, Benedict has seen his share of betrayal, but when treachery hits close to home, he turns to his old friend for safe haven….

After five torturous years on the marriage circuit, Lady Evelyn Moore is finally free to live her life as she wishes. So when her brother shows up with a dashing stranger, she finds herself torn between her dreams…and newfound desires.

Despite his determination to keep Evie at a distance, Benedict cannot deny the attraction that began with a secret correspondence. Yet as they begin to discover one another, the dangers of Benedict’s world find them, threatening their lives, their love, and everything they thought they could never have…

“Knightley’s entertaining debut sparks the imagination, as she connects her story with snippets of letters — through which the characters begin a sweet, emotional, courtship. It’s the tenderness Knightley evokes, as well as her appealing characters, that wins our hearts. Readers will eagerly await the next Sealed With a Kiss novel.” – RT Book Reviews

www.ErinKnightley.com

Twitter: @ErinKnightley

https://www.facebook.com/erinknightley/

 


IT BEGINS WITH A KISS by Eileen Dreyer

It Begins with a Kiss by Eileen Dreyer
It Begins with a Kiss by Eileen Dreyer
Releases on July 3rd, 2012
ISBN: 9781455519316
From New York Times Bestselling Author Eileen Dreyer An all new Drake’s Rakes ebook short
Three Heroines, Friends who survived the Last Chance Academy
Plus Three Heroes, Master spies masquerading as Drake’s Rakes =
Equals  Unforgettable Romance & IT BEGINS WITH A KISS

The Moral Premise   By Cheryl Bolen

Do the scenes in the novel on which you are working sometimes play in your mind like a movie? That could very well work to your advantage as you write. In today’s article, Cheryl Bolen shares tips from screenwriters which can help you strengthen the structure of your story.

Continue reading “The Moral Premise   By Cheryl Bolen”

Annual Mini Conference & Soiree!

The Beau Monde’s annual one day mini-conference and soiree will be held Wednesday, July 25th during the RWA National conference at the Anaheim Marriott in California.

Starting with breakfast and the annual general meeting, the conference will include a variety of Regency-themed workshops throughout the day with knowledgeable presenters, including Candice Hern, Isobel Carr and this year’s three time RITA nominee Vicky Dreiling. Our luncheon keynote speaker is the amazing Delilah Marvelle. Plus there will be a silent auction with plenty of Regency-themed items, critiques, etc. for you to bid on!

The evening’s soiree will include music, dancing and the winners announcement of the Royal Ascot writing contest.

Registration fees are as follows:

Soiree Only Member: $60

Soiree Only Non Member: $75

Early Bird Members: $155

Early Bird Non-Members: $175

Regular Members: $170

Regular Non-Members: $190

Early bird registration ends June 15th.

For more information and to register, please visit the conference page.

New Book Releases – May, 2012

More New Book Releases from authors at The Beau Monde ChapterLady Writing at Desk
 ( Regency historical ) of Romance Writers of America.

RUINED BY RUMOR by Alyssa Everett 
Ruined By Rumor by Alyssa Everett
Regency Historical – Release date May 21

Carina Press, [ASIN] B007BBVC6M

After waiting five years for her fiancé to return from the war and marry her, Roxana Langley has been jilted! She may have longed for excitement, but this was not what she had in mind…

Who could possibly throw over a woman as beautiful and vivacious as Roxana? Certainly not Alex Winslow, the Earl of Ayersley, who has spent years trying in vain to forget his unrequited love. When he learns she’s been abandoned by her cad of a fiancé, he finds himself offering a shoulder for her to cry on. Comfort soon turns into a passionate kiss—and scandal when they are caught in an embrace.

Only one thing will save Roxana from certain ruination: marriage to the earl. The match may save her reputation, but responsible, tongue-tied Ayersley is a far cry from her dashing former fiancé. She’s convinced Ayersley is merely doing his duty…while he’s sure Roxana is still in love with another man. Are they trading one disaster for another?

http://alyssaeverett.com

romancingthepast.blogspot.com

@Alyssa_Everett

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alyssa-Everett/225976490775474


INVITATION TO SCANDAL by Bronwen Evans Invitation to Scandal by Bron Evans
Regency Historical – Released 1 May 2012.

Kensington  ISBN: 9780758259219

Her secrets are coming undone… 

Plagued by scandalous rumors, Rheda Kerrich will stop at nothing to restore her reputation and make an honest living for herself-and she’s determined to do it without a husband.

But times are hard, and smuggling is a risky though profitable trade. So when a dashing agent for the English government catches her in the act, she desperately resists his charms and conceals her illicit profession. Until she realizes he may be the key to her ultimate freedom-and unbridled passion.

Rufus Knight, Viscount Strathmore, has never had trouble beguiling the ladies of Kent. When his search for “Dark Shadow,” a cunningly elusive smuggler, leads him to alluring and headstrong Rhe, her objections to his amorous advances merely incite a tantalizing game of cat and mouse. Soon, they’ll find the very secrets driving them apart could ensnare them in a love they can’t escape…

www.bronwenevans.com

http://regencyseductions.blogspot.com/

www.facebook.com/bronwenevansauthor

@BronwenEvans_NZ

A PERILOUS JOURNEY by Gail Eastwood A Perilous Journey by Gail Eastwood
Regency Traditional – Available May 15, 2012

A Regency Romance ebook reissue – Signet Regency (ebook),
Amazon, BarnesandNoble.com, iTunes

Beset by troubles, a young runaway and her twin brother are helped on their journey by a handsome stranger 
who they later learn is the Earl of Brinton. 

Crowded inns, bad weather, thieves and Bow Street Runners in pursuit are not enough to stop either the growing attraction between Gillian Kentwell and the earl or the trio’s progress across the miles to Scotland where Gillian hopes to find freedom and a new life.  

But will even greater setbacks ahead shatter the fragile trust forged on the road and destroy their chances for true happiness?

Gail Eastwood - Winner of the 1994 Golden Leaf Award “Best Regency” and finalist for CoRWA’s Award of Excellence

THE MALORIE PHOENIX  by  Janet Mullany Janet Mullany The Malorie Phoenix
Regency Historical – May 2012

eISBN: 978-1-937776-29-9  Amazon, B&N, Apple

She plays a deadly game, but nothing is as dangerous as love.

Benedict de Malorie, Earl of Trevisan, can never forget the masked woman he met one night at a London pleasure garden. The clever pickpocket stole his heart and his family’s prized jewel – the Malorie Phoenix. But the family treasure reappears in Benedict’s darkest hour, returned by its thief, along with the unexpected gift of his infant daughter.

Believing that she is dying, Jenny Smith leaves her daughter in the custody of the baby’s blueblood father. Seven years later she finds herself in good health and alone, yearning for her only child. To raise enough money to support them both, she takes part in a daring escapade that requires her to impersonate a woman of quality. She fools the ton and Benedict himself.

When Jenny finds herself entangled in a murderous plot against Benedict, the father of her child, her carefully laid plans begin to fall apart. All she wants is her daughter back, but she never thought she’d fall in love with Benedict. Revealing her part in the plot means she will almost certainly lose Benedict and their daughter forever. But continuing to play her role puts them all in terrible danger.

@Janet_Mullany
A MOST NAKED SOLUTION  by Anna Randol   A Most Naked Solution Anna Randol

Regency Historical Novella  –  Release Date – June 2012
Avon Impulse, 978-0-06-211575-1
Sometimes the best solution is found in bed…
 Lady Sophia Harding: Beautiful, Blond, and…capable of murder?
That’s what Lord Camden Grey intends to find out. It is Camden’s duty to uphold the laws of the land.
His neighbor’s pale beauty and winsome grace don’t make her the most likely suspect, but is the innocent and altogether beguiling look in her eyes the truth or is she secretly a scheming seductress?
Lord Camden Grey is entirely too distracting and too smart. Sophia knows that to keep her family’s secrets, she must avoid any entanglements with the powerful and brutally handsome man. But the pull of their mutual desire is all-consuming. Can Sophia trust Camden with the truth when she knows it might kill the love that grows between them?

www.AnnaRandol.com

Twitter: @AnnaRandol

TO RESCUE OR RAVISH?  by Barbara Monajem To Rescue or Ravish by Barbara Monajem
Regency Historical Novella
Harlequin, 978-1-459-23427-7 Release date July, 2012
When heiress Arabella Wilbanks flees a forced betrothal, the last person she expects to find at the reins of her getaway hackney is Matthew Worcester.
It’s been seven long years since they gave in to their mutual desires, but Matt still burns with regret for having to leave her without a word.
He should escort her to safety, but the chance to reclaim her proves impossible to resist…
Barbara Monajem

THE UNREPENTANT RAKE, Available Now
TO RESCUE OR RAVISH? July 2012

A NOTE OF SCANDAL by Nicky Pentilla  A Note of Scandal by Nicky Pentilla
Regency Historical  –  e-book Published May 17th, 2012

Evernight Publishing, 978-1-77130-026-1, asin B0083WA1G0

Available at Evernight Publishing and Amazon.

What’s the harm in a little white lie?

Especially when it could carry so much good—a new life for a wounded soldier, catharsis after long years of war, and an opportunity for lady composer Olivia Delancey to finally hear her music played in public.

Newspaper publisher Will Marsh refuses to compound the sins of his father’s generation by taking money to print propaganda. But with the end of the wars in France and America, he needs something new to drive Londoners to grab his paper first. Why not publish the score of the “Tune That Took Waterloo,” by a wounded vet, no less? As Olivia struggles to keep her secrets from this unsuitably alluring publisher, and Will fights to find the truth without losing his hold on this bright-eyed angel who has descended into his life, both discover another sort of truth.

Being the talk of London can be bad—or very, very good.

http://nickypenttila.com

On Twitter, @sunshinyday

Tamara Gill

A MARRIAGE MADE IN MAYFAIR  by Tamara Gill Marriage Made in Mayfair by Tamara Gill

Regency Romance – Released June 2012
Decadent Publishing   – http://decadentpublishing.com/

After a frightful first season, Miss Suzanna March is after one thing, revenge on the elusive rake, Lord Danning.

But with pockets to let, Lord Danning has other ideas and the newly improved Suzanna fits all his credentials as a future wife. But will Suzanna fall for such pretty words from a charmer only after one thing.

Or will Danning prove to Suzanna and himself that she is more than his ticket out of debtor’s prison.

A Good News Announcement from Katharine Ashe
CAPTURED BY A ROGUE LORD won a 2011 Reviewers’ Choice Award for best “Historical Romantic Adventure”.
Plus…. Katharine sold a new trilogy to Avon, plus a novella.
Three (very different) sisters are promised delightful futures by a fortune teller, but only if one manages to marry a prince!

New Release Books – March / April, 2012

New Release Books – March/ April  2012              Lady Writing at Desk

As promised, here are some more of the New Release Books from our wonderful Beau Monde members.   Enjoy more great reading!

HOW TO RAVISH A RAKE  by Vicky Dreiling           Vicky Dreiling How to Ravish a Rake

Regency Historical
Grand Central Forever – 978-0446565400
 April, 2012
Amy Hardwick has one last Season to shake off her wallflower image and make a love match. If she can’t, she’ll set aside her dreams of romance and return home to a suitor who can provide security-if little else. What she doesn’t count on is the inappropriate-and irresistible-attention lavished on her in a darkened library by rake extraordinaire Will “The Devil” Darcett . When Will is caught in a tryst with the ton’s shyest miss, he knows he must offer for her hand. Yet Amy is not the shrinking violet she seems to be. Passion lies beneath her prim exterior and Will is eager to release it. But winning Amy isn’t simply a matter of seduction; first, Will must convince her that he’s mended his wicked ways .
www.vickydreiling.com
twitter / @vickydreiling

My Elusive Countess  by  Carolynn Carey              My Elusive Countess by Carolyn Carey

Historical Regency – March 22nd, 2012

Ellora’s Cave, Blush line  – http://www.jasminejade.com/p-9927-my-elusive-countess.aspx

Although Amanda was born into the merchant class, she married into the aristocracy, a fact she would regret were it not for the son she bore to the Earl of Willowvale. Now widowed for two years, Amanda is attempting to protect her son from exposure to the vices of the nobility when her plans are overset by the unexpected appearance of a guardian for her son. Unknown to the countess, the Marquess of Blackbourne is guardian to her young son, and he intends to see that the boy is raised as befits his station, even if that means taking him away from his mother.

Historical Novels

HIS LORDSHIP’S VOW  by  Cheryl Bolen                 His Lordship's Vow by Cheryl Bolen

Short & sweet (sex-wise) novel of 31,000 words
Ebook at Amazon, B&N, Smashwords – March

Plain spinster Jane Featherstone helps lord she’s long loved woo an heiress to honor the deathbed vow he made to his father. 

 

RUINED BY RUMOR by Alyssa Everett           

Ruined By Rumor by Alyssa Everett

Regency Historical

Carina Press, 978-14268-9378-0

May 21, 2012
After waiting five years for her fiancé to return from the war and marry her, Roxana Langley has been jilted!  She may have longed for excitement, but this was not what she had in mind… Who could possibly throw over a woman as beautiful and vivacious as Roxana?  Certainly not the Earl of Ayersley, who has spent years trying in vain to forget his unrequited love.  When he learns she’s been abandoned by her cad of a fiancé, he finds himself offering a shoulder for her to cry on.

@alyssa_everett
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME  by  Alicia Rasley          Charity Begins at Home by Alicia Rasley

Regency Traditional   – April 2012
Charity, everyone says, would make the perfect wife. But Charity wants more. She wants to be beloved. So when she meets the passionate half-Italian artist Tristan Hale, she thinks she’s found the man who can transform her life into one of brilliance and excitement. But then she finds out that all he wants is what every man wants, that competent Charity, the perfect wife. Against the backdrop of a village fete, Tristan must prove to her that he desires her as much as he esteems her, and to win her, he first has to defeat an evil playwright, paint a voracious whale, and seduce her by the midsummer moon.
http://aliciarasleybooks.com/
edittorrent.blogspot.com
twitter / @RegencyTwisters
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O’ROURKE’S HEIRESS  by Blair Bancroft             
O' Rourke's Heiress by Blair Bancroft
Regency Historical      –  March 2012
Publisher –  Kone Enterprises
Can the daughter of a jumped-up tradesman find happiness with a handsome and charming viscount, or does her destiny lie elsewhere? Perhaps with a man who isn’t trying to kill her?
Author website    www.blairbancroft.com
Author blog            http://mosaicmoments.blogspot.com
twitter /            @blairbancroft
facebook            Grace Kone

MY FAVORITE MAJOR

  by  Ava Stone               My Favorite Major by Ava Stone
Regency Historical
Night Shift Publishing  – March 2012   –  978-1466060807
Amazon, B&N, Smashwords
When her longtime fiancé returns home from the victory at Waterloo, Amelia Pritchard suspects he’s not the noble, upstanding gentleman she’s always believed him to be. After breaking their betrothal, she flees to London with the hope of starting her life over and putting the past firmly behind her. * Battle weary Major Philip Moore finds himself intrigued by the lovely Miss Pritchard. Though he’s recovering from a broken heart of his own, more than just his honor urges him to protect the lady when her nefarious ex-beau arrives in Town with the most wicked of intentions.
Honor’s Debt by Joan Vincent          

Honour's Debt by Joan Voncent

Regency Historical (ebook)

PUBLISHER De Rigueur Press – ISBN 978-0-9852913-1-0
Month of release March 2012 A limited number of print copies will be available beginning in May
Available at Amazon; Barnes and Noble, and Smashwords

Maddie Vincouer conceals her father’s death in 1809 after promising to save her family from Cousin Sanford’s greed. A Riding Officer endangers this pretense with his insistent demands to meet her father. Then chance reveals her secret to the cruel French spy Donatien. Matters go completely awry when Maddie aids a wounded “free trader”.  In a desperate attempt to save her Bellaport enlists the help of Baron de la Croix and rolls the dice on the fate of all their lives. If they survive will Maddie forgive his deceit.

Website  http://www.joanvincent.net  Blog:  6th of each month http://warawriters.blogspot.com/

Dedication by Janet Mullany            Dedication by Janet Mullany

Regency Historical    –  Loose-Id  – 978-1-61118-557-7

April 17, 2012

Adam and Fabienne came of age and fell wildly in love during a revolution but times have changed. Now he’s a respectable country gentleman and she’s a powerful patroness of the arts and they have little in common … or do they? She’s falling in love as she exchanges letters with a reclusive female gothic novelist, and Adam can’t help responding–surely she knows who he really is, a man writing women’s books under a woman’s name? As their lives become entangled again after two decades apart, dark secrets and betrayals from the past are revealed, threatening them and others they love. A new version of the 2005 original, the only Signet Regency with two bondage scenes.
@Janet_Mullany
DAYS OF SPLENDOR, DAYS OF SORROW by Juliet Grey           Days of Splendor by Juliet Grey
Random House (Ballantine) 
ISBN-13: 978-0345523884
May, 2012
Historical Fiction (the second novel in Juliet Grey’s acclaimed Marie Antoinette trilogy)
A captivating novel of rich spectacle and royal scandal, Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow spans fifteen years in the fateful reign of Marie Antoinette, France’s most legendary and notorious queen. From the early growing pains of marriage to the joy of conceiving a child, from her passion for Swedish military attaché Axel von Fersen to the devastating Affair of the Diamond Necklace, Marie Antoinette tries to rise above the gossip and rivalries that encircle her.  (Juliet Grey  is the historical fiction pen name of Leslie Carroll)
 www.becomingmarie.com and www.lesliecarroll.com

 

THE DUCHESS OF LOVE by Sally MacKenzie        Duchess of Love by Sally Mackenzie

Regency Historical  – e-novella

Kensington Zebra Books,  ISBN-13: 9781420123203   – May 2012

The day was as hot as the pond was inviting.  It’s not as if anyone in Little Huffington was going to happen upon a secluded vale on the Duke of Greycliffe’s lands.  And Venus Collingswood didn’t want to get her shift all wet. It was the perfect setting in which to plan her lovely bookworm of a sister’s betrothal to the mysterious new duke arriving seven days hence.  If only she had a suitable accomplice. Andrew Valentine, Duke of Greycliffe, never thought arriving at his own household a week early would cause so much trouble.  The housekeeper thinks he’s his own cousin.  Actually, the chance to not be the duke for a while is a pleasant opportunity indeed.  It might even help him interrogate the delectable little nymph he’s discovered swimming in his pond–if he can manage to get a word in edgewise.

BEDDING LORD NED by  Sally MacKenzie      

Bedding Lord Ned by Sally Mackenzie

Regency Historical  – June, 2012

Kensington Zebra Books, ISBN-13:  9781420123210

Ellie Bowman is determined: during this year’s Valentine house party, she will choose one of the men the matchmaking Duchess of Greycliffe–aka the Duchess of Love–has invited for her.  Unfortunately, that man will not be Lord Ned, the duchess’s second son.  Ned is still mourning his wife and will never see Ellie as anything other than a childhood friend.   Lord Ned has vowed to finally cooperate with his mother’s matchmaking efforts.  He wants a family; he needs an heir.  Ergo, he must get a wife–and this year’s candidate even looks like his lost love.  But his old friend Ellie is behaving strangely, and Reggie, Mama’s cat, keeps bringing him a pair of shocking red drawers.  This outrageous, alluring scrap of silk couldn’t be Ellie’s could it?

www.SallyMacKenzie.net       –  http://sallymackenzie.blogspot.com/

@Sally_MacKenzie   www.facebook.com/sallymackenziebooks

 

The Last of Lady Lansdown  by Shirley Kennedy     The Last Lady of Lansdowne by Shirley Kennedy

Regency Historical

Publisher:  Camel Press  May 1, 2012, Available in both print and e-book format

Few mourn the sudden and shocking passing of the Earl of Lansdown. Certainly not Jane Elton, the young and beautiful widow whose life he made a misery. After her initial relief, Jane must contend with an unexpected and devastating reality: because she is childless, she and her family must descend several rungs down the social ladder. One hope remains. Could she be pregnant? Enter Douglas Cartland, a notorious rake with a tragic past. During these first months of widowhood, Jane’s conduct must be above reproach, but she cannot keep her distance. Especially when Cartland contrives to turn up everywhere she looks.

Website:   www.shirleykennedy.com

Cheryl Bolen Reveals The Power? of the Golden Heart Award

With the entry period for Beau Monde’s Royal Ascot Contest now underway, many of us are polishing our manuscripts and daydreaming about what effect a win might have on our budding writing careers. In today’s article, Cheryl Bolen, award-winning published author of several historical romance novels, records her conversations with a group of Golden Heart award finalists. They share their thoughts on the impact which Golden Heart recognition had on their careers and their success in publishing their books.

Continue reading “Cheryl Bolen Reveals The Power? of the Golden Heart Award”

New Book Releases – February / March 2012

More New Book Releases from authors at The Beau Monde Chapter,          Lady Writing at Desk

       ( Regency historical ) of Romance Writers of America.

February/ March 2012

 

PATHS OF DESIRE by Shannon Donnelly 

Paths of Desire by Shannon Donnelly
Paths of Desire by Shannon Donnelly

ISBN: 978-0-9831423-9-3              Copyright 2012

With too many secrets in her past, and too little future as an actress, Theodosia Newell wants one thing more than all else—security. She’s seen her mother abandoned, her younger brother die, and she’s vowed never to be poor. But then her path crosses that of a man who tempts her to abandon caution and all thought for the future for a passionate affair. Can she find the courage to break from her deepest fears? And will her love prove enough to save them both?

Born with a soul for adventure, David Llewellyn cannot resist a challenge—and his enthusiasm for life is as magnetic as his personality. But two women share his life, and only one can be his. Will his stubborn refusal to make a choice between them lead him to lose everything? Or will he find, in the journey to the lost city he dreams of discovering, a path to a deeper love than he thought possible?

For ten years, the affair between David and Thea goes from passion to love. Lives are changed.  Secrets come out. Marriages end. And new ones begin. Through it all, the desire of two strong-willed people lead them to clash, and to eventually find their own path–to each other and to facing the need and love they share.  From London to Italy to Syria, the Paths of Desire lead them on a journey they must make together.

Available on Amazon Kindle and B&N Nook.

 To Dare the Duke of Dangerfield by Bronwen Evans

To Dare the Duke of Dangerfield by Bronwen Evans
To Dare the Duke of Dangerfield by Bronwen Evans

Regency Romance long novella (39,000 words) released 14th February

Let the Wicked Wagers Begin…

Lady Caitlin Southall’s temper has finally got the better of her. She’s challenged Harlow Telford, the Duke of Dangerfield, the most notorious rake in all of England, to a wager. She wants her house back. The one her destitute father lost to Dangerfield in a card game. But if she doesn’t win their bet, she not only loses her home, she loses her dignity and pride and damn it all, maybe her heart… For the handsome Duke has decreed, when he wins, she must spend the night in his bed.

Harlow Telford is amused by his hellion neighbor, Caitlin, or Cate to her friends, who seem to encompass everyone on earth except him. When she bursts into one of his private gatherings, he mistakes her for the entertainment. Her slap across his face sets him straight and raises the absurd desire to seduce the unconventional beauty into his bed. When she issues her daft challenge to win back her father’s pile of rubble, the terms are set.  And he’ll do anything to win—except fall in love…

Invitation to Ruin – RT Reviewer’s Choice – Best First Book Nominee 2011

Website:   www.bronwenevans.com     Blog: http://www.bronwenevans.com/blog/
FB:   http://www.facebook.com/bronwenevansauthor     Twitter:   @authorbevans

Alegra's Song by Alicia Rasley
Alegra's Song by Alicia Rasley

 

 Allegra’s Song by   Alicia Rasley

Released March 2012   Publisher, ISBN  Midsummer Books   ISBN: 978-1-4659-2698-2

Type of Regency (Traditional, Regency Historical, Regency Paranormal)  Traditional Regency

 The warrior returns… but he never really comes home. Allegra has longed for the return of her soldier husband. But when the war ends, he is more distant than ever. After months of trying to reach him, she leaves to chaperone her husband-hunting younger sister at a duchess’s house party. Only then does Nicholas know that to win her, he must leave the war behind and truly come home to her for good.

Author website URL / http://aliciarasleybooks.com/    Author blog  edittorrent.blogspot.com

Twitter /  @RegencyTwisters   Facebook Alicia Rasley

Tall, Dark and Disreputable  by Deb MarloweTall, Dark, and Disreputable
March 20 release:   978-0373296866
Harlequin Historical
She must make a deal with the devil himself!
Portia Tofton has always yearned for brooding Mateo Cardea.  His dark good looks filled her girlish dreams–dreams that were cruelly shattered when Mateo rejected her hand in marriage.
Now Portia’s home has been gambled away, and Mateo is the only man she can turn to.  This time, however, she has in her possession something he wants–and she finds herself striking a deal with the devil himself.

Deb is a Goddess!  Guest post at The Goddess Blogs

Deb’s Web site – http://debmarlowe.com/index.shtml

More New Book Releases – January 2012

More New Book Releases from The Beau Monde Authors for late January and early February

Enjoy!

ROYAL RENEGADE  by  Alicia Rasley

Royal Renegade
Royal Renegade

Publisher: Midsummer Books      Released: January 2012

Regency Escapades by Alicia Rasley feature rakish heroes, reckless heroines, and elegant stories. Royal Renegade offers the reader the historical depth and romantic intensity of the best traditional Regencies.

Alicia Rasley is a RITA-award winning Regency author and e-book bestseller.
ASIN: B006MW3L8I     – ISBN 978-1-4660-5880-4
Available from Amazon and Smashwords

The Story Within Plot Guide for Fiction Writers by Alicia Rasley

 The Story Within Guidebook helps you explore your own story and connect your plot directly to your characters, and vice versa. Using the exercises, you’ll be working towards a more vivid and coherent plot, and vital and active characters. Now in Kindle format!

The Reluctant Lady by Alicia Rasley

Traditional Regency Romance
Is there such a thing as Platonic friendship? The rakish Earl of Tressilian and virtuous Lady Killeaven are determined to prove it’s true—a man and a woman can truly be just friends. In decadent Regency London, of course, their friendship proves more scandalous than any flaming affair.

MR. MONFORT’S MARRIAGE  by  Vonnie Hughes

Mr Montfort's Marriage by Vonnie Hughes
Mr Montfort's Marriage by Vonnie Hughes

Musa Publishing, 978-1-61937-113-2
Regency Historical
www.vonniehughes.com
To be released 27 January, 2012 by www.musapublishing.com
Also available from Amazon, All Romance Ebooks, Smashword, Bookstrand, Kobo, Diesel, Apple, Barnes & Noble

A Secret in Her Kiss by Anna Randol
A Secret in Her Kiss by Anna Randol

A SECRET IN HER KISS  by Anna Randol

Avon, 978-0-06-202580-7
Regency Historical from Harper Collins
www.AnnaRandol.com
Jan. 31, 2021

Coming in February 2012

AN INHERITANCE FOR THE BIRDS  by  Linda Banche

An Inheritance for the Birds by Linda Banche
An Inheritance for the Birds by Linda Banche

Back Cover Blurb

Make the ducks happy and win an estate!
Mr. Christopher “Kit” Winnington can’t believe the letter from his late great-aunt’s solicitor. In order to inherit her estate, he must win a contest against her companion, Miss Angela Stratton. Whoever makes his great-aunt’s pet ducks happy wins.
A contest: What a cork-brained idea. This Miss Stratton is probably a sly spinster who camouflaged her grasping nature from his good-natured relative. There is no way he will let the estate go to a usurper.
Angela never expected her former employer to name her in her will. Most likely, this Mr. Winnington is a trumped-up jackanapes who expects her to give up without a fight. Well, she is made of sterner stuff.
The ducks quack in avian bliss while Kit and Angela dance a duet of desire as they do their utmost to make the ducks–and themselves–happy.

Release date: February 1, 2012
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Linda Banche – All Regency comedy, all from The Wild Rose Press
Website            Blog                 Myspace          Facebook         Twitter

 

LADY ROSABELLA’S RUSELady Rosabella by Ann Lethbridge  by  Ann Lethbridge

Harlequin Historicals, 978-0373296781

Regency Historical
None of the women at an “anything goes” house party catches Garth Evernden’s jaded eye. The only one worth noting is a covered-up lady’s companion with an intriguing hint of exotic beauty the eighth Baron Stanford would like to uncover…
Rose is in fact posing as a widow to find her inheritance—without it, she and her sisters will surely perish! The baron is known for his generosity, and he is so very handsome!
A new solution springs to Rose’s mind…surely becoming mistress to this rake would bring definite advantages?
http://www.annlethbridge.com   http://www.regencyramble.blogspot.com@annlethbridgeAnnLethbridgeAuthorFebruary 2012

SWEET ENEMY  by  Heather Snow  ( Veiled Seduction Book One)

Sweet Enemy by Heather Snow
Sweet Enemy by Heather Snow

Regency Historical Romance with a hint of mystery  – NAL Signet Eclipse,  978-0451236104

Beakers and ball gowns don’t mix, so when a lady chemist goes undercover as a husband-hunter to investigate the earl whose family she thinks murdered her father, romance isn’t part of her formula.  But it only takes one kiss to start a reaction she can’t control…

http://www.HeatherSnowBooks.com

http://www.twitter.com/HeatherSnowRW

http://www.facebook.com/AuthorHeatherSnow

February 7. 2012

MERELY A MISTER  by  Sherry Lynn Ferguson

Merely A Mister
Merely A Mister

Thomas Bouregy &Co./Avalon, ISBN-13: 9780803474611
Traditional Regency
I can be found at www.goodreads.com

Excerpt at www.avalonbooks.com

February 2012

 

 

SECRETS OF AN ACCIDENTAL DUCHESS  by  Jennifer Haymore

Secrets of an Accidental Duchess by Jennifer Haymore
Secrets of an Accidental Duchess by Jennifer Haymore

Grand Central Publishing/978-0446573153
Regency Historical

Welcome!


February 2012

SIMPLY CARNAL by  Kate Pearce

Simply Carnal by Kate Pearce
Simply Carnal by Kate Pearce

Kensington Aphrodisia, ISBN 978-0-7582- 6945-4
Regency erotic romance
www.katepearce.com
February 2012

 

 

The Rogue's Reform by Regina Scott
The Rogue's Reform by Regina Scott

THE ROGUE’S REFORM by  Regina Scott

Love Inspired Historical, ISBN 978-0-373-82905-7
Inspirational Regency

Jerome Everard expected to inherit his wayward uncle’s estate.  Instead, all has gone to a daughter his uncle never bothered to mention!  Only by disproving his young cousin’s claim can Jerome save the family’s legacy for a schemer.  So why would he find himself drawn to the girl’s lovely governess, Adele Walcott, the woman who holds the key to all his uncle’s secrets?

With Adele’s family fortune, and her marriage prospects, long gone, her goal in life is to secure her charge’s happiness, even if that means taking on her new cousin.  Jerome is surely a rogue like his uncle, for he seems intent on charming her, and making her dream of love again.  When she learns his true motives, will she be able to forgive his past and reform his heart, to make it hers forever?

www.reginascott.com

www.nineteenteen.blogspot.com

February 2012

 

NOT WICKED ENOUGH  by  Carolyn Jewel

Not Wicked Enough by Carolyn Jewel
Not Wicked Enough by Carolyn Jewel

Berkley Sensation, 978-0425246603
Regency Historical

http://www.carolynjewel.com/index.php

Miss Hilary Schools a SCOUNDREL by Samantha Grace

Miss Hilary Schools A Scoundrel
Miss Hilary Schools A Scoundrel

Sourcebooks Casablanca, ISBN: 978-14022- 5831-2
Regency Historical
www.samanthagraceauthor.com
February 2012


 

 

 

 

 

WHEN A SCOT LOVES A LADY  by Katharine Ashe

When A Scot Loves a Lady
When A Scot Loves a Lady

A Falcon Club Novel, Book #1

A spinster fleeing society, a roguish lord bent on seduction, and a quiet little village covered in snow. What could be more deliciously scandalous? But things aren’t always what they seem…

February 28, 2012

Avon, ISBN 978-0062031662

Home

The Angel and St. Clair  by  Diana Hussey

Angel and St Clair
Angel and St Clair

The mission to France is a perilous venture, but the simmering desire is far more dangerous. A desire the English lord and the lovely young woman he rescues dare not acknowledge if they hope to succeed.

Book of the month for February.  Available from: Pink Petal Publishing

New Book Releases December 2011

                       Here are December’s Book Releases by our authors at The Beau Monde.

                                               Hope you enjoy them.

 

 

A Rake for Christmas by Ann Lethbridge  (Harlequin Undone – Short Story Ebook)

After years of struggling against her wicked desires, Lady Eugenie Hardwick is being driven wild by the sounds of unrestrained passion coming from her neighbor’s bedroom. The thought of Lord Richard Townsend, a notorious rake, sets her body quivering with need—even though she’s never yet seen his face.
 When they finally meet in person on Christmas Eve, it only takes one masterful kiss to unleash Eugenie’s inner temptress for a night of sensual pleasure with the devilish lord. But Eugenie must ensure their holiday affair remains a secret so she doesn’t get ruined—again….
 CAPTURED FOR CAPTAIN’S PLEASURE by Ann Lethbridge (Harlequin Historical) 
 

 Captain Michael Hawkhurst relishes his fearsome reputation, for he lives only to wreak revenge on the Fulton family, who so cruelly destroyed his own. Spirited Alice Fulton knows a ship is no place for a lady, but she is determined to save her father’s business….
When fate delivers him Fulton’s virginal daughter as his captive, Michael faces a dilemma—should he live up to his scandalous name and find revenge with sweet Alice, or will his honorable side win out—and win the girl…?
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
THE UNREPENTENT RAKE By Barbara Monajem (Harlequin Historical Undone)
Beatrix March chose to be a governess rather than let an overbearing husband rule her. Even though she never intends to marry, it doesn’t mean she can’t enjoy a man’s…company—especially one as tempting as notorious rake Simon Carling!
Simon doesn’t usually seduce virtuous governesses, but Beatrix is unlike any woman he’s ever encountered. Her luscious curves were made to grace a man’s bed, and he’s never denied himself such satisfaction before.
Will flouting society’s conventions, in favor of thrilling chemistry,force Beatrix and Simon to contemplate the unthinkable—marriage?
THE EARL’S MISTAKEN BRIDE by Abby Gaines   (Love Inspired)   
 As soon as Marcus Brookstone lifts his bride’s veil, he sees he’s been tricked. He made a bargain with God—to marry a good, Christian girl if his mother recovered from illness. But Marcus intended to marry pretty Amanda, not stubborn Constance. His next plan, to ignore his new wife, fails as well when Constance makes it clear that she wants a true union.
 Constance Somerton doesn’t dare reveal that she’s been enamored of Marcus for years. The man believes love is for weaklings. Someone needs to teach him about marriage’s blessings. Someone who sees beyond his arrogance to the tender heart beneath. Someone exactly like Constance….

ANGELS AT ALMACKS by Catriona Iams (Amazon Digital Services) 

Principessa Adina has fled her home in occupied Malta and sailed for England with a fear of intimacy and the unchristian prayer that her evil betrothed, Count Basa, rots in the belly of a shark. Scotland’s Rannoch MacQuaire seeks a noble English wife to gain him admittance to London’s politically influential social circles, and hence, support for a canal in the Highlands. Unfortunately, allying with the English makes Rannoch feel he’s forsaken all his forefathers held dear, making success the only outcome to justify his treason.

The attractive Highlander intrigues Adina in ways she never imagined possible given her shameful past. As well, her little royal dog of Malta looks so safe in his strong arms. Rannoch falls for the exotic and unpretentious Adina, too, but her lack of connections make her unsuitable for his purposes. Adina finds Rannoch’s steadfast loyalty to his beloved Scotland admirable, lovable, and ultimately heartbreaking.

It’s up to the motivated novice Cherub named Nimba to bring this unlikely couple together. If the embodied Nimba succeeds without interfering with human Free Will (a serious offense) or revealing her true nature she will please the Cherubim General and ascend the hierarchical ranks. Alas, Human Free Will is a formidable obstacle, but not Nimba’s only obstacle; dark forces are at work.

Perfectly Flawed by Shirley Marks

Blakeney Manor

A cross-post from The Regency Redingote:

We seek him here, We seek him there,
Those Frenchies seek him everywhere.
Is he in heaven? — Is he in hell?
That demmed, elusive Pimpernel.


Recited by Sir Percy Blakeney
in Chapter 12 of The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

The stories of The Scarlet Pimpernel take place during the French Revolution, more than a score of years before the beginning of the English Regency. And yet, without the work of Baroness Orczy, we might not have all those delightful Regency novels written by Georgette Heyer.

Continue reading “Blakeney Manor”

Madelynne Ellis – Featured Beau Monde Author

Madelynne Ellis - Beau Monde Author headshot

Madelynne Ellis is today’s Featured Beau Monde Author.

Madelynne has a healthy obsession with a certain Japanese rock star, drinks decaf out of preference, and enjoys scaring the wobblies out of people at gothic horror weekends. Multi-published in both traditional print and ebook formats, Madelynne began writing in 1996 after escaping the Hotel California, the nickname for the parasitology laboratory where she worked. Her aim is to deliver scorching, character-driven stories that both enchant and torment. She writes in a variety of genres, of which Georgian-set erotic romance is her favourite.

Find her at @MadelynneEllishttp://madelynne-ellis.blogspot.com/http://www.madelynne-ellis.com/

Maggi Andersen – Featured Beau Monde Author

Maggi Andersen, today’s Featured Beau Monde Author, is an Australian author who writes historical romances filled with intrigue and adventure. She sets her stories in the Georgian, Regency and Victorian eras. She lives with her lawyer husband and cat in the Southern Highlands of Australia.

Find her at – Web – Blog –  Facebook – @maggiandersen

Ann Lethbridge – Featured Beau Monde Author

Ann Lethbridge

Our Featured Beau Monde Author is the chapter’s current President and tireless worker, Ann Lethbridge.

She regularly attends, assists, and signs books at both chapter and national romance writing conferences in Canada and the USA. She also attended the inaugrual Australian Romance Readers Convention in 2009.

Romance Writers of America, the Beau Monde chapter, plus the other chapters she is involved with, are appreciative of Ann’s knowledge, expertise, and her willingness to share her valuable time to help other authors.

An army brat born in England, Ann lived all over the UK in her youth. She grew up loving history, but majored in business, with history on the side.

Now living in Canada, she has a husband and two lovely daughters and a Maltese Terrier called Teaser, who likes to sit on a chair beside the computer while she works.

She loves the Georgian era, and within that, the period known as the long Regency. She also adores happy endings.

You will find her print books in bookstores in the month of issue, as well as on line where you will also find her e-books.

The Gamekeeper’s Lady, HH, April 2011
More than a Mistress, HH, May 2011

Website
Regency Ramble Blog
Facebook
@annlethbridge: @annlethbridge