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Members’ Regency Fiction Releases for 10/2021

On the 1st of each month, Regency Fiction Writers publishes our FREE online newsletter, The Regency Reader, to anyone interested in Regency Fiction (1780-1840).

Submit your May Regency-set Fiction Release or Regency Author Article by April 24th, to appear in the May issue. Information submitted after April 24th will appear in the June issue.).

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Sandra Sookoo

The Look of a Storme
Series: Storme Brothers #3
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 10/05/2021
Author Website: https://www.sandrasookoo.com

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Fear can be a bully unless one beats it back to chase adventure and love.

Captain Francis Hildebrand Storme—Brand to those closest to him—didn’t come out of the Navy unscathed. Though he’s lost an eye in the Battle of Grand Port, that doesn’t stop him from playing the rake to the hilt. Life’s too much fun to settle down or act like a proper gentleman. Doesn’t matter that he might secretly wish for more.

Miss Elizabeth Hayhurst is recuperating at the seaside town of Ipswich for her health. Though her lungs are weak from a respiratory disease, she plans to depart for India in a month to keep house for her brother who is a missionary. Wearied from the war that took a suitor from her, she’s anxious to put heartbreak behind her, but when she receives an unexpected kiss from a dashing, randy Navy man while at the market, she might just change her mind.

While Brand’s not used to women rebuking his overtures, Elizabeth isn’t accustomed to having a man desire her. Though he’s been dared by friends to seduce the innocent miss, something about her draws his interest beyond winning the wager. He and Elizabeth spend three glorious weeks together, exploring, talking, and creating scandal as the seduction plays out. But reality intrudes and rips at the seams of their happiness. It’ll take courage and determination to mend hurt feelings in order to walk a new path together.

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Today Regency Fiction Writers (RFW) is One Year Old!

To my fellow members of RFW,

It is October 1st. One year ago, RFW was formed. I just want to take a moment to thank you all for making this day happen, the first anniversary of our international organization Regency Fiction Writers.

It takes boldness and faith and perseverance to do something new, to break from the old, and to stand on our own. We did this together. We should celebrate.

Yet, there is still plenty of hard work ahead. We want to continue to be a beacon and a resource writers of Regency set fiction. We want to have a positive impact on the career of every member who decides to join RFW. We need volunteers and strong participation to keep us growing and leading in the writing world.

All of you, continue to be wonderful. Each of you are, and you all offer so much to RFW. I thank you for your voice.

From the board, our advisors, and every founding member, we are grateful for the faith you have placed in RFW, and we look forward to the future.

Vanessa Riley
Head Cheerleader
President, Regency Fiction Writers

All writers of Regency-set fiction (1780-1840), who have attained the age of 18, are invited to join Regency Fiction Writers, Inc. Please see our membership page for more information. Contact our Membership Director if you have any questions or concerns.

Members’ Regency Fiction Releases for 09/2021

On the 1st of each month, Regency Fiction Writers publishes our FREE online newsletter, The Regency Reader, to anyone interested in Regency Fiction (1780-1840). The publication features author interviews, tidbits about the Regency era, and a listing of new titles from members and non-members (Submit your May Regency-set Fiction Release or Regency Author Article by April 24th, to appear in the May issue. Information submitted after April 24th will appear in the June issue.). (Subscribe now!)

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Emily Windsor

The Rake of Hearts
Series: A Lady to Suit
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Senara Press
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 09/01/2021
Author Website: https://facebook.com/AuthorEmilyWindsor

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By his own admission, Lord Ernest Brook is a rake. With sapphire gaze, sinfully handsome looks and a duke for a brother, the pleasures of London have come with ease…apart from one.

Ever since the gauntlet of her first wintry dismissal was thrown, the widowed Hebe Lock has stirred his deepest desires, but just what would it take to woo such a woman?

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Members’ Regency Fiction Releases for 08/2021

On the 1st of each month, Regency Fiction Writers publishes our FREE online newsletter, The Regency Reader, to anyone interested in Regency Fiction (1780-1840). The publication features author interviews, tidbits about the Regency era, and a listing of new titles from members and non-members (Submit your May Regency-set Fiction Release or Regency Author Article by April 24th, to appear in the May issue. Information submitted after April 24th will appear in the June issue.). (Subscribe now!)

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Meredith Bond

King of Clubs
Series: The Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society
Genre: Regency Traditional Romance
Publisher: Anessa Books
Content Rating: Clean Sweet
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 08/01/2021
Author Website: https://meredithbond.com

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Can the Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society ensure that two business rivals close the deal?
Joshua Powell, Lord Wickford, enjoys being the dashing, popular and successful owner of Powell’s Club for Gentlemen. But when he is nearly killed while riding through the streets of London, he realizes that he needs to find a wife and beget an heir. Joshua knows that his intended wife needs to be a lady from a well-esteemed family. So why is he constantly distracted by his business adversary’s sparkling beauty, sharp tongue, and dazzling mind?
Gwendolyn Sherman is fascinated with numbers and with figuring out the most efficient way to run her father’s business. So her father makes her a deal: he would allow her to anonymously start her own business – a club for ladies – only if she would stay in London and find a titled husband. But those Regency lords all seem to want her only for her dowry. All, of course, except for her biggest competitor, the annoyingly attractive Viscount Wickford.
It will be up to the Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society to win their last trick, by setting Joshua straight on his priorities. After all, the ace of hearts trumps the king of clubs.

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2021 Conference Registration Closes July 15th!

Regency Fiction Writers
2021 Virtual Conference

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A Brand New Day –
The Many Facets of Regency Fiction

July 22 – 24, 2021

The Board of Directors of Regency Fiction Writers invites you to join us for our Annual Conference and Soirée on July 22-24, 2021.

This year’s conference spans three days with twelve workshops focused on historical, marketing, craft, and, diversity topics. Registration will close at 11:59 pm EDT on July 15th!

We’d also appreciate it if you shared this information (click on any of the sharing icons below or on the main conference page!) with other writers of Regency fiction. We welcome any and all genres and sub-genres set in the extended Regency period of England (1780 to 1840).

Regency Fiction Writers’ Virtual Conference will be live via Zoom and will be recorded for future use so you can take a break if you need to or come back and revisit a session or event at a later date. Please note that one session will not be recorded per presenter’s choice.

We’re disappointed that we won’t be meeting in person, but the most important issue is everyone’s safety and wellness and that of our families and friends. It will make the next in-person event all the sweeter!

We hope you’ll join us this July!
Full Registration ends on July 15th!

The main 2021 Virtual Conference page has many more details and the link to registration form is at the very bottom!

If you have any problems or questions, please contact me at conferencechair [at] thebeaumonde [dot] com.

Best wishes,
Ann Chaney
Conference Chair
2021 Regency Fiction Writers Virtual Conference

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Members’ Regency Fiction Releases for 07/2021

On the 1st of each month, Regency Fiction Writers publishes our FREE online newsletter, The Regency Reader, to anyone interested in Regency Fiction (1780-1840). The publication features author interviews, tidbits about the Regency era, and a listing of new titles from members and non-members (Submit your May Regency-set Fiction Release or Regency Author Article by April 24th, to appear in the May issue. Information submitted after April 24th will appear in the June issue.). (Subscribe now!)

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Janna MacGregor

A Duke in Time
Series: The Widow Rules
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print | eBook | AudioBook
Release Date: 06/29/2021
Author Website: https://www.jannamacgregor.com

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“If…looking for something new with Austen’s spirit, humor, and dashing heroes, they can’t do better than MacGregor.” -Entertainment Weekly

A Duke in Time is the first book in a three-story arc that will have you rooting for leading heroines, searching for lost dowries, and falling for swoon-worthy heroes.

Katherine Vareck is in for the shock of her life when she learns upon her husband Meri’s accidental death that he had married two other women. Her entire business, along with a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be a royal supplier, is everything she’s been working for and now could be destroyed if word leaks about the three wives.

Meri’s far more upstanding brother, Christian, Duke of Randford has no earthly clue how to be of assistance. He spent the better part of his adult years avoiding Meri and the rest of his good-for-nothing family, so to be dragged back into the fold is…problematic. Even more so is the intrepid and beautiful Katherine, whom he cannot be falling for because she’s Meri’s widow. Or can he?

With a textile business to run and a strong friendship forming with Meri’s two other wives, Katherine doesn’t have time for much else. But there’s something about the warm, but compellingly taciturn Christian that draws her to him. When an opportunity to partner in a business venture brings them even closer, they’ll have to face their pasts if they want to share each other’s hearts and futures.

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Members’ Regency Fiction Releases for 06/2021

On the 1st of each month, Regency Fiction Writers publishes our FREE online newsletter, The Regency Reader, to anyone interested in Regency Fiction (1780-1840). The publication features author interviews, tidbits about the Regency era, and a listing of new titles from members and non-members (Submit your May Regency-set Fiction Release or Regency Author Article by April 24th, to appear in the May issue. Information submitted after April 24th will appear in the June issue.). (Subscribe now!)

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Members’ Regency Fiction Releases for 05/2021

On the 1st of each month, Regency Fiction Writers publishes our FREE online newsletter, The Regency Reader, to anyone interested in Regency Fiction (1780-1840). The publication features author interviews, tidbits about the Regency era, and a listing of new titles from members and non-members (Submit your May Regency-set Fiction Release or Regency Author Article by April 24th, to appear in the May issue. Information submitted after April 24th will appear in the June issue.). (Subscribe now!)

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Members’ Regency Fiction Releases for 04/2021

On the 1st of each month, Regency Fiction Writers publishes our FREE online newsletter, The Regency Reader, to anyone interested in Regency Fiction (1780-1840). The publication features author interviews, tidbits about the Regency era, and a listing of new titles from members and non-members (Submit your May Regency-set Fiction Release or Regency Author Article by April 24th, to appear in the May issue. Information submitted after April 24th will appear in the June issue.). (Subscribe now!)

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Andrea K. Stein – Featured Beau Monde Author

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Today’s featured Beau Monde author is
Andrea K. Stein!

Andrea K. Stein, the daughter of a trucker and an artist, never knew it would take the hard-work ethic of her father to achieve the light-filled magic of her mother’s art. After helping raise a combined family equaling the Brady bunch without Alice, she retired early from a 30-year career as a newspaper and publishing professional and fled to the mountains. She interspersed a seven-year stint as a Colorado ski patroller with nautical adventures with a crusty, old British delivery captain, accumulating some 20,000 miles at sea. While delivering yachts up and down the Caribbean, she also earned a USCG offshore captain’s license. Now, she tells award-winning tales of the high seas from her writing room in Colorado. She has nine romance novels self-published on Amazon since 2014.

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Andrea Penrose – Featured Beau Monde Author

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Today’s featured Beau Monde author is
Andrea Penrose!

Andrea Penrose is the bestselling author of Regency-era historical fiction, including the acclaimed Wrexford & Sloane mystery series, as well as Regency romances written under the names Cara Elliott and Andrea Pickens. Published internationally in ten languages, she is a three-time RITA finalist and the recipient of numerous writing awards, including two Daphne Du Maurier Awards for Historical Mystery and two Golden Leaf Awards. A graduate of Yale University, Andrea fell in love with Regency England after reading Pride and Prejudice and has maintained a fascination with the era’s swirling silks and radical new ideas throughout her writing career. She lives in Connecticut and blogs with the Word Wenches.

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Victoria Hinshaw – Featured Beau Monde Author

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Today’s featured Beau Monde author is
Victoria Hinshaw!

Victoria Hinshaw wrote horse stories as a pre-teen and romantic fiction ever since. When she isn’t pounding away on her laptop in Milwaukee, WI, or Naples, FL, you might find her attacking a towering TBR pile, coping with three teen-age grandsons, or visiting England.

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Liz Tyner – Featured Beau Monde Author

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Today’s featured Beau Monde author is Liz Tyner!

On a career assessment test, Liz once selected an interest in every subject but scuba diving, a choice that confused her high school advisor but added to Liz’s belief that she should become a writer who could live many lives vicariously. Her novels have been published in ten countries while her own lifestyle has remained similar to the one of her childhood, including an acreage to explore and photograph.

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Valerie Bowman – Featured Beau Monde Author

Today’s featured Beau Monde author is Valerie Bowman!

Photo of author Valerie BowmanValerie Bowman’s books have received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus. She’s been an RT Reviewers’ Choice nominee for Best First Historical Romance and Best Historical Romance Love and Laughter. Two of her books have been nominated for the Kirkus Prize for fiction.

Valerie grew up in Illinois with six sisters (she’s number seven). After earning a degree in English with a minor in history at Smith College, she moved to Florida. Valerie now lives in Jacksonville with her family. When she’s not writing, she keeps busy reading, traveling, and watching crazy reality TV.

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Jacki Delecki – Featured Beau Monde Author

Today’s featured Beau Monde author is Jacki Delecki!

Photo of author Jacki Delecki with her two dogs.Descended from a long line of storytellers, Jacki spins adventures filled with heart-pounding, danger, intrigue, and romance.

Jacki’s stories reflect her lifelong love affair with the arts and history. At a young age, she trained as a jazz singer and dancer. She has performed many acting roles with the Seattle Opera Company and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Her travels to London and Paris ignited her passion for the Regency era.

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Sawyer North – Featured Beau Monde Author

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Today’s featured Beau Monde author is Sawyer North!

 
Sawyer North didn’t begin reading romance novels until he turned 50. All those years, wasted. Do you have a list of books you wish you’d never read so you could read them again for the first time? That’s Sawyer, right now, all the time.

It didn’t take him long to transition from writing science fiction to writing historical romance. After a couple of unpublishable manuscripts, he finally found the rhythm and discovered a publisher willing to take a chance on an unknown male romance writer. His wife is very happy about this, as we are finally reading the same books.

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Laura A. Barnes – Featured Beau Monde Author

Today’s featured Beau Monde author is Laura A. Barnes!

Photo of author Laura A. Barnes.Laura A. Barnes writes steamy historical romances where the women have a mind of their own. She fell in love with writing in the second grade. After her first creative writing assignment, she knew what she wanted to become. Many years went by with Laura filling her head full of story ideas and some funny fish songs she wrote while fishing with her family. Thirty-seven years later, she made her dreams a reality. With her debut novel RESCUED BY THE CAPTAIN, she set out on the path she always dreamed about.

When not writing, Laura can be found devouring her favorite romance books. Laura is married to her own Prince Charming (who for some reason or another thinks the heroes in her books are about him) and they have three wonderful children and two sweet grandbabies. Besides her love of reading and writing, Laura loves to travel. With her passport stamped in England, Scotland, and Ireland; she hopes to add more countries to her list soon.

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Gail Eastwood – Featured Beau Monde Author

Today’s featured Beau Monde author is Gail Eastwood!

Photo of author Gail Eastwood.Gail Eastwood is a former journalist and rare book dealer who says A.A. Milne and Beatrix Potter made her an Anglophile at a very early age, preparing her for Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer. Her books have won awards including The Golden Leaf for Best Regency, three Reviewer’s Choice nominations, and two Holt Medallion finalists. LORD OF MISRULE was a 2019 Maggie Award finalist. Twice nominated for Romantic Times Magazine’s Career Achievement Award, Gail loves researching and imagining life in Regency England through stories to share with readers. She and her loving husband live in New England, where they enjoy an active involvement with theater and Gail is addicted to her favorite beach in the summer. They are the parents of two adult sons, one of whom is an actor, following in his father’s theatrical footsteps.

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Regency Academe: Researching and Writing Historical Fiction

Researching and Writing Historical Fiction – Opening Doors to the Past
Instructor: Cindy Vallar
Active Class Dates: October 1-31, 2019
Cost: TBM Members: $25, Non-Members: $30
To Register: https://thebeaumonde.com/classes
Registration closes Oct 4th, 2019

One of the first books Cindy Vallar remembers reading was Marie McSwigan’s Snow Treasure, the story of how Norwegian children ferried gold bars on their sleds under the noses of the Nazis to a ship waiting to take the gold to America for safekeeping. That book was a childhood favorite, and from then on, she loved reading books set in times past. When she first decided to write a story, it had to be a historical novel. Back then she had no idea what that entailed, but luckily she became a librarian and acquired the skills she needed to research the stories she now writes.

The purpose of this workshop is to share some tricks librarians know and a variety of resources writers of historical fiction need to craft stories that transport readers back in time. We will:
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Tracy Edingfield – Featured Beau Monde Author

Today’s featured Beau Monde author is Tracy Edingfield!

Former attorney Tracy Edingfield spins steamy tales of Regency romances because love stories never get old, and we all wish to be in the moment when love magically blossoms.