Prescription for Sagging Middles by Cheryl Bolen

Award-winning Regency romance author, Cheryl Bolen, whose romance novel, A Lady By Chance, is part of the Scandalous Brides boxed set, offers some valuable writing tips. In today’s article, Cheryl shares some secrets from a prolific author on how to avoid those sagging middle sections which can bog down a great story.

Perhaps some of these tips will be just the thing you need to help you liven up the middle part of your book when your enthusiasm for the story begins to flag.

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New Regency Releases for March

New Releases For March 2014

Wareeze Woodson
AN ENDURING LOVE IS WORTH KEEPING
Soul Mate Publishing
Historical/Some Sexual Contact
Print/eBookBorn and raised in Latvia, Rebecca Balodis marries Rhys Sudduth, an English diplomat. Shortly thereafter, he is summoned home to attend his father’s death-bed. Rebecca cannot accompany him at the time and becomes trapped in the turmoil plaguing her country. He is informed she died in the upheaval.Nearly four years later, she escapes and arrives in London with their son in tow. Arriving in the middle of his sister’s ball is very awkward, especially since Rhys plans to announce his betrothal to a young debutante later in the evening.Trouble, tangled in suspense and danger, follow her from Latvia. Can this pair ever find or even recognize an enduring love? Is it worth keeping?March 26 2014
http://www.wareezewoodson.com/

Regan Walker
WIND RAVEN
Boroughs Publishing Group
Historical/Some Sexual Contact
Print/eBookOrdered by the Prince Regent into the Caribbean, English sea captain and former privateer Jean Nicholas Powell has no time for women onboard the Wind Raven, especially not Tara McConnell. The impudent American forced herself aboard, and so she’ll get more than she bargained for: Instead of a direct sail to Baltimore, she’ll join their quest to investigate a rampaging pirate, the infamous Roberto Cofresi.But the hoyden thinks she can crew with his men, and though he bans her from the rigging, Nick is captivated watching her lithe, luscious movements on deck. Facing high seas, storms, cutthroats and the endless unknown, he must protect his ship, his passenger, his crew. But on this voyage, with this woman, there is a greater danger: to his heart.March 7 2014
http://www.reganwalkerauthor.com/

Alyssa Everett
AN HEIR OF UNCERTAINTY
Harlequin/Carina Press
Historical/Some Sexual Contact
Print/eBookYorkshire, 1820Lina, Lady Radbourne, thought being a countess would rescue her from poverty. Unfortunately, her young groom failed to plan for the future, and his drunken accident left her widowed and pregnant. Now Colonel Winstead Vaughan—Win—will inherit her late husband’s fortune…unless she gives birth to a boy. Win is her natural enemy, so why can’t she stop thinking about him?Win is stunned to learn he stands to inherit a vast fortune. He’s even more surprised to find himself falling for the beautiful, spirited Lady Radbourne, who is the one woman who stands in the way of a life he’d only imagined.When someone tries to poison Lady Radbourne, suspicion falls on Win. There’s a clever killer in their midst, and if Win doesn’t solve the mystery fast, Lina may perish. He needs to win her trust, but how can he prove it’s she he wants, and not the fortune?March 10 2014
http://alyssaeverett.com/

Jo Ann Brown
A BRIDE FOR THE BARON
Harlequin Love Inspired Historical
Inspirational/Nothing more than kissing
Print/eBookVera Fenwick is everything a vicar’s sister should be—helpful, modest and sensible. She knows the perils of falling for a man above her station, but it does no harm to admire Edmund Herriott, Lord Meriweather—from afar. She’s perfectly content to help him restore the local rectory…and she’s much too reasonable to risk her heart.Working alongside Vera to rebuild the church and foil a smuggling ring is restoring the confidence Edmund lost in battle. Vera may be sure she’s not suited to be an aristocrat’s wife, but Edmund is utterly confident of one thing—that this unexpected love was built to last.Sanctuary Bay: Where three war heroes find the healing power of love.March 4 2014
http://joannbrownbooks.com/

Katherine Bone
DUKE BY DAY, ROGUE BY NIGHT
EsKape Press
Historical/Some Sexual Contact
Print/eBookCONSTANCE DANBURY is desperate to escape an arranged marriage to a man nearly twice her age. Her only hope is to board a merchantman bound for Spain to enlist her aunt’s help. Her plans go awry when she’s captured by pirates. Even more alarming, her traitorous body longs for the man who’s returning her to England! Pushed into a marriage of convenience, she’s caught between two men—one owns her heart, the other is bent on stealing it.PERCIVAL AVERY is a member of Nelson’s Tea, an elite group assigned to protect England’s shores at any cost. On a mission to avenge his sister’s death, Percy infiltrates the gang of cutthroats responsible. When his vessel attacks a merchantman, Percy must choose between vengeance and saving the life of his commander’s niece. His only choice is to mutiny, but mutiny obliterates his well-laid plans. Forced on a new course that leads straight back to Constance Danbury, Percy has to make a decision—chase revenge or allow himself to love again.March 4 2014
http://www.katherinebone.com/

Amylynn Bright
THE DUKE OF MOREWETHER’S SECRET
Historical/Some Sexual ContactThea Ashbrook comes to London on a mission to do right by her half-brothers — not to find a husband. Homesick for Greece, she causes an incident at a Salon lecture on Greek architecture where she is introduced to the annoyingly handsome Duke of Morewether. The gossips have told her of every deviant escapade for which he’s so famous, and she is not impressed. When she discovers that his love of family mirrors her own, she gives herself permission to open her heart to him.Christian, Duke of Morewether, is infamous for his scandalous ways. He thinks his life lacks nothing, until he meets Miss Althea Ashbrook and, for the first time in his life, he finds himself tongue tied. When his past comes back to haunt him, it will take all his powers of persuasion to convince Thea he is worthy of her love.The duke has a secret – one that Thea thinks she could never forgive and sends her racing for home. To find redemption and win her back, Christian must realize mistakes can’t be ignored forever.March 1 2014
http://www.amylynnbright.com/

Aileen Fish

CHARMING THE VICAR’S DAUGHTER (The Bridgethorpe Brides #3)
Traditional/ Nothing More than Kisses
eNovella

What’s a gentleman to do when the local Widows’ League insists on a marriage over a simple misunderstanding? How does he honor his family name without damaging that of a vicar’s daughter? For Neil Harrow, the journey to obtain a matched pair of horses for his new curricle has taken a wrong turn. While his uncle is not insisting Neil marry Patience Cookson, in his heart he knows it’s the thing to do.

Patience wants nothing to do with the popinjay who came to her aid, no matter how the situation appeared. The meddling old widows are a formidable opponent, but Patience will do everything in her power to avoid such an ill-suited match. As charming Mr. Harrow might be, Patience is determined to only marry a man she can love with all her heart.

March 25 2014
http://aileenfish.com

Callie Hutton
THE DUKE’S QUANDARY
Entangled – Scandalous
Historical/Some Sexual Contact
Print/eBookLondon 1814…Drake, Duke of Manchester is searching the Marriage Mart for a perfect bride. He wants a woman who is poised, sophisticated, and worthy of the title Duchess. But most of all, he wants a woman who does not want the useless emotion of love.Socially awkward Miss Penelope Clayton isn’t meant for marriage. A serious botanist, she has no desire to wed, so being forced by her guardian to participate in the Season to find a husband is torture. She’ll never fit in with the ton, especially if they discover she’s been pretending to be a man within the scientific community.As Drake’s family makes over Penelope, turning her from naive bluestocking to enchanting debutante, he is put upon to introduce her to society and eligible bachelors. Despite dance lessons and new gowns, Penelope is the opposite of poised and sophisticated as she stumbles from one mishap to the next. Why then, does he find it so hard to resist her?March 10 2014
http://calliehutton.com/

Vicky Dreiling
WHAT A RECKLESS ROGUE NEEDS
Grand Central: Forever Romance
Historical/Graphic Sexual Contact
Print/eBookWILL THE ROGUE’S PERFECT PLAN . . .Colin Brockhurst, Earl of Ravenshire, has no desire to wed, this season or any other. So when his father demands he give up his wild ways and take a wife, Colin refuses. But his father raises the stakes and threatens to sell the ancestral home if Colin doesn’t comply. Now Colin has no choice but to find a wife. Unfortunately, the only woman he wants is the one whose heart he broke years ago.LEAD TO THE PERFECT SEDUCTION?Regardless of the ton’s whispers, Lady Angeline Brenham won’t settle for anything less than true love. After rejecting more than her share of suitable suitors, spinsterhood looms before her-until the devilishly handsome Colin reappears in her life with a proposition. Angeline vows to keep her feet on the ground and her heart in check. That is, until one searing kiss melts her resolve and reignites a burning desire for more . . .March 25 2014

Regina Jeffers
CAPTAIN FREDERICK WENTWORTH’S PERSUASION
White Soup Press
Historical/Inferred Sexual ContactHe has loved her from the moment their eyes met some eight years prior, but Frederick Wentworth is determined to prove to Anne Elliot that she has made a mistake by refusing him. Persuaded by her family and friends of his lack of a future, Anne had sent him away, but now he is back, and it is Anne whose circumstances have brought her low. Frederick means to name another to replace her, but whenever he looks upon Anne’s perfect countenance, his resolve wavers, and he finds himself lost once again to his desire for her. Return to the Regency and Austen’s most compelling love story. Jeffers turns the tale upon its head while maintaining Jane Austen’s tale of love and devotion.February 26 2014
http://www.rjeffers.com/

Julie Johnstone
DANCING WITH A DEVIL
Historical/Some Sexual ContactA Lord Chained To His Past…Lord Trent Rutherford’s past has left him guarded, jaded and perfectly content to spend the rest of his life moving from one meaningless affair to the next. Until he meets Lady Audrey Cringlewood, an innocent beauty who makes him question everything he believes. His devilish demeanor guards more than a wounded heart. Behind his swagger lie secrets he’d rather forget than face, but the price of forgetting may be his second chance at life.A Lady Determined To Shape Her Future…Audrey Cringlewood longs to marry for love, not convenience. After several months of flirtatious banter, secret smiles and three very unforgettable kisses, Trent Rutherford, the rake known as Sin, proves himself the man of her dreams. Audrey suspects she understands the pain he hides behind his devil may care attitude, but when the truth comes to light, is her love enough to heal all wounds or will the secrets Trent guarded so carefully tear them apart forever?February 27 2014
http://juliejohnstoneauthor.com/

Sandy Raven
LOVING SARAH
Sandy Raven LLC
Historical/Graphic Sexual Contact
Print/eBookLady Sarah Halden stows away on the wrong boat when she thinks to enter a sailing race with her brother. She lands in the company of Lucky’s business partner, Ian Ross-Mackeever, heir to the Earl Mackeever. Sarah finds the gruff captain handsome and desires him in ways she’d never wanted a man before. With the help of a salacious little book filled with erotic images, Sarah decides to seduce her captain. At the halfway point of the race, instead of simply letting her return home with him, Lucky forces Sarah and Ian to marry.Ian Ross-Mackeever doesn’t believe in family. His own father sends him away when he is a boy to live in a different country with his grandfather who despises him and aunts who don’t know what to do with him. He is immediately sent away to school where he becomes friends with Lucky Gualtiero, a young man whose family is everything Ian’s is not.After a rocky start upon discovering his stowaway, Ian warms to Sarah’s presence in his life during the voyage home from New York. Her sense of adventure and unwavering love for family forces Ian to embrace her affections and the possibilities of a future with her at his side. Sarah shows Ian that running from destiny is more difficult than accepting fate, and every day spent not cherishing and loving those who love you is a day wasted.February 24 2014
http://www.sandyraven.com/

Tammy Jo Burns
TO LOVE AND PROTECT (Reluctant Lords Book Three)
Traditional/Some Sexual ContactLady Clarissa Blackerby enjoyed the peaceful life she and her father lived among the ton. That is until he remarried. Clarissa does not trust her new step-mother nor her step-mother’s brother, but being an only child she has no one to look to for help. When her father disappears and she is attacked, she turns in desperation to her aunt.When Lord Justin Southerby receives a plea from his godmother he dreads what he will walk into. Expecting to have to save her from another of her madcap capers, he instead finds her niece in desperate need of protection.As they join forces to find her father, Clarissa and Justin find themselves being pulled into a deeper intrigue. As they find themselves in more danger, they realize they can only trust each other. Will they find answers before it is too late? Will the trust they develop lead them to a love that will last a lifetime? Or will the past drive a wedge between them that not even love can span?March 5 2014
http://www.tammyjoburns.com/

Suzi Love
SCENTING SCANDAL
Historical/Some Sexual ContactThe second in my scandal series with heroines whose scientific knowledge and intellect are an affront to early Victorian’s increasingly staid society.The second Jamison sister uses her extraordinary olfactory senses to sniff out her perfect match, a husband who fits her scientific criteria. She joins forces with the earl to stop a mad-woman eliminating other investors in Britain’s railways. Richard evades marriage, but by accepting each other’s strengths and weakness, Laura and Richard discover a passion neither counted on.February 24 2014
http://suzilove.com/

Heather Boyd
AN ACCIDENTAL AFFAIR
Historical/Graphic Sexual ContactLondon’s ballrooms and bedrooms thrive on scandal and decadent pleasure and the summer of 1814 will be no exception for the Distinguished Rogues in Heather Boyd’s latest Regency romance.An Accidental AffairWidowed beauty, Arabella Lawson, Lady Farnsworth, knows the value of independence after being trapped in a marriage that left her unfulfilled. Although she longs for a lover at last, she’s expected to chaperone her flirtatious niece during her first season. However, given the way the girl keeps disappearing every chance she gets, there is little hope of a good or speedy result. While searching for her charge yet again, she blunders into one of Lord Rothwell’s scandalous assignations. This time it’s Arabella’s turn to be on the receiving end of his hungry kisses, and she’s far from prepared to make the most of the opportunity.Gossip may paint Merrick Bishop, the Earl of Rothwell, as a notorious scoundrel when it comes to women, but this season his intentions are honorable.March 12 2014
http://heather-boyd.com/

Shelley Munro
MISTRESS OF MERRIVALE
Samhain Publishing
Historical/Graphic Sexual ContactA marriage of convenience…full of inconvenient secrets.Jocelyn Townsend’s life as a courtesan bears no resemblance to the life she envisioned in girlish dreams. But it allows her and her eccentric mother to live in relative security—until her protector marries and no longer requires her services.Leo Sherbourne’s requirements for a wife are few. She must mother his young daughter, run his household, and warm his bed. All in a calm, dignified manner with a full measure of common sense. After his late wife’s histrionics and infidelity, he craves a simpler, quieter life.As they embark on their arrangement, Leo and Jocelyn discover an attraction that heats their bedroom and a mutual admiration that warms their days. But it isn’t long before gossip regarding the fate of Leo’s first wife, and his frequent, unexplained absences, make Jocelyn wonder if the secrets of Merrivale Manor are rooted in murder.March 25 2014
http://www.shelleymunro.com/

Darlene Marshall
THE PIRATE’S SECRET BABY
Amber Quill Press
Historical/Graphic Sexual ContactThe captain of the Prodigal Son has a deserved reputation as the deadliest (and best dressed) pirate in the Caribbean, but Robert St. Armand’s totally at sea when it comes to “Marauding Mattie”, the daughter he never knew he had. How in the world can he deal with the littlest pirate, one who prefers knife-throwing to arithmetic lessons, and who’d rather be keelhauled than eat her beets? He needs help!Lydia Burke is living a safe life, separated from England by an entire ocean. It’s exactly what she needs and she’s not going to risk her boring, but secure, position as a governess to consort with pirates, especially one who’s too pretty for his own good or her peace of mind.No self-respecting governess would be willing to come aboard the notorious Prodigal Son, but Robert didn’t fight his way to the top by letting small obstacles like scruples stop him. If he can’t hire Lydia Burke, he’ll steal her and take her to England with them, certain he can charm her into his bed along the wMarch 11 2014
http://www.darlenemarshall.com/

Rose Lerner
SWEET DISORDER
Samhain
Historical/Graphic Sexual ContactEver since a bullet sent former infantry officer Nick Dymond home to his emotionally distant, politically obsessed family, he’s lived alone with his depression. But with his younger brother desperate to win the local election, Nick has a new set of marching orders: dust off the legendary family charm and maneuver the beautiful Phoebe Sparks into a politically advantageous marriage.One marriage was enough for Phoebe. Under her town’s by-laws, though, she owns a vote that only a husband can cast. Much as she would love to simply ignore the unappetizing matrimonial candidate pushed at her by the handsome earl’s son, she can’t. Her teenage sister is pregnant, and Phoebe’s last-ditch defense against her sister’s ruin is her vote—and her hand.Nick and Phoebe soon realize the only match their hearts will accept is the one society will not allow. But as election intrigue turns dark, they’ll have to cast the cruelest vote of all: loyalty…or love.March 18 2014
http://www.roselerner.com/

Aubrey Beck
JUST ONE NIGHT
Nightshift Publishing
Erotica/Graphic Sexual Contact
AudiobookBlurb Good things come to those who wait, and James Armstrong, the wicked Earl of Haswell has been waiting a very long time to spend just one night with Emma, Lady Alnwick; a night that neither of them will ever forget.March 18 2013

Aubrey Beck
LADY MISTAKEN
Night Shift Publishing
Erotica/Graphic Sexual ContactWhen Grace Garwood entered Berridge Downs in search of her wayward brother, she never imagined she’d be mistaken as a lightskirt by the notorious Lord Simon Berridge. And she certainly never imagined that she’d allow the man such wicked, shocking, and yet surprisingly delightful liberties.March 25 2014

Fordyce’s Sermons and Jane Austen’s Joke By Jane Lark

If you have read Pride and Prejudice, even if you recognized the reference to Fordyce’s Sermons, you may not get the subtle joke Jane Austen intended. It would have been understood by most readers of her era, particularly the ladies, but the majority of modern readers will miss it all together. Today, Regency romance author, Jane Lark, whose most recent book is The Passionate Love of a Rake, will explain Jane Austen’s joke with regard to Mr. Fordyce’s book of sermons so that we can all enjoy the fun.

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Hark the What? by Regina Scott

Christmas carols and the practice of caroling during the Regency bear little similarity to the traditions with which we are so familiar today. Regency author, Regina Scott, whose new book, The Wife Campaign, was released this month, shares some insights into the caroling practices which were typical during the Regency, as well some history of carols which are still popular in the twenty-first century.

Given the choice, would you prefer Regency or modern-day caroling practices?

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The Sophistication of the Romance Novel by Cheryl Bolen

Today’s article is a verbal time capsule, courtesy of Cheryl Bolen, award-winning Regency romance author and Beau Monde member. This article was first published in 1999 and in it, Cheryl reflects on the differences between the romance novels published at the end of the last century and those of the 1980s. She also provides some statistics regarding those who were actually reading romance novels at that time. Now, more than a decade after this article was first published, do you think romance novels are even more sophisticated, or have they taken a different path? Has their readership broadened or contracted over the intervening years?

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Tammy Jo Burns – Featured Beau Monde Author

Tammy Jo Burns is today’s Featured Beau Monde Author.

From a young age Tammy Jo could always be found carrying around books to read while watching her grandmother’s soap operas with her. She read anything and everything she could get her hands on and even made up skits and stories for herself and her friends to act out. Once she outgrew the children’s and YA books, her mom introduced her to an entirely new world—contemporary romance. Upon discovering she had a love for history, she began devouring historical romances. One day, sitting in a college British History class, something the professor said made her think, "I wonder." She quickly called her mom (also a writer) and ran the idea by her. After being told, "Of course you can do it, you’re my daughter," the rest, as they say, is history.

Tammy Jo currently shares her love of reading with the next generation as a high school librarian, and shares her personal life with her demanding dog trapped in a cat’s body, Ajax.

Her debut novel, A Traitorous Heart, Book One of The Reluctant Lords series, can now be found on Amazon.

Find her at Facebook Fan Page — @tammyjoburns — www.tammyjoburns.com

Jane Lark ~ Featured Beau Monde Author

When Jane completed her first novel it was because she was determined not to reach forty still saying, I want to write.

You might think Jane was inspired to write by Jane Austen, especially as she lives near Bath in the United Kingdom, but you would be wrong. Jane’s favourite author is Anya Seton, and the book which drew her into the bliss of falling into historical imagination was ‘Katherine’ a story crafted from reality.

Jane has drawn on this inspiration to discover other real-life love stories, reading memoirs and letters to capture elements of the past, and she uses these to create more realistic plots.

Illicit Love

Now she is writing Regency Romance for Sapphire Star Publishing, and her debut novel, Illicit Love, was released May, 2^nd.

Website www.janelark.co.uk

Blog: www.janelark.wordpress.com

Twitter: @JaneLark

Facebook: Janelarkauthor

More New Books From Beau Monde Authors

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New Releases from Authors of The Beau Monde Chapter (Regency Historical) of Romance Writers of America

Illicit Love by Jane Lark

Illicit Love

Sapphire Star Publishing; ISBN 978-1-938404-55-9

Regency Hi

Can Love redeem a life of sin?storical Romance

Ellen glanced over the top of her fan at the gorgeous man across the table. Was it very wrong for her sinful body to want Edward Marlow? Choice was a holy grail; a cup fallen woman longed to drink from. She chose Edward.

http://www.janelark.co.uk/

http://janelark.wordpress.com/

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Janelarkauthor

Twitter @janelark

May 2013

Miss Goldsleigh’s Secret by Amylynn Bright

Regency Historical

When Henry Cavendish, Marquess of Dalton, leapt to catch the fainting woman before she hit the cobblestone, he never thought that one chivalrous act would set his well ordered life on end. His ingrained need to protect her has every bit as much to do with her enchanting beauty as it does his desire to wipe the hunted look from her startling blue eyes. He thinks he has everything in hand, but the lady has secrets that puts everything he loves at risk.

Olivia Goldsleigh just wants to live without terror, but a gunshot in the night proves things can always get worse. The beautiful and god-like Lord Dalton swears to protect her, to make the danger go away. She wants the man, the life, the family, the bliss he promises, but her secrets are certain to destroy them all.

http://www.amylynnbright.com

http://www.thequillsisters.com

twitter / @amylynnbright

facebook: AmylynnBright

May 2013

Bewitched By His Kiss by Barbara Monajem

Harlequin Historical Undone, 978-1-460-31308-4

Regency Historical Novella (with a touch of the paranormal)

Lucasta Barnes knows the folly believing in magic can lead to, and won’t accept that her illicit tryst with a notorious rake was the result of anything more than pure lust–or that it has bonded them together forever. Yet she can’t deny that she yearns for just one more night in his arms… David, Earl of Elderwood, is used to women being enchanted by him, but ever since a passionate encounter with Lucasta three years ago, he desires only her. How can he convince his thoroughly practical paramour that love is the greatest magic of all?

www.BarbaraMonajem.com

barbaramonajem.blogspot.com

@BarbaraMonajem

http://www.facebook.com/barbara.monajem

May 2013

The Cardos Ruby by Shannon Donnelly

Cielito Lindo Press 978-0-9850265-3-0

Traditional

A scoundrel haunted by scandal…

After being wounded in the Peninsular War, Captain Desford Cardros returns home with plans for revenge against the man who swore Cardros stole the legendary family gem, the Cardros Ruby. That man is his brother. But an injured rider-and his beautiful sister-pull Cardros into their more pressing problems; someone seems set on murdering young Lord Seaford. Caught up with the lovely Helena’s schemes to catch a murderer, Cardros can’t resist the attraction to her. But Helena is a woman already half-promised to his brother-and a lady who has little use for rogues such as him.

A lady expected to marry well…

As the granddaughter of an earl, Helena Seaford knows her duty to marry well-and she has Lord Althorn courting her. But her brother’s death would leave her a rich woman, so how can she trust any man’s interest when her brother is threatened by mysterious accidents. Now she has one man courting her and another flirting with her, but can she trust either with her heart-or her brother’s life? She has no answers, other than to follow her heart, wherever it may lead.

A fabulous ruby, secrets to hide, and a star-crossed love…

During a killing Yorkshire winter frost, a country house part becomes host to hidden truths that must come out, to a romance that may be doomed, and to a life that might be forfeit.

www.shannondonnelly.com

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May 1, 2013

Conduct Unbecoming of a Gentleman by Wareeze Woodson

Soul Mate Publishing

Regency Historical

A young widow struggles against the laws of the era to remain in her young son’s life. In light of the prejudices held by her son’s new guardian against beautiful blonds, will he help her against a jewel thief or let her perish at the hands of her husband’s killer.

Available in print later through Soul Mate Publishing, Amazon, B&N

www.wareezewoodson.com

wareezewoodson@yahoo.com

May 2013

Highlander’s Hope by Collette Cameron

Soul Mate Publishing, ISBN 9781619351974

Regency Historical

Not a day has gone by that Ewan McTavish, the Viscount Sethwick, hasn’t dreamed of the beauty he danced with two years ago. He’s determined to win her heart and make her his own. Heiress, Yvette Stapleton, is certain of one thing; marriage is risky and, therefore, to be avoided. At first, she doesn’t recognize the dangerously handsome man who rescues her from assailants on London’s docks, but Lord Sethwick’s passionate kisses soon have her reconsidering her cynical views on matrimony. On a mission to stop a War Office traitor, Ewan draws Yvette into deadly international intrigue. To protect her, he exploits Scottish law, declaring her his lawful wife-without benefit of a ceremony. Yvette is furious upon discovering the irregular marriage is legally binding, though she never said, “I do.” Will Ewan’s manipulation cost him her newfound love?

Available in print later

http://soulmatepublishing.com,

http://collettecameron.com

http://blueroseromance.com

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May 2013

The English Lily by Kae Elle Wheeler

Wild Rose Press, ISBN: 978-1-61217-731-1

1790s Historical w/magical element (30k)

Lady Kendra Frazier is devastated. The love of her life just married another, and now all she desires is to be as far away as possible. Viscount Lawrie, Joseph Pinetti Gray, is facing financial ruin and needs a wealthy heiress. Luckily for him, Kendra’s impetuous nature has handed him the fortuity he requires to save his family’s downfall. But Joseph’s carefully cultivated plans come to a grinding halt when he finds himself falling in love for what should have only been a marriage of convenience. How does an old cursed doll help?

http://www.wildrosepublishing.com/maincatalog_v151/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5177

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May 2013

New Books From Beau Monde Authors

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New Releases from Authors of The Beau Monde Chapter (Regency Historical) of Romance Writers of America

Honour’s Choice (The Honour Series Book Two) by Joan Vincent

De Rigueur Press 978-0-9852913-2-7

Regency

1809 England Tortured and left to die by a malicious French spy Hadleigh Tarrant is nursed back to health by Lady Sarah. Their hearts choose each other but secrets intervene. Then the malicious French spy reappears intent upon revenge that threatens Sarah and Hadleigh’s very lives. Hadleigh must unmask the spy before he and Sarah can decide between dishonor and HONOUR’S CHOICE.

**** RT Book Reviews –There’s more suspense than romance in the second entry to Vincent’s Honour series, but both keep the reader on the edge as finely-wrought characters tell an exciting tale. Unresolved circumstances leave the reader eager for book three. Reviewed by Donna M Brown

A very limited number of print books will be available. Preorder at http://joanvincent.net/booksChoice.php

Ebook: Amazon and B&N

www.joanvincent.net

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joan-Vincent/417333368316017

May 2013

A Dead Bore by Sheri Cobb South

CreateSpace, ISBN: 978-1483958613

Regency Mystery

Escaping scandal following her husband’s death, Lady Fieldhurst accepts an invitation to a house party. Tragedy follows her 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. “What a delightful tale!…John Pickett had me when he showed up as a footman. He is a sweet man, a little young, but wholly delectable.” –All About Romance

Trade paperback re-issue of the 2008 Five Star hardcover edition

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May 2013

What a Wicked Earl Wants by Vicky Dreiling

Forever, 13: 978-1455522873

Regency Historical

Will A Rake’s Wicked Ways Lead The Lady Astray

Andrew Carrington, Earl of Bellingham, welcomes the opportunity to help Laura Davenport, a dazzling young widow with a rebellious stepson. Her gratitude he hopes will take an amorous form. But from the moment he sets foot in her drawing rooom, he gets far more than he bargained for.

It was a moment of desperation. On the brink of losing her stepson, Laura turned to the notorious Lord Bellingham for help. Suddenly, she, a vicar’s daughter, is in the precarious position of resisting his tantalizing advances. How Bell earned his wicked reputation is clear; the surprise is how much more there is to him…

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May 2013

One More Kiss by Mary Blayney

Bantam Books

978-0-553-59314-3

Regency Historical

Step into the world of a Regency house party where twin daughters of a wealthy merchant are honored guests. Complications abound as attachments are formed, old scandals reawakened and futures compromised as two innocents are introduced to love.

MaryBlayney.com

April 30, 2013

The Secret Life of Lady Julia by Lecia Cornwall

HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-220245-1

Regency Historical

Lady Julia Leighton succumbs to the charms of a stranger at a ball

celebrating her betrothal to another man. The steamy encounter changes

her life, and when she meets her seducer again Julia is no longer an

earl’s daughter, or a duke’s bride-to-be, but an outcast, and the paid

companion of a lady who used to be her equal.

Thomas Merritt is a thief with a secret past. He came to steal her

jewels, but he left with Julia’s heart instead.

When they meet again in a Vienna rife with scandal, dangerous secrets

and political intrigue, a perilous secret is about to come to light,

and the only one who can save the day is Thomas, thief of jewels and

hearts.

www.leciacornwall.com

@LeciaCornwall

https://www.facebook.com/lecia.cornwall

May 28, 2013

Lady Vivian Defies a Duke by Samantha Grace

Sourcebooks, ISBN? 978-1402258404

Regency Historical

“Grace supplies another winning marriage of romance and wit in this delightful Regency.” (Starred Review) Publisher’s Weekly

www.samanthagraceauthor.com

www.ladyscribes.blogspot.com

@SamGraceAuthor

https://www.facebook.com/samanthagraceromanceauthor

May 2013

The Angel and St. Clair by Diana Hussey (awa Constance Hussey)

Jupiter Gardens, LLC ISBN: 978-0-9839726-9-3

Regency Historical

A daring English lord-a lovely young woman-a dangerous attraction

Haunted by an unknown danger, injured and penniless, Juliette Deveneau agrees to accompany the compelling English lord to France. She needs his protection but she has only his word that he will explore the mystery of her past-and that he has no knowledge of her prior to this fateful night.

Hunted by the traitorous Frenchman who abducted her, the unraveling secrets in Juliette’s past put more than her life at risk; they could tear her from Lord Lynton’s arms forever. Fate has thrown them together, but can this staged marriage turn into something real once she regains her memory?

http://jupitergardenspress.com/

www.constancehussey.com

Facebook: constancehussey

May 2013

Article 7: On Revision by Gaelen Foley

Last month, Gaelen Foley, best-selling romance author, shared her secrets for getting that first draft of your novel down on paper without driving yourself around the bend. This month, she tackles the other component of her writing technique, revising that first draft. It is during this phase that she describes how you can add layers of richness to your story that would not have been possible the first time through. And for those who are planning to write another novel after this WIP, she shares the secret of why the ending of this book is so important to that next book.

Continue reading “Article 7: On Revision by Gaelen Foley” →

New Releases from Beau Monde Authors

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New Releases from Authors of The Beau Monde Chapter (Regency Historical) of Romance Writers of America

In Milady’s Chamber by Sheri Cobb South

In Milady's Chamber CreateSpace, ISBN: 978-1483915739
Regency Mystery

When beautiful young Lady Fieldhurst discovers her faithless husband dead in her boudoir with her nail scissors protruding from his neck, it is up to John Pickett, twenty-four years old and new to the Bow Street force, to prove her innocence.

“This charming and lively historical cozy is the author’s first venture into the mystery genre, and she has created a definite winner. Pickett is a clever and amusing fella who well warrants a follow-up series.” –I Love a Mystery

Trade paperback re-issue of the 2006 Five Star hardcover edition.
WITTER
www.shericobbsouth.com
www.facebook.com/SheriCobbSouth
April 2013

The Passions of Dr. Darcy by Sharon Lathan

Sourcebooks Landmark, 1402273495
Georgian/Regency Historical Fiction & Romance

George Darcy is the second son of a wealthy landowner in Georgian Era England and, at 22, is considered to be a brilliant, rising star in England’s field of medicine. However, Dr. Darcy refuses the easy, comfortable pathway and enlists as a physician with the British East India Company, embarking on a personal quest where he strives to change the face of medicine while yearning to fill the void left within his soul at the death of his twin. His search for family, enduring love, and lost companionship is a quest not wholly realized until his return to England and Pemberley after thirty years of amazing adventures. It is then that a new generation of family and friends that will heal the physician, and to his greatest surprise, where the true love of his life awaits.

www.sharonlathan.net
www.sharonlathanauthor.com/blog
@SharonLathan
http://www.facebook.com/SharonLathanNovelist
April 2013

The Magic of His Touch (May Day Mischief, Book One) by Barbara Monajem

The Magic of His Touch Harlequin Historical Undone, 978-1-460-31096-0
Regency Historical Novella (with a touch of the paranormal)

Tired of being paraded before every eligible bachelor, Peony Whistleby decides it’s time to find her true love-through the ancient custom of rolling naked in the dew on May Day morning. But the magic goes awry when she is caught in the act-and by an entirely unsuitable man. And yet, the way his eyes linger upon her flesh ignites a sensual craving that can only be satisfied by his touch…

www.BarbaraMonajem.com
barbaramonajem.blogspot.com
@BarbaraMonajem
http://www.facebook.com/barbara.monajem
April 2013

Her Husband’s Lover by Madelynne Ellis

Her Husband's Lover Mischief, HarperCollins, ASIN: B00AAU7AEE
Regency Erotic Romance, Menage

Emma Langley abhors physical contact, consequential she´s shocked to her toes when she realises she attracted to one of her father´s guests. Robert, Lord Darleston is like no other man she´s ever met. He´s flamboyant, charming and terrifies her as much as he arouses her.

Nor is Emma the only person caught under his spell…
Forced into an arranged marriage to avoid exposure as a sodomite, Robert Darleston has a reputation as a rakehell and a voluptuary. His wife is a bitter, scheming harpy, whose
rumor-mongering has already driven him from London into the heart of the English
countryside. Here, fate unexpectedly reunites Darleston with his former lover, Lyle Langley.

Torn apart by the intervention of their families, the primary barrier to their reunion is now Emma, Lyle´s wife, a woman Darleston is fascinated by and has no wish to disrespect. All seems hopeless, that is, until Lyle admits that Emma is frigid and their marriage unconsummated.

Darleston proposes a plan… If he can just win Emma over, then maybe they can find happiness as a threesome. Old ghosts, a jealous wife, and an outraged father stand in his way.

http://www.madelynne-ellis.com
@MadelynneEllis
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Madelynne-Ellis/141618932598924
March 2013

The Love List by Deb Marlowe

The Love List Regency Historical

Miss Brynne Wilmott escaped her monstrous betrothed once, with the inadvertent help of the Duke of Aldmere. Now Lord Marstoke has revived the old Harris List–that wickedly witty annual register of London’s light skirts–and is using it to destroy her future. Aldmere has no wish to involve himself in Miss Wilmott’s affairs, but his brother is mixed up in the nasty business and has gone missing. Reluctantly, the two agree to work together. Their search leads them through some of London’s most dangerous haunts and it quickly becomes clear that Marstoke’s plans are more twisted and treasonous than anyone has suspected. Yet the danger and intrigue are as nothing compared to the effect that Nathan and Brynne have on each other . . .

Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iBooks and Smashwords
www.DebMarlowe.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Deb-Marlowe/70397149702
@DebMarlowe
April 2013

A Rogue in Sheep’s Clothing by Elf Ahearn

Rogue In Sheep's Clothing Crimson Romance
Regency romance with a Gothic twist.

In Lord Hugh Davenport’s opinion, women of the ton perpetually hide behind a mask of deception. That’s hard for Ellie Albright, the daughter of an earl, to swallow – especially since she’s disguised herself as a stable hand to get back the prized stallion her father sold to Hugh to pay a debt. If Hugh learns her true identity she’ll lose the horse and her family will go bankrupt. Somehow, though, losing Hugh’s affection is beginning to seem even worse.

Already only a step away from being snagged in her own web of lies, Ellie’s deceit threatens to spin out of control when Hugh’s mother invites Ellie and her sisters to a house party. Now Ellie has to scramble to keep Hugh from knowing she’s the stable girl he wants to marry, while simultaneously trying to win his trust as herself. Can she keep her costumes straight long enough to save her family? And even if she does, will it be worth losing his love?

Available at Amazon, B&N and Smashwords.com
elfahearn.com
Author blog – The Writer’s Cat
www.facebook.com/elf.ahearn
April 2013

New Releases from Beau Monde Authors

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New Releases from Authors of The Beau Monde Chapter (Regency Historical) of Romance Writers of America

Madeline’s Protector by Vanessa Riley

Madeline's Protector Pelican Book Group
Inspirational Regency
If all young men leapt off a cliff, Madeline St. James wouldn’t care. Yet, a chance meeting and a bullet wound change everything. She must trust the Good Shepherd has led her to marry a dashing stranger, Lord Devonshire. Can they forge a true bond before the next disaster strikes?

http://www.christianregency.com/
http://www.christianregency.com/blog/ & http://www.infinitecharacters.com/
@vanessariley
facebook: christianregency
Also available in ebook and audiobook April 19, 2013

Secrets of a Runaway Bride by Valerie Bowman

Secrets of a Runaway Bride St. Martin’s Press, 978-1250008961
Regency Historical
RT Book Reviews 4.5 stars, TOP PICK!

THE THRILL OF ESCAPE
Miss Annie Andrews is finally free to marry the man she loves. With her overprotective sister out of the country on her honeymoon, nothing can prevent her flight to Gretna Greene-nothing, that is, but an abduction by the wrong gentleman.

THE SWEETNESS OF SURRENDER
When Jordan Holloway, the Earl of Ashbourne, promised to look after his best friend’s sister-in-law, he didn’t realize she would prove so difficult. But when he spirits her away to his country house to prevent her elopement, he discovers that the tempting beauty knows how to put up a fight. To make matters worse, he’s stuck playing the role of honorable protector…when what he really wants is to run away with her himself.
http://www.ValerieBowmanBooks.com
http://www.Twitter.com/@ValerieGBowman
http://www.Facebook.com/ValerieBowmanAuthor
April 2013

Sweet Madness by Heather Snow

Sweet Madness NAL Signet Eclipse ISBN-13: 978-0451239679
Regency historical with mystery

There’s a fine line between love and insanity…

Ever since her husband’s sudden and tragic death, Lady Penelope Bridgeman has dedicated herself to studying maladies of the mind, particularly those of soldiers returning from the Napoleonic Wars, but Gabriel Devereaux’s unpredictable episodes are like none she’s ever seen. Even though she knows the folly of loving a broken man, she can’t help herself from trying to save him, no matter the cost…

“In this emotional, compassionate romance…the powerful love story will sweep readers away.”
~RT BookReviews, 4 1/2 stars

“The brilliance ofSweet Madness shines strongly and completely. Heather Snow is cutting edge…a master storyteller. Sweet Madness is a magnificent story.”
~Book Obsessed Chicks 5 stars

http://www.HeatherSnowBooks.com
http://www.twitter.com/HeatherSnowRW
http://www.facebook.com/AuthorHeatherSnow
April 2, 2013

A Beastly Scandal by Shereen Vedam

A Beastly Scandal ImaJinn Books, 978-1-61026-124-1
Regency Historical (fairytale-inspired)
“A treat to enjoy!” Jo Beverley, Author of A Scandalous Countess

A BELLE OF THE BALL…

Lady Annabelle Marchant was a belle of the ball in London until she used her psychical senses to save a man’s life. She failed miserably, leaving him dead and her disgraced. All she wants now is a chance to comfort his widow by cleansing the woman’s home of her husband’s restless spirit. But the widow’s son, the beastly Lord of the Manor, accuses her of coming to the wilds of Cheshire to snag him as a husband. Thoroughly disgusted, she is bent on proving him wrong.

…BECOMES PERSONA NON-GRATA…

Lord Rufus Marlesbury, the Earl of Terrance, is suspected of murdering his father. He has come home to clear his name by finding the real killer before the new year or the king has promised that Rufus will be called in front of the House of Lords to answer for the crime. He does not have time to waste fending off a marriage-minded miss who has inveigled an invitation to his home by playing on his grief-stricken mother’s worst fears.

…WHEN A MURDERER IS ON THE RAMPAGE

With an unruly manor ghost terrorizing the occupants and corpses piling up in the village, Belle must find a way to see the man beneath the beast and Rufus must learn to believe in the love of a woman who has no reason to trust him. Only by working together can they stop a vengeful ghost before it torments the guests or before the killer strikes again.
http://www.shereenvedam.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ShereenVedam
@ShereenVedam @ShereenVedam
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Late March, 2013

Never to Part by Joan Vincent

Never to Part De Rigueur Press ebook 978-0-9852913-4-1
Regency Paranormal
The Dremore Legend promises treasure but more importantly, enduring love. When treachery threatens the current Lord Dremore, the family ghosts contrive to aid him. Daphne, our heroine, who believes Dremore responsible for her brother’s huge gaming losses, is desperate to find the treasure. As they follow the clues ever closer to the treasure they risk losing their lives, the treasure, and most of all their hearts.
www.joanvincent.net
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joan-Vincent/417333368316017
Late March, 2013

The Rake to Redeem Her by Julia Justiss

Rake to Redeem Book 2 of The Ransleigh Rogues
Harlequin Historical
ISBN: 0373297335
Regency Historical
Will Ransleigh wants to track down the woman who ruined his cousin’s diplomatic career and bring her back to England to absolve Max. But Elodie Lefevre hasn’t survived revolution, war and poverty to bow to the wishes of any man. “Justiss brings an infamous seductress together with an unreformed rogue and lets the sparks fly.” -Romantic Times Magazine
–An RT KISS award to hero Will Ransleigh
www.juliajustiss.com
@juliajustiss
www.facebook.com/juliajustiss
April 2013

New Releases from Beau Monde Authors

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New Releases from Authors of The Beau Monde Chapter (Regency Historical) of Romance Writers of America

Lord of Secrets by Alyssa Everett

Carina Press
Regency Historical
Somewhere on the North Atlantic, 1820
Rosalie Whitwell has spent most of her life sailing the globe with her adventurous father, dreaming of the day she can settle in one place long enough to have a home and family of her own. When her father suffers a fatal heart attack in the middle of the North Atlantic, Rosalie turns in her panic to a fellow passenger—the cool, reclusive Lord Deal.
For years David Linney, Marquess of Deal, has avoided the society of others. Even so, he’s drawn to his lovely shipmate, like him the victim of family tragedy.
As the voyage nears its end, Lord Deal is compelled to propose. But on their wedding night, Rosalie gets an unwelcome surprise: her handsome husband is strangely reluctant to consummate the marriage. Does she fall short of her groom’s expectations? Or is he hiding a secret past that only she can unlock?
http://alyssaeverett.com
@Alyssa_Everett
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alyssa-Everett/225976490775474
Also available in audiobook
March 2013

Against the Wind by Regan Walker

Boroughs Publishing Group
Regency Historical
“A fabulous tale with exciting twists and turns reflecting a little known event in England’s history and, at its heart, a wonderful love story.” –Shirlee Busbee, NY Times Best-selling Author
This is Sir Martin Powell’s story…the spy for the Crown in France you me in Racing with the Wind. It’s 1817. Returning to London for a new assignment from the Prince Regent, he allows himself one night of pleasure in the most exclusive bordello in London where he encounters a most alluring auburn-haired courtesan, who it turns out, isn’t a courtesan at all. She’s Lady Katherine Egerton–a young dowager baroness on the run from a man who wants her and attempted rape–and now she has disappeared! Sir Martin will sweep her away to the Midlands where adventure awaits.
http://www.reganwalkerauthor.com
http://reganromancereview.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/RegansReview
http://www.facebook.com/regan.walker.104
March 2013

The Mysterious Death of Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Mystery by Regina Jeffers

Ulysses Press
Regency Mystery
Fitzwilliam Darcy is devastated. The joy of his recent wedding has been cut short by the news of the sudden death of his father’s beloved cousin, Samuel Darcy. Elizabeth and Darcy travel to Dorset to pay their respects to the well-traveled and eccentric Samuel. Yet, this is no summer holiday. Danger bubbles beneath Dorset’s peaceful surface. Several of Samuel’s ancient treasures go missing, and then his body disappears. As Darcy and Elizabeth investigate this mystery and unravel its tangled ties to the haunting legends of Dark Dorset, the legendary couple’s love is put to the test when sinister forces strike close to home. Some secrets should remain secrets, but Darcy will do all he can to find answers, even if it means meeting his own end in the damp depths of a newly dug grave.
www.rjeffers.com
http://reginajeffers.wordpress.com
@reginajeffers @reginajeffers
https://facebook.com/pages/Regina-Jeffers-Author-Page/141407102548455
March 12, 2013

The Duke Diaries by Sophia Nash

Avon
Regency Historical
Book III – The Royal Entourage series: Six Regency Dukes–One royal hangover!
After the bachelor party of the century Lady Verity Fitzroy wakes up to find her brother’s archenemy, Rory Lennox, the Duke of Abshire, in her bed. While Rory has always fascinated her, nothing can convince her to marry this rake even though her reputation is in peril. Indeed, there are far graver worries to plague her. If she is unmasked as the author of the infamous Duke Diarries, no one can save her . . . not even the man of her dreams.
www.sophianash.com
February 26, 2013

A Baron in Her Bed – THe Spies of Mayfair Series, Book One by Maggi Andersen
Knox Robinson Publishing.
Regency Historical
Horatia’s plan to join the London literary set takes a dangerous turn. Now that the war with France has ended, Baron Guy Fortescue arrives in England to claim his inheritance. When Guy is set upon in London, a stranger, Lord Strathairn, rescues and befriends him. But while traveling to his country estate, Guy is again attacked. Guy suspects his relative, Eustace Fennimore, is behind the attacks on his life. Horatia refuses to believe her godfather, Eustace, is responsible. Secure in the knowledge that his daughter will finally wed, Horatia’s father allows her to visit her blue-stocking aunt in London. But Horatia’s time spent in London proves to be anything but a literary feast, for a dangerous foe plots Guy’s demise. She is determined to keep alive her handsome fiancé, who has proven more than willing to play the part of her lover even as he resists her attempts to save him.
http://www.knoxrobinsonpublishing.com/bindex.php?cPath=15&osCsid=1af35730b5e4460fdc335146939212fa
http://www.maggiandersenauthor.com
http://www.maggiandersen.blogspot.com
@maggiandersen
http://www.facebook.com/maggi.andersen
March 6, 2013 in the US, Available in the UK

A Collection of Regency Novellas by Shannon Donnelly

Cool Gus Publishing
Traditional Regency
Four novellas from award winning author, Shannon Donnelly.
www.shannondonnelly.com
twitter.com/sdwriter
facebook.com/sdwriter
March 2013

New Releases from Beau Monde Authors

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New Releases from Authors of The Beau Monde Chapter (Regency Historical) of Romance Writers of America

A Most Scandalous Proposal by Ashlyn Macnamara

Ballantine
Regency Historical
After watching her beloved sister Sophia pine over the ton’s Golden Boy for years, Miss Julia St. Claire has foresworn love and put herself firmly on the shelf. Unfortunately, her social-climbing mother and debt-ridden father have other ideas, and jump at the chance to marry Julia off to the newly-named Earl of Clivesden…the man of Sophia’s dreams.
Since resigning his Cavalry commission, Benedict Revelstoke has spent his time in London avoiding the marriage mart. But when he discovers that the Earl of Clivesden has set Julia in his sights, Benedict tries to protect his childhood best friend from the man’s advances–only to discover more than friendship driving his desire to defend her. He surprises them both with the force of his feelings, but when she refuses him and her father announces her betrothal, he fears he’s lost her forever–until Julia approaches him with a shocking scheme that will ruin her for all respectable society…
…and lead them into an exquisite world of forbidden pleasures.
http://ashlynmacnamara.net
http://ashlynmacnamara.net/
@ashlyn_mac
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ashlyn-Macnamara/178818875498486?
February. 26, 2013

Surprising Lord Jack by Sally MacKenzie

Kensington Zebra
Regency Historical
Frances Hadley has managed her family’s estate for years. So why can’t she request her own dowry? She’ll have to go to London herself and knock some sense into the men interfering in her life. With the nonsense she’s dealt with lately, though, there’s no way she’s going as a woman. A pair of breeches and a quick chop of her red curls, and she’ll have much less to worry about…
Jack Valentine, third son of the famous Duchess of Love, is through being pursued by pushy young ladies. One particularly determined miss has run him out of his own house party. Luckily the inn has one bed left–Jack just has to share with a rather entertaining red-headed youth. Perhaps the two of them should ride to London together. It will make a pleasant escape from his mother’s matchmaking melodrama!
www.sallymackenzie.net
http://sallymackenzie.blogspot.com
@Sally_MacKenzie
www.facebook.com/sallymackenziebooks
March 2013

By Love Unveiled by Sabrina Jeffries

Pocket Books
Regency Historical
Miss Marianne Winchilsea is running for her life from those whom she believes have attempted to kill the king. Forced to disguise herself, she trusts no one—especially not Garett Lockwood, the Earl of Falkham, who usurped her family home and who seems to be her most dangerous enemy.
And what Garett sees behind her masquerade is a beautiful half-gypsy enrobed in mystery, deception, and burning secrets. A woman he should avoid at all costs.
In a world where treachery and betrayal reign, a sweet seduction rules their hearts—and dares them to risk their destinies on a passionate love that all the powerful forces of the world can not defeat.
www.sabrinajeffries.com

@SabrinaJeffries
http://www.facebook.com/SabrinaJeffriesAuthor
March 2013

The Heiress Homecoming by Regina Scott

Love Inspired Historical
Inspirational Regency
To keep her cherished childhood home, Samantha Everard must marry by her
twenty-fifth birthday. Yet she refuses to marry on a whim, even to save her
fortune. When she returns to Dallsten Manor to say goodbye, the last person
she expects to see is her handsome, disapproving neighbor William Wentworth,
Earl of Kendrick.
Will is certain the scandalous Everards are nothing but trouble. He
shouldn’t care about Samantha’s predicament, but her feistiness and
kindheartedness intrigue him-as do the secrets surrounding her. Soon his
greatest wish becomes to persuade Samantha that her true home is with him.
Top Pick from RT Book Reviews!
www.reginascott.com
www.nineteenteen.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/authorreginascott
March 2013

If You Give a Rake a Ruby by Shana Galen

Sourcebooks Casablanca,
Regency Historical
RT Book Reviews Top Pick! 4 ? stars! “Galen is at the top of her game.”
Fallon, the Marchioness of Mystery, finds herself embroiled in seduction and scandal when she is blackmailed into helping the handsome but dangerous spy Warrick Fitzhugh. He is out to hunt down the notorious crime lord responsible for the deaths of his fellow spies, and she is the only one who can help. As their quest leads them deep into London’s treacherous underworld and face-to-face with their inner demons, they find the only ones they can turn to are each other.
shanagalen.com
jauntyquills.com
@shanagalen
www.facebook.com/ShanaGalen
March 2013

New EBook Releases from the Beau Monde

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New EBook Releases from Authors of The Beau Monde Chapter (Regency Historical) of Romance Writers of America

An Arranged Valentine by Kadee McDonald

Aurora Regency (an imprint of Musa Publishing)
Traditional Regency Novella
In the coldest days of February, can St. Valentine create enough heat to melt two hearts into one?
Miss Penelope Braxton has never met either sensible George Harburton or his dashing younger brother, Henry, but she agrees to grant her dying father peace of mind by considering marriage to one of them.ˇ
The advantage of the match for the brothers is evident in the form of Miss Braxton’s substantial dowry. But her money takes second place when both George and Henry realize the extent of Penelope’s courage, wit, and devotion.
Will either gentleman be able to compose the perfect poetry to win Penelope’s heart?
www.MusaPublishing.com (Category: Aurora Regency)
www.KadeeMcDonald.com
http://www.auroraregency.blogspot.com
@KadeeMcDonald
Facebook: Kadee McDonald author

Heroes Returned Trilogy by Ava Stone

Night Shift Publishing,ˇ9781301560349
Regency Historical
Three officers return to England following the Napoleonic Wars. This is a compilation of three books. MY FAVORITE MAJOR – More than just his honor urges Major Philip Moore to protect a pretty damsel in distress from the wicked intentions of the girl’s villainous ex-fiance. THE ENGLISH LIEUTENANT’S LADY – ˇLieutenant Tristan Avery returns home from war and promptly falls in love with his brother’s fiancee. Now he’s caught between his love and his honor. TO CATCH A CAPTAIN – Rakish Captain Russell Avery thinks he’s found the perfect distraction to keep his mind off his recent troubles. Unfortunately, the maid in question is more than he bargained for.ˇ
http://www.avastoneauthor.com/
http://www.ladyscribes.blogspot.com/
@Ava_Stone
http://www.facebook.com/AvaStoneAuthor
Available at Amazon, B&N, iBooks

An Encounter At the Museum by Claudia Dain, Michelle Marcos, Deb Marlowe, Ava Stone

Night Shift Publishing
Regency Historical Anthology
In CLAUDIA DAIN’s A Chance Encounter – Jamie Caversham is a bastard, quite literally. He is bound for Canada and a new life after one last visit to the British Museum . . . where he meets Elizabeth Ardenzy. Elizabeth is betrothed (nearly), her life planned to perfection by her father. Unless a bastard convinces her to run away to Canada first.ˇˇ
In MICHELLE MARCOS’s Bad Luck Encounter – Anyone would think that a bookish spinster with bad eyesight has had her share of bad luck.ˇ But when “accidents” begin to happen just as her younger sister is trying to find a husband, Isha Elmwood spots the perpetrator: Mr. Bad Luck himself.ˇ Trouble is, she’s the only one who can see him.ˇ Isha must find a way to put a stop to this handsome knave without subjecting herself to the worst luck of all: losing her heart.
In DEB MARLOWE’s An Unexpected Encounter – Tall, practical girls might not be worth much in a man’s world, but Miss Lisbeth Moreton knows she’s worth more than the squire’s prized heifer. ˇTo change her fate, she’s run off to a date with destiny at the British Museum. ˇHer would-be swain never shows, but an unexpected encounter with Lord Cotwell and his lonely ward might lead to altogether new prospects . . . and perhaps to love.
In AVA STONE’s Encounter with an Adventurer – Lucinda Potts would do just about anything to get out of her brother’s home and out from under her hateful sister-in-law’s thumb. After an encounter with the gadabout and notorious Lord Brookfield, Lucy is more determined than ever to escape London for a life of adventure. Unfortunately, the his lordship seems just as determined to stand firmly in her way.ˇ
http://www.claudiadain.com
http://www.michellemarcos.com
http://www.debmarlowe.com
http://www.avastoneauthor.com/
Available at Amazon, B&N, iBooks

A Dangerous Dalliance by Regina Scott

Traditional Regency
When art teacher Hannah Alexander agrees to accompany four of her students
on a country house visit before Easter, she never dreams of entering into a
dalliance with the owner, David Tenant, the handsome new Earl of Brentfield.
But one moment in David’s company, and she’s in danger of losing her heart.
And as events unfold at Brentfield, Hannah quickly learns that loving David
comes at a price, to her future plans of being a portrait painter, to her
position as a teacher, and to her very life.ˇ A clean romance set in the
Regency, with a touch of romantic suspense.
www.reginascott.comˇ
www.nineteenteen.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/authorreginascott
Available at Smashwords, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble

Miss Parker’s Ponies by Victoria Hinshaw

Traditional Regency
Miss Caroline Parker must find a husband with a substantial fortune. Captain Thomas Ogden needs a mate with a large inheritance. Caroline’s aunt provides a list of Eligibles: men with handsome incomes. Thomas’s mama has a list of Suitables: rich young ladies ripe for marriage. When they discover their mutual pursuit, Tom and Caro pledge to help find each other the right match.
But as the London Season whirls, they find a multitude of complaints about each candidate for the other’s hand. They discover a shocking fact: neither can bear to lose the other…love has caught them unawares.
www.victoriahinshaw.com
onelondonone.blogspot.com
@summitwahl
www.tinyurl.com/azlgald
e-book release of a Zebra 2002 novel

The Shamrock and the Rose by Regan Walker

Boroughs Publishing Group
Regency Historical
Set in London in 1818, it’s the story of Rose Collingwood, daughter of a baron, who wanted to play Portia in The Merchant of Venice. To accept the part at the Theatre-Royal at Hay-Market, the very proper young lady assumed the disguise of Miss Lily Underwood, the actress. Who knew all of London would soon be at her feet sending her love notes? One such Valentine goes awry only to be found by the dashing Irish barrister, Morgan O’Connell. Though he would have seduced the actress, Morgan must court the lady. Given three choices much like Portia’s suitors, can she resist the handsome Irish rogue?
http://www.reganwalkerauthor.com/
http://reganromancereview.blogspot.com/
https://twitter.com/RegansReview
http://www.facebook.com/regan.walker.104

Embracing Scandal by Suzi Love

Crimson Romance -ˇISBN 1440560498ˇ(ISBN13:ˇ9781440560491)
Regency Historical
After Lady Rebecca Jamison, a mathematical genius, saves her family from financial ruin by secretly investing in railway stocks on the London stock exchange, a greedy syndicate, desperate for Becca’s calculations and predictions, murders her friend and threatens the Jamison family, forcing Becca to beg assistance from her childhood friend, Cayle St. Martin.ˇ
The newly titled Duke of Sherwyn has returned to London after five years on the continent extending his family’s shipping interests. He’s shunned his privileged London life and his father’s unbending attitudes, and becomes committed to employing the spying tactics he learned on the continent to help Becca indict the syndicate and using his skills as a lover to seduce her into his bed.ˇ
ˇBut how will Cayle be able to convince Becca, a determinedly self-sufficient spinster, that he can be more to her than just a protector?
http://www.suzilove.com
Twitter: suzilove
Facebook: Suzi Love Author

The Pantiles or Where the Duke Slipped …….. By Michele Ann Young

Today, in the follow-up post to her article on Royal Tunbridge Wells, Regency romance author, Michele Ann Young, aka Ann Lethbridge, shares her knowledge of Pantiles, a unique feature of that spa town. If you have never been to Royal Tunbridge Wells, you may be quite unaware of the existence of this historic item with multiple royal connections. Here is your chance to learn all about them.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells By Michele Ann Young

Today’s article is by Michele Ann Young, aka Ann Lethbridge, Regency romance author and one-time resident of the famous spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells. More recently, she spent some time there on a research trip and provides us with a series of questions and answers regarding the history of this charming town in western Kent. She also explains why the town should never be called "Royal" in any stories set there during the Regency.

And so, the answers to your questions about Tunbridge Wells …

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New Print Releases from the Beau Monde

New Print Releases from Authors of The Beau Monde Chapter (Regency Historical) of Romance Writers of America

Haunted By The Earl’s Touch by Ann Lethbridge

Harlequin Historicals
Regency Historical
Orphan Mary Wilder’s hopes of a place at Beresford Abbey are dashed by the enigmatic earl, Bane Beresford. He is as remote as the ghosts that supposedly haunt the Abbey….
Occasionally she sees a different, more caring man behind the facade, so is she foolish to long for a happy home…a family?
http://www.annlethbridge.com
http://www.regencyramble.blogspot.com
@annlethbridge
AnnLethbridgeAuthor

Checkmate, My Lord by Tracey Devlyn

Sourcebooks, ISBN: 978-1402258251
Regency-set Historical Suspense

A desperate mother falls in love with the spymaster she’s forced to betray.

Devlyn’s seamless writing will entice readers and keep them eager for the next installment. ~ Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
http://traceydevlyn.com
@TraceyDevlyn
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTraceyDevlyn
Also available in all e-formats

Undone By The Duke by Michelle Willingham

Montlake Romance, ISBN 978-1611098839
Regency Historical
Victoria has a secret… Reclusive designer Victoria Andrews hasn’t gone outside in five years, though she yearns to escape the prison of her house. She designs sensual lingerie for the most exclusive dressmaker in London, although she has never known a man’s touch.
A Duke in disguise… ? Wounded and stranded in Scotland, Jonathan Nottoway, the Duke of Worthingstone, is avoiding the murderous scandal that darkened his family name. As his wounds heal, he spends several sensual nights with the beautiful seamstress who knows nothing of his true identity.
A passionate awakening Can a woman trapped by her emotional scars be able to love a duke, when it means abandoning her safe world to embrace the life of a duchess?
www.michellewillingham.com @michellewilling www.facebook.com/michellewillinghamfans
Also available in e-book (Kindle) format.
February 12, 2013

His: Two Regency Novellas by Regina Jeffers

His American Heartsong

Lawrence Lowery has been the dutiful elder son his whole life, but when his father Baron Blakehell arranges a marriage with the insipid Annalee Dryburgh, Lowery must choose between his responsibility to his future estate and the one woman who makes sense in his life. By Society’s standards, Arabella Tilney is completely wrong to be the future Baroness–she is an American hoyden, who demands that Lowery do the impossible: Be the man he has always dreamed of being. (A Novella from the Realm Series

His Irish Eve

When the Earl of Greenwall demands his only son, Viscount Stafford, retrieve the viscount’s by-blow, everything in Adam Lawrence’s life changes. Six years prior, Lawrence had released his former mistress Cathleen Donnell from his protection, only to learn in hindsight Cathleen was with child. Lawrence arrives in Cheshire to discover not only a son, but also two daughters, along with a strong-minded woman, who fascinates him from the moment of their first encounter. Aoife Kennice, the children’s caregiver, is a woman impervious to Adam’s usual tricks and ruses as one of England’s most infamous rakes. But this overconfident lord is about to do battle: A fight Adam must win–a fight for the heart of a woman worth knowing.

Available on Amazon, Kindle, Nook, and Kobo.

TBM Forum: Working on the Web Round-Up

The series of articles on Search Engine Optimization for authors comes to a close this month in the Working on the Web section of the forum. The final article provides details on how to keep web spiders from crawling those sections of your site you do not wish to have indexed. The article also explains why you might want to keep web spiders out, of certain sections of your web site, or of just specific pages. Another article explains how to protect your manuscript files to ensure you do not inadvertently make them the property of your employer or anyone else.

Next month, the Working on the Web forum will include an article on an often overlooked opportunity for self-promotion for published Regency authors.

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Collette Cameron ~ Featured Beau Monde Author

Collette Cameron is the pen name for Wendy Herrington.

In February 2011, Collette decided to sit down and write a Regency romance. She wrote HIGHLANDER’S HOPE, the first book in her blue rose series. It releases from Soul Mate Publishing in April 2013. She has a BS in Liberal Studies and a Master’s in Teaching. She’s been married for almost 30 years, has 3 amazing adult children, and 5 dachshunds. Her puppy, Ayva, sits on her lap while she writes. Ayva also nibbles at and lies on the keyboard. Collette love a good joke, the beach, birds, shabby chic, and Cadbury Chocolate. She just finished THE VISCOUNT’S VOW, the second book in the series. You’ll always find dogs, birds, quirky—sometimes naughty—humor, and a dash of inspiration in her novels.

Collette Cameron Highlander's Hope You can learn more about Collette by visiting her website, collettecameron.com. You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and Linked In.