Coming March 14, 2013 A tailor’s abandoned daughter fashions a vain nobleman’s tunic, finding passion between the neckline and hem as misfortune forces her into his precarious aristocratic world. Continue Reading
Tag Archives: historical romance
Promiscuous Heroes. Yes or no?
Back in the early days of historical romance, most heroes were what I would consider promiscuous or, at the very least, constantly sexually active. The hero’s pattern is interrupted when the oh-so-virginal heroine arrives on the scene and in his heart. He is suddenly repelled by the offerings of the barmaid he has tumbled regularly… Continue Reading
An Improper Situation on First Sight Saturday
Welcome to Sydney Jane Baily who shares a first meeting from her 5-star historical romance An Improper Situation. Sydney is giving away a free eBook to a lucky commenter so make sure to let us know you were here. Read on for the setup and the excerpt. SET UP: I like to begin my stories… Continue Reading
Trouble with a Letter V
V in Brody One of the really fun parts of being an indie author is cover design. Since I write full-length novels, I do not get to have this fun very often. I’ve done some covers myself but for my next release, Vain, I am having one designed by Rae Monet. While choosing pictures and colors… Continue Reading
Log Line for VAIN
AUTHOR’s EDIT OF POST I have been educated by a few very generous authors that what I had below were probably tag lines – not complete enough to be log lines. So, here are a few more appropriate log lines to consider while I go do more learnin’. I have numbered them so that I… Continue Reading
A Study in Seduction on First Sight Saturday
Today I welcome Nina Rowan who is sharing an excerpt of a first meeting from her historical romance A Study in Seduction in which an intelligent woman makes a simple request of a viscount who turns out to be a little too curious. SET-UP: Mathematician Lydia Kellaway is desperate to retrieve a locket that holds… Continue Reading
First Sight Saturday As we all know, first impressions can make or break a relationship, so it occurred to me that the initial meeting between characters in a book might be an interesting theme to explore. I’m calling it First Sight Saturday. I’ll start off with the first meeting in my first book between the… Continue Reading
My Next Big Thing I’d like to thank Stacy Juba for inviting me to participate in a fun blog idea. A wide variety of authors are answering questions about their current works-in-progress which is a great way for readers to find new writers to enjoy and get the scoop on upcoming books they don’t even know they… Continue Reading
