Historical and Regency Romance UK
Monday, October 30, 2017

A lady’s sketch paintings reveal the realities of Regency life

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Among my research books is a delightful book called Mrs Hurst Dancing , which is a collection of watercolours by one Diana Sperling, who li...
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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Was The Season all it was cracked up to be?

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When Georgette Heyer talked about “The Season,” she referred to the spring. In her books everyone lives in London for a few months ever...
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Sunday, October 15, 2017

Richard Sharpe - the history behind his life.

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 I came across a companion book for the Sharpe series written by Mark Adkin. I didn't know such a volume existed – it was published in...
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Starting Again. Melinda Hammond ponders the next book.....

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Having just published my 25 th book with Harlequin/Mills & Boon, I suppose I can now call myself an "established" wri...
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Thursday, October 05, 2017

The Ladies' Pocket Magazine (1824-1839)

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My copy of this must-have book for the fashionable lady in 1831 is conveniently pocket-sized and comprises 244 pages of short stories, poe...
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Friday, September 15, 2017

My Three Favourite Historical Fiction Writers

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Initially I wrote a post about writing and depression but then thought that was too depressing so have decided to put up something on my th...
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Tuesday, September 05, 2017

Georgette Heyer: Watering-pots

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Watering-pots are mentioned a number of times in Georgette Heyer’s novels - tearful heroines tend to apologize for behaving 'like a wate...
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Sunday, August 27, 2017

Restrictions and Parameters in writing historical romance

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We novelists do like giving ourselves problems. One of the ways we do this is by finding some kind of niche within our particular genre. As ...
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Thursday, August 17, 2017

Pride and Prejudice For Ever!

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 I t’s now 200 years since Jane Austen died, but her books are immortal. As if to prove this point, Mammoth Screen have just announced a ne...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Air Transport Auxiliary - ferry pilots in WW2

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At the moment I'm writing the second book in my three book series, Ellen's War – An ATA Girl. The first book, Blue Skies and Tiger M...
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