riting about the Regency period is a passion for me and I hope I can share it with you through this website and my books.

hat is so special about  the Regency?  I find it an endlessly fascinating era full of contrast and change, danger and elegance, luxury and squalor.  Women had freedoms that would shock their Victorian grand daughters, yet lived within social codes that both intrigue and appal us now.  Men in Society could win fortunes at the turn of a card and lose their lives in the hazard of a duel all in the space of twenty four hours.  It is all so different, with the glamour of the past gilding it – and yet the characters seem to reach out and touch us now.

nd the clothes!  Rarely have both men and women worn fashions which attract us so much, not just for the look of them but because we can imagine wearing them ourselves. 

y first Historical novels for Mills & Boon were written in partnership with a friend as Francesca Shaw. There hasn’t been a new Francesca Shaw for some time, but they appear in translation and in some of the collectable series such as Regency Lords and Ladies.

would love to hear from you with your thoughts on the Regency and on my books  Email Louise and please see News for information about my latest books and where my Regency researches are leading me next.