September 2010

The Transformation of the Shelley Sisters

The second book in the trilogy is out this month in the UK. See Vicar’s Daughter to Viscount’s Lady with its lovely new-style cover on the Books page. I’ve just this moment received my author copies of the hardback of Innocent Courtesan to Adventurer’s Bride, the final part. The hardbacks are in the old-style covers, but I’m delighted with the gorgeously sensual illustration!

Regency Silk and Scandal

The series of eight titles launched in June with The Lord & the Wayward Lady. This month brings the fourth in the series – Claiming the Forbidden Bride by Gayle Wilson – and moves the action into a Romany camp with an unusual and spirited heroine.

For readers who enjoy some additional background the UK editions are larger with added material at the back on everything from Romany research to Regency picnics and detailed author interviews.

Two prequels to the series are also available – Christine Merrill’s Undone! e-book Taming Her Gypsy Lover is set just after the scandal erupted in the 1790s and there is an on-line read Seduced by the Dark Stranger set just before The Lord & the Wayward Lady. The 8 chapters were written by all of us as a round-robin and they can be found at eharlequin.com.

There has been so much interest in Regency Silk & Scandal that the six of us will be blogging about all the different aspects of it from now until the last volume comes out in January 2011.

Every week catch up with us at our group blog at eHarlequin where we blog twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays and drop by to chat in between.

Gaye will be blogging at http://www.romconinc.com/ on September 4th and at http://historicalromanceuk.blogspot.com/ on September 11th. Do drop in and say hello.

Shipwrecked!

When I wrote in August I was trying to meet my deadline for the second book in the trilogy before I went to Paris for a birthday long weekend. The deadline was met – just – and the trip was a great success. Now I’m hard at work on the third book in the series with all my characters safely on dry land. Life doesn’t seem to be getting any easier for them though!

One discovery I made In Paris were the wonderful early 19thc passages – shopping arcades that predate even our famous Burlington Arcade. Here are some photos showing the elegant arcades and a perfectly preserved shop interior.