Miss Wonderful eBook now $1.99

Miss Wonderful, which starts my Carsington Brothers series, was my first book after a hiatus of several years It was a great joy to return to romance writing with a love story set in Derbyshire, home of the Peak (what we now call the Peak District), and a place I had visited a few years earlier. Plot elements as well as my hero were inspired by actual events, persons, and places, a great satisfaction to my nerdy history mind.

Readers of Pride and Prejudice will remember that Elizabeth Bennett’s planned trip to the Lake District was curtailed. Instead, she went to Derbyshire, where she discovered Mr. Darcy’s beautiful house and estate. There’s a great deal more to Derbyshire’s beauties* and potential for romance, as my book, I hope, will make clear.

T. Cartright, A View of the High Torr, Matlock, 1808 courtesy British Library

Meanwhile, if you haven’t yet met any of my Carsingtons, here’s your chance to start at the beginning, for a mere $1.99.

*And yes, the spelling is “Tor,” but spelling in the early 1800s was a little erratic.

"The Lion's Daughter" eBook for $0.99

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From now until 23 April, The Lion’s Daughter is included in the @AppleBooks historical romance collection, for 99¢. You’ll find it here, along with several other historical romances.

This was my first full-length historical romance, after half a dozen traditional Regencies. As far as I know, it’s the only historical romance set in Albania (partially). This book was intended to be part of a two-book set—once I realized that a certain character needed his own story. Somehow, the duo grew into what eventually became my five-book Scoundrels series.

"Lord of Scoundrels" eBook deal—$1.99

Another month, another great deal.

Lord of Scoundrels is an extra special book for me. Years ago, a visit to Dartmoor, Devon, England took me to a place and into a powerful atmosphere I’d never forget. Something about that experience worked a kind of alchemy in my mind, creating a hero, heroine, and story that came together almost all at once. When I settled down to write, the story played in my mind like a movie, scene after scene. For a plodding writer like me, this is magic, and rare, indeed. But the writing gods smiled on me then, and the book went on to become my most popular, winning many awards.

Now it’s on sale. From 1 February to 1 March, Lord of Scoundrels is a Kindle Monthly Deal, priced at a mere $1.99—and when Kindle creates a deal, the other eBook retailers usually follow. This means Nook, Apple Books, and others are likely to let you have Dain and Jessica’s story for the same low price.

JMW Turner, Dartmoor-The Source of the Tamar & the Torridge ca. 1813. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

If you haven’t read their story yet—if you haven’t met Bertie and Genevieve and the others, now’s your chance, at low risk. Or, if you’ve already read it, maybe you’d like to make a Valentine’s Day or other kind of gift—and possibly lure others into reading my books. That’s OK. I won’t mind a bit.