Historical Romance Panel now on YouTube

Four authors and an editor + our Super Librarian Meena Jain of the Cary Memorial Library (this was her great idea) had a lively discussion about historical romance and the ways it’s evolved. We got serious. We got nostalgic. We got to laughing quite a bit. And we produced various perspectives on the books that started it all, back in the early 70s—and how they’ve influenced us (or not) today.

In case you missed it—or would like to see it again, the discussion is now available for your viewing pleasure on YouTube.

Romance Panel: Bodice Rippers in the Era of Me, Too @ Cary Library (Oct 14, 2020)

This event was sponsored by the New England Romance Writers.









Gang of Historical Romance Authors + an Editor Tackle Bodice Rippers

Many of today’s historical romance writers got their first taste of the genre via Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Rosemary Rogers, Johanna Lindsey, and other historical romance pioneers. For a while now, though, we’ve been well aware of aspects of these books that seem to be very much at odds with today’s sensibilities. In fact, the subject came up at one of my last in-person events, hosted by Super Librarian Meena Jain. It was her idea to put together a panel to talk about the genre, as it was and as it is, and what we think now vs. what we thought then. And other things.

I do hope you’ll join us for what looks to be a very lively discussion.

Cary Library
Virtual Romance Panel: Bodice Rippers in the Era of Me, Too (Please scroll down calendar to event date.)
14 October 2020 7-8:30PM

And may I just say that I will forever be grateful to Ms. Woodiwiss, not only for being one of the authors who introduced me to historical romance, but for heading an anthology that included my novella, The Mad Earl’s Bride. This was the first time I ever saw my name on bestseller lists, all thanks to Ms. Woodiwiss.

 

A Duke in Shining Armor eBook Deal

If my first Difficult Dukes book, A Duke in Shining Armor, isn’t on your e-reader, now might be a good time to consider adding it. For the month of October, it’s a $2.99 Amazon Kindle deal—and a quick check of other retailers tells me that Barnes & Noble Nook and Apple Books are matching the price.

While I try to write series books so that each can stand alone—and this series in particular will, I hope, work no matter where you begin it—some of us like to begin at the beginning, go on till we come to the end, then stop. In that case A Duke in Shining Armor (Ripley’s story) is the beginning, with Ten Things I Hate About the Duke (Ashmont’s story) coming up next, at the beginning of December.