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New Spanish, French & German translations

New Spanish, French & German translations

Several of my books are now available in French, Spanish and German thanks to some wonderful and talented translators on Babelcube.

Di Erstazbraut at Kobo

GERMAN: Jenny Riemer has translated The Substitute Bride into German: Di Erstazbraut (Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble)

Als Lily heimlich den Platz ihrer Cousine in einer arrangierten Ehe einnimmt, ahnt sie nichts von dem Wunsch und den Gefahren, die auf sie warten.

Der Marquess of Westford hat der in Ungnade gefallenen Elizabeth Cosgrove die Ehe nur angeboten, um die Ehre ihrer Familie zu retten. Er hat keine Ahnung, dass ein unschuldiges Mädchen ihren Platz eingenommen hat.

Wenn die Leidenschaft, die er in Lily weckt, ihn nur darin bestätigt, dass sie eine Lüstling ist, wie kann sie ihn dann jemals von ihrer Tugendhaftigkeit überzeugen?

 

Novia Sustituta at Kobo

SPANISH: Alexandra Martínez de Eulate has translated The Substitute Bride into Spanish: Novia Sustituta (Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble)

Cuando Lily ocupa en secreto el lugar de su prima en un matrimonio concertado, poco se da cuenta del deseo, o de los peligros, que le esperan.

El marqués de Westford sólo se ofreció a casarse con la deshonrada Elizabeth Cosgrove para salvar el honor de su familia. No tiene ni idea de que una chica inocente ha ocupado su lugar.

Cuando se despierta la pasión en Lily, ello sólo confirma su creencia de que es una libertina, ¿cómo podrá ella convencerle de su virtud?

 

Tenter Son Professeur at Kobo

FRENCH: Louise Chaumont has translated Tempting Her Teacher into French: Tenter Son Professeur (Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble)

“Cela devrait ressembler à un péché. Mais tout ce que je peux ressentir, c’est de l’amour.”

L’instituteur catholique Carl Spencer fait face à une crise de foi quand il tombe amoureux de son élève Juliet, comment peut-il résister à la tentation d’être avec elle?

Juliette, une fille au passé troublé, fait le pari qu’elle peut séduire le nouveau professeur de latin chaud Mr Spencer, un chrétien dévot.

Mais alors que M. Spencer se débat avec sa foi alors qu’il tente de résister à son attirance croissante pour Juliette, elle commence à se rendre compte que c’est devenu plus qu’un simple jeu pour elle.

 

 

Regency AI-generated art

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Forbidden romance themes

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AI tries to write a student-teacher romance

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Why I'm on the fence about Bridgerton series 2

Why I’m on the fence about Bridgerton series 2

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Slow-burn romance

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So I got plagiarised…

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Rom-Coms: Romantic comedy

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Novels for a pandemic

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Song inspiration for writing

Song inspiration for writing

Lui Ou Toi by French artist Alizée is currently inspiring two separate books I'm working on. One of them - still in the very early stages - is a sequel ...

Beautiful new covers

The books in my Forbidden Love student-teacher romance series have wonderful new covers, thanks to the very talented designer at GoOnWrite.com And yes - while it's not yet written - ...
5 hidden *FREE* gems of vintage romance

5 hidden *FREE* gems of vintage romance

Thanks to the digitisation of old and out-of-print books, it's possible to discover some absolute treasures on Gutenberg or The Internet Archive, sadly forgotten for half a century or more ...

Tempting Her Teacher – Greek translation

Αν θέλεις να διαβάσεις στα ελληνικά το "Μαγεύοντας τον καθηγητή", η @ath_stef κάνει μια πολύ καλή μετάφραση. Θα αρχίσουν να ανεβαίνουν κεφάλαια ξανά από τις 24-06. Να έχετε μια ωραία ...
Teaching His Ward - on Radish now

Teaching His Ward – on Radish now

My latest Regency Romance, Teaching His Ward, has begun serialisation on Radish. It tells the story of Marcus, Earl of Southwell, and his young ward Jemima, who meet at a ...
Sara Seale statistics

Sara Seale statistics

After reading a dozen or so Sara Seale novels, I've decided to do a little research project on her work, crunching the data on her novels. I haven't yet managed ...
Vintage romance, vintage clothes

Vintage romance, vintage clothes

The clothes in vintage romance novels are always a marvel of cringe and ghastliness. While it's fascinating researching Regency costumes, for which there are many informative articles, photographs and drawings, ...

12 movies about student teacher relationships

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6 reader reactions to raunchy lines

It’s always fascinating what sentences readers respond to - and often it’s really surprising. I love getting any kind of reaction, and tracking what people find sexy or funny really ...

Vintage sexy: try Violet Winspear

If anyone feels like some classic, sexy vintage romance, try Violet Winspear who wrote 70 romance novels in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. You'll find plenty of power play, age-gap, virginal heroines, coerced marriage and ...

So you want more Mr Darcy?

The 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, is pretty much the definitive production of Jane Austen’s beloved novel. But if you’ve watched it ...

Student-teacher romance: the lure of forbidden fruit

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Why sex scenes in romance stories need an edge

Before I started writing romance I didn’t quite get the “rule” (for there are no finite rules) that every sex scene should advance the plot. But I have found that ...