When it comes to a classic Romance novel, nothing has really changed since Pride & Prejudice. If you analyse it, it’s literally the template for every single genre Romance ever written since
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The Disapproving Duke – out on Radish
Noël’s third Regency Romance, The Disapproving Duke, is currently exclusively available on Radish Fiction. It’s a historically accurate age-gap romance with a hugely happy ending! When the Duke of Eastleigh first sees young, beautiful Diana St Clair, he’s determined to disapprove of her. But when he gets his wires crossed at a ball, he’s forced […]
Read MoreAdeline’s Aria by Laynie Bynum
This was a highly enjoyable read: a real “wish fulfilment” romance fantasy of a US high school student falling in love with a famous British rock star/Hollywood actor. I did enjoy the first half most. There was a sense of realism – almost like a teenage girl’s diary – about the emotions that Addy went […]
Read MoreNovels for a pandemic
Three novels about plague and human extinction, with poignant parallels to the current pandemic
Read MoreA Man of Means by Kay Thorpe
Superb stuff. Classic vintage age-gap melodrama and super steamy. Dana’s 17, Mark’s 35, and they can’t stop lusting over one another despite his scruples about sleeping with someone half his age. Even though he didn’t have many scruples about marrying her. All in all a perfect May-December (or perhaps October) dynamic. There’s a rather unrealistic […]
Read MoreGrace Before Meat by Sara Seale
I finally got a copy of this oddly titled book (though still have no idea how “Grace Before Meat” describes it). It’s classic Sara Seale: a mid-teens heroine who looks even more childlike than her age, and acts even more childlike than that, a damaged hero well into his thirties, a glamorous other woman who’s […]
Read MoreValentines from Bath (various authors)
Wonderfully fun collection of Regency Romance stories. Some were more authentically Regency than others, but all were an enjoyable read with an all-important HEA. I particularly enjoyed Candles in the Dark, which was very moving in parts and appeared to be very well-researched, and The Umbrella Chronicles which was a different take on the usual […]
Read MoreTempting His Teacher now on Inkitt
My popular student-teacher romance, Tempting Her Teacher, is now available to read on Inkitt (for free).
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If you’d like a free ARC of my latest Regency Romance, Teaching His Ward, head on over to BookSirens
Read MoreSauce for the Gander by Jayne Davis
Sauce for the Gander is a well-written and highly enjoyable Historic Romance – though it’s as much of an adventure story as a romance
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