Historical Belles and Beaus

One of the best things about these sort of events is the opportunity to network with other writers and readers. During lunch the hubbub of c...

The venue for this year's conference was the Mechanics Institute in Manchester, a solid edifice with an imposing stone staircase and wal...

As we all know, historical authors agonize over the details.   We spend countless hours researching details for each book even though it s...

It’s a beautiful day at sea. The sun is warm, the breeze whipping through the canvas sails. You hear the spotter’s cry and look over your s...

Last week on  the Hearts through History RWA loop , a casual reference to the 1900 Olympics in Paris noted that tug-of-war was part of the c...

Hi Everyone, I just received the cover for my forthcoming novel, Call Me Duchess. I wanted to share it with you and tell you a little bit ab...

Linda Banche here. Today I welcome Sharon Lathan and her latest book, In the Arms of Mr. Darcy , which continues the saga of the lives of th...

A very big welcome to historical author Christina Courtenay to the H B&B's blog. Christina is half English/half Swedish, but grew ...

In the Arms of Mr. Darcy is the latest installment in Sharon Lathan's joyous celebration of married love, Regency style. A year has pa...

Linda Banche here. Today I welcome Abigail Reynolds, whose latest book is the Pride and Prejudice retelling, Mr. Darcy's Obsession . En...

Mr. Darcy's Obsession , the latest of Abigail Reynolds's Pride and Prejudice Variations , is a stunning tale of love lost and refou...

You can learn a lot from narrative paintings. I became interested in Lady Jane Grey because I looked at lots of images of impending executi...

‘Frenchwomen,’ said a critic, ‘are very devout in seeming, but in point of fact they are very light and very free. Every one of them, even i...

The Royal Pavilion was considered an architectural white elephant and partly responsible for the Regent's huge debts. The Regent's p...

Posted by Jen Black One of the little known facts of Beau Brummell’s residence in Chesterfield Street was that it had limited wine-cellar s...