Historical Belles and Beaus
We are authors of historical fiction and we welcome you to our blog.
Friday, September 29, 2017
Southern Sons - WWI historical fiction
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So, for those of you who have read and enjoyed Kitty McKenzie, and the sequel Kitty McKenzie's Land, you'll be pleased to know tha...
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Is Accuracy important in a Historical Novel?
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Historical novels are so deeply researched they sometimes seem like non-fiction in disguise. And some readers consider that romance can kill...
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Edwardian Fashion
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I really enjoy looking at historical fashion, especially from the Victorian and Edwardian eras which are the periods I set a lot of my novel...
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Main Characters of Forgotten Women
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Charlotte McBain, daughter of a Scottish laird, spent a lonely, neglected childhood growing up in a fine castle in Kirkcudbrightshire and h...
Monday, September 4, 2017
Catrina's Return - Victorian saga
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I'm highlighting another one of my books, which I really enjoyed writing. Catrina's Return is a story of a young woman who is bra...
Thursday, August 24, 2017
"A Knight's Vow," Medieval Romance Novel. 99p/99cents
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Here's the blurb and a new excerpt from my re-issued full length medieval historical romance novel, "A Knight's Vow." Ju...
Friday, August 11, 2017
Primary Sources
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Primary sources, I feel, are a writer's best friend, especially for a historical writer. I collected Victorian diaries and journa...
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Life in the Victorian Workhouse [Part One]
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The Workhouse was built for the poor and needy, and intended to be so harsh and hostile that only the truly destitute would seek ...
Sunday, August 6, 2017
Inspiration for Forgotten Women
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We first had a village holiday home in Spain but in the late nineties bought an olive grove in a village in the mountains and built a house ...
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