One of our recently featured authors, Cheryl Bolen, has graciously given us permission to publish some of her articles here at the Beau Monde. We begin with an article she wrote in which she explains how she got started writing Regencies. She also provides a clear and concise explanation of the difference between traditional Regencies…
Cheryl Bolen is today’s Featured Beau Monde Author. Cheryl Bolen is the acclaimed author of eight Regency-set historical romance novels published by Harlequin Historical and Zebra Historicals, some of which are now available as e-books. Her books have placed in several writing contests, including the Daphne du Maurier, and have been translated into eleven languages….
Tracey Devlyn writes historical romantic thrillers (translation: a slightly more grievous journey toward the heroine’s happy ending). She accepted a three-book deal from Sourcebooks, Inc. in April 2010. Her first release, A Lady’s Revenge, will hit the bookstores in April 2012.
Nicole Jordan is today’s Featured Beau Monde Author. New York Times bestselling author Nicole Jordan spins delightful Regency tales that simmer with passion and sensuality. With over two dozen historical romances to her credit and six million books in print, Nicole has earned such honors as RITA finalist, RWA’s Favorite Book of the Year, the…
Heather Boyd is today’s Featured Beau Monde Author. Heather Boyd is a fan of novels of the English Regency. She has only recently turned her hand to writing, admitting that she finds life as a romance author very exciting. She is the author of erotic romances with an historical bent. She does not like her…
To begin The Beau Monde’s new series on Regency Personages, Nancy Mayer, Regency Researcher Extraordinaire, takes great delight in presenting – About Lord Byron About Lord Byron by Nancy Mayer Lord Byron 1788 – 1824In April 1812, Lord Byron “awoke and found himself famous.” The occasion was the publication of the first two cantos of…
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: Tea parties are common events in innumerable Regency romance novels. Countless characters in attendance at those fictional events take sugar in their tea. But the manner in which they take that sugar is not always historically accurate. Will that be lumps or cubes?
Elena Greene is today’s Featured Beau Monde Author. A long time fan of Regency era romance, Elena Greene began writing her own stories after an inspiring three-year international assignment in the United Kingdom. She has written five Regency romances and a Regency novella. Her books have won the Desert Rose Golden Quill Award, the Colorado…
 Sense & Sensibility is 200 Years Old Did you know that Jane Austen’s first book is 200years old? Originally published in 1811, Jane Austen’s first published novel is now 200 years old and has been revered as a classic romance of manners. Becca from our friends at The Jane Austen Gift Shop in Bath, UK, has…
The UK Telegraph’s Travel section gives this wonderful suggestion for a Regency walk through parts of London. Regency London: Let a romantic novelist be your guide – Sue Attwood goes in search of Regency London and finds much of it still just as described in Georgette Heyer’s historical novels.