Biographies and news about Beau Monde member authors
This month Quizzing Glass chats with Anne Rollins, author of historical fantasy romance QG: What most interests you about the people of the Georgian/Regency era? I think part of the appeal is how challenging it seems to find romantic partners in such a strict society. Women weren’t supposed to be too obvious about their feelings….
This month Quizzing Glass chats with Heather Redmond, mystery author QC: What most interests you about the people of the Georgian/Regency era? It was a very dramatic era, with war, industrialization, royal drama, mad poets, scientific advances, and so much more! Those years seem to be an endless well for creatives. QC:Â When did you…
QG: When did you first get hooked (and what hooked you) on the Regency era? The first Regency romance I ever read was Friday’s Child by Georgette Heyer. Her dialogue was nothing like anything I’d ever read before. It was funny and just so outlandish I sat and giggled my way through the book. I…
Quizzing Glass is pleased to interview Diana Lloyd today. Diana Lloyd, the mother of gingers, writes stories with kissing and cravats. Diana lives in Michigan, USA surrounded by the shark-free waters of the Great Lakes. Diana has loved books since the moment she first tasted one. She loved them even more when she learned how…
Quizzing Glass is pleased to interview Jude Knight today. Jude was a late starter, who finally overcame her fear of failure and followed her dreams. After more than fifteen novels, a score of novellas and short story collections, three awards, and over three and half thousand positive reviews, she thinks she might be an author….
Today’s featured Beau Monde author isAndrea K. Stein! Andrea K. Stein, the daughter of a trucker and an artist, never knew it would take the hard-work ethic of her father to achieve the light-filled magic of her mother’s art. After helping raise a combined family equaling the Brady bunch without Alice, she retired early from…
Today’s featured Beau Monde author isBarbara Monajem! Barbara Monajem wrote her first story at eight years old about apple tree gnomes. After publishing a middle-grade fantasy, she settled on historical mysteries and romances with intrepid heroines and long-suffering heroes (or vice versa). Often there’s bit of fantasy mixed in, because she wants to avoid reality…
Today’s featured Beau Monde author isAndrea Penrose! Andrea Penrose is the bestselling author of Regency-era historical fiction, including the acclaimed Wrexford & Sloane mystery series, as well as Regency romances written under the names Cara Elliott and Andrea Pickens. Published internationally in ten languages, she is a three-time RITA finalist and the recipient of numerous…
Today’s featured Beau Monde author isVictoria Hinshaw! Victoria Hinshaw wrote horse stories as a pre-teen and romantic fiction ever since. When she isn’t pounding away on her laptop in Milwaukee, WI, or Naples, FL, you might find her attacking a towering TBR pile, coping with three teen-age grandsons, or visiting England.
Today’s featured Beau Monde author is Liz Tyner! On a career assessment test, Liz once selected an interest in every subject but scuba diving, a choice that confused her high school advisor but added to Liz’s belief that she should become a writer who could live many lives vicariously. Her novels have been published in…