Regency Romance

President’s Welcome & Update
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President’s Welcome & Update

As of today, Regency Fiction Writers–The Beau Monde has 176 members and counting! It’s our promise that RFW-TBM will open and welcoming to all writers of Regency-set fiction. I like to think of it as we have an enormously long dining table with enough chairs for anyone who wants to pursue their dream of writing…

Cover image for LORD BELLWEATHER'S LADY: A dark-haired woman in a red gown stands looking pensively off into the distance as she stands on a sandy beach at night. A Dark-haired man in black boots, tan breeches and an open white shirt and a gold, embroidered waistcoat stands protectively behind her. The background shows purple waves beyond the beach and a bright gold and fuscia light emanating from behind them. The night sky and beach are sprinkled with sparkling stars.

Barbara Monajem – Featured Beau Monde Author

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…

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Andrea Penrose – Featured Beau Monde Author

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…

Victoria Hinshaw – Featured Beau Monde Author

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.

Liz Tyner – Featured Beau Monde Author

Liz Tyner – Featured Beau Monde Author

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…

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Valerie Bowman – Featured Beau Monde Author

Today’s featured Beau Monde author is Valerie Bowman! Valerie Bowman’s books have received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus. She’s been an RT Reviewers’ Choice nominee for Best First Historical Romance and Best Historical Romance Love and Laughter. Two of her books have been nominated for the Kirkus Prize for fiction. Valerie grew…

Jacki Delecki – Featured Beau Monde Author

Jacki Delecki – Featured Beau Monde Author

Today’s featured Beau Monde author is Jacki Delecki! Descended from a long line of storytellers, Jacki spins adventures filled with heart-pounding, danger, intrigue, and romance. Jacki’s stories reflect her lifelong love affair with the arts and history. At a young age, she trained as a jazz singer and dancer. She has performed many acting roles…

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Sawyer North – Featured Beau Monde Author

Today’s featured Beau Monde author is Sawyer North!   Sawyer North didn’t begin reading romance novels until he turned 50. All those years, wasted. Do you have a list of books you wish you’d never read so you could read them again for the first time? That’s Sawyer, right now, all the time. It didn’t…

Laura A. Barnes – Featured Beau Monde Author

Today’s featured Beau Monde author is Laura A. Barnes! Laura A. Barnes writes steamy historical romances where the women have a mind of their own. She fell in love with writing in the second grade. After her first creative writing assignment, she knew what she wanted to become. Many years went by with Laura filling…

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Gail Eastwood – Featured Beau Monde Author

Today’s featured Beau Monde author is Gail Eastwood! Gail Eastwood is a former journalist and rare book dealer who says A.A. Milne and Beatrix Potter made her an Anglophile at a very early age, preparing her for Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer. Her books have won awards including The Golden Leaf for Best Regency, three…