So you want to get in the mood to celebrate America’s freedom? And you want to do it with a hunky hero and a worthy heroine set in times when America’s future was on the line? Well, I have a list you’ll like, the ones I've rated 4 and 5 stars. See it HERE! Add Comment 
In case you were wondering where I am this week, I'm in San Antonio at the Romance Writers of America's convention, where it is hot, hot, hot. On Wednesday, I signed my books at the Literacy Event where over $50,000 was raised for the cause of literacy. In this picture, I'm holding up my last copy of WIND RAVEN (I sold out of all my books just after this picture was taken).  With the end of the War of 1812 and the Napoleonic wars in 1814, an unprecedented wave of piracy swept the American seaboard and the Caribbean when some of the hundreds of captains who were privateers in the wars began preying upon the growing numbers of merchant vessels. Although some of these pirates, like Jean Laffite, were American, the majority came from farther south and Latin America. Roberto Cofresi was one of them. Born on June 17, 1791 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico as Roberto Cofresí y Ramírez de Arellano, he became Puerto Rico’s most famous pirate, better known as “El Pirata Cofresí.” Cofresí’s father is believed to have been Austrian and changed his surname to Cofresí when he moved his family to Puerto Rico because it was easier for the people to pronounce. Just as I have portrayed him in my latest novel, Wind Raven, Cofresi was tall, blond and blue-eyed and wore dangling silver and diamond earrings any woman would covet. See more of the post HERE. And comment to win a free copy of the book! 
Historical Romance author Judith E. French is on Regan's Romance Reviews today talking about setting a novel in the time of the Revolutionary War and she is GIVING AWAY three copies of her wonderful story, SCARLET RIBBONS! So drop by to read her interesting post and comment to win! Here's some of the post: In dusty libraries, in shaded graveyards, and from oral accounts, I learned that the area known as Delmarva--Delaware, Maryland, and the Eastern Counties of Virginia--was known as the Breadbasket of the Revolution. It was from these farms, these rivers, these forests and kitchen gardens that Washington's starving soldiers were kept alive during the terrible winter at Valley Forge. And when everyone believed the colonials struggle was lost, it was the wives, sisters, mothers, and daughters who made the sacrifice to produce and smuggle those vital supplies through the British lines. See MORE.  RITA winning author of Western Historical Romance, Kaki Warner, is my guest today for a tell all interview and a great GIVEAWAY! So come on by and comment to win her new novel, WHERE THE HORSES RUN!  As some of you know, I've been writing a medieval set in England in 1068, two years after the Conquest. Titled THE RED WOLF'S PRIZE, it tells the story of a Norman knight to whom William I gives the lands of a dead English thegn. Here's the short description: When William the Conqueror awards her lands and her body to a fierce Norman knight, a determined English maiden disguises herself as a servant while plotting to one day reclaim all she has lost. I thought you might like to see my Pinterest story board of pictures that go along with my research and writing of the story. The hero is Sir Renaud de Pierrepont and the heroine is Serena of Talisand. Now you can "see" what I see. Just click on the Pinterest icon to see the pictures!  I first discovered Western romances by reading those written by my favorite authors who also wrote in other subgenres (when I was gobbling up their backlists). Since then, I have become a true fan of the subgenre and find myself every now and then reaching for a good romance from the Old West. Love those Indian and gun-slinging heroes. So, it seemed a “best” list was in order to share some of these wonderful stories with you. You can see the list HERE. At the Romantic Times convention in New Orleans, Barbara Vey, contributing editor at Publisher's Weekly, interviewed me about my research, my sailing on a period schooner for WIND RAVEN, and the upcoming THE RED WOLF'S PRIZE. I thought you might like to see it!  Today on my blog, author of Scottish historical romance, Carmen Caine, is talking about the Scottish witch trials--a fascinating story from Scotland's history. Come on by and comment to win one of 4 copies of her wonderful 5-star stories! See the post HERE.  As Geddes MacGregor once said, “No one in Scotland can escape from the past. It is everywhere, haunting like a ghost." Scotland’s past is the subject of my Best Scottish Historical Romances list, just posted on my Regans' Romance Reviews blog, love stories set in Scotland, some in that magical part of Scotland called the Highlands. Others may just feature a Scots hero or a winsome Scots heroine. All are rated 5, 4 ½ or 4 stars. You can see the list HERE. | AuthorThis is my "author blog" that will feature personal updates, what I'm working on, News and other features related to my novels, even some posts from Regan's Romance Reviews. ArchivesJuly 2014 Categories |
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