Historical Hearts Good News, New Releases & Cover Love!!

Danielle Lisle

has signed a contract with Total E Bound  for

PORTRAIT OF A SCANDAL

book one in my new SCANDALS OF NOBILITY series.

Available 29 October 2012.

Congratulations Danielle!!


Tamara Gill
has signed a second contract with Crimson Romance
for her Medieval time travel romance
DEFIANT SURRENDER
Available later this year
Congratulations Tam!!


Bronwyn Stuart
Scandal's Mistress
Available August 13 from Carina Press
It's a beautiful cover, Bron. Congratulations!!

blurb:

London, 1805

Justin Trentham, third son of the Earl of Billington, is determined to get himself disowned from his cold and unloving family. Despite his numerous affairs with questionable women of the ton, his parents continue to be dismissive of his ploys, but Justin spots the perfect scandal in the form of a beautiful, exotic Italian opera singer...

Carmalina Belluccini refuses to become his mistress, despite being tempted by his charms. But after losing her singing voice, she finds herself destitute. She agrees to be Justin's mistress for one month, until she has enough money to return to her beloved Italy.

She intends to keep their arrangement strictly business, but after witnessing Justin's vulnerable side, she finds herself falling more in love than in lust with him. Carmalina is having second thoughts about leaving England...but is their love strong enough to survive the scandal of the season?

Annie Seaton

Blind Lust

Available June 15 from Musa Publishing

blurb:

A wager between the gods can change your life. Even if you are a witch…

When Venus has a wager with Cupid, that prudish librarian, Lizzy Sweet cannot be enticed to love, she neglects to tell her son that Lizzy is a three hundred year old witch. The first man Lizzy sees after Cupid shoots his arrow is Josh Deegan, a famous country and western singer who has come to town to rediscover his muse, in an old farmhouse haunted by a culinary ghost.

Local warlock, Wesley Gordon, who has been hitting on Lizzy to no avail for over one hundred years, is not impressed. The quirky old folk of Silver Valley watch fondly as the battle between love and lust plays out. Leaden and golden arrows zing around, spells are magicked, potions stirred, and ghosts hunted. Who will fall in love and who will let the other go forever?

Anne Brear

The Gentle Wind's Caress

Available Now in print and ebook format

from Knox Robinson Publishing

blurb:

Halifax, 1876. On the death of her mother and sister, Isabelle Gibson is left to fend for herself and her brother in a privately-run workhouse. After the matron's son attempts to rape her, Isabelle decides to escape him and a life of drudgery by agreeing to marry a moorland farmer she has never met. But this man, Farrell, is a drunkard and a bully in constant feud with his landlord, Ethan Harrington. When Farrell bungles a robbery and deserts her, Isabelle and Ethan are thrown together as she struggles to save the farm. Both are married and must hide their growing love. But despite the secrecy, Isabelle draws strength from Ethan as faces from the past return to haunt her and a tragedy is set to strike that will change all of their lives forever.

Particulars not available

Tamara Gill

A Marriage Made in Mayfair

Available June 15 from Decadent Publishing

blurb:

Miss Suzanna March wished for one thing, the elusive, rakish charmer, Lord Danning. But after a frightful first season sees her flee to Paris, such dreams seem impossible. That is until she returns to London, a new woman, and one who will not let the ton's dislike of her stand in her way of gaining what she wants. Revenge on the Lord who gave her the cut direct and perhaps a little flirtation to show the mighty Viscount what he'll never have.

Lord Danning unbeknown to his peers is in financial strife and desperate to marry an heiress. Such luck would have it Miss Suzanna March fits all his credentials and seduction is his plan of action. Yes, the woman who returned from Paris is stronger, defiant, and a little argumentative, but it does not stop Lord Danning finding himself in awe and protective of her.

But will Suzanna fall for such pretty words from a charmer only after one thing. Or will Lord Danning prove to Suzanna and himself that she is more than his ticket out of debtor's prison...

Alison Stuart

Has two new fantastic covers for her novels

By the Sword

and

The King's Man

They look great, Alison. Congratulations!!

Both these titles are available as an ebook from Kindle, Apple, Sony, Kobo, Diesel, Barnes and Noble or in any format from Smashwords. Or in print from Book Depository, Amazon or Wordclay or directly from the author.

Historical Hearts Good News

More great news for our Historical Hearts members.

This week we congratulate...

 

Annie Seaton who is celebrating not one,
but two book releases in March.

Winter of the Passion Flower

available March 19

And...

Holiday Affair

available March 15

Congratulations Annie!!!

 

Erin Grace's novel

Love in Ruins

Made number 1 on Amazon's

Scottish, Time Travel Bestseller List

 

And...

Erin's novel

The Lianhan Shee

Came 2nd in
Romance Book Scene's

"Best Of Awards - 2011"

Fantasy Romance category.

Congratulations Erin!!! Fantastic!!!

And last but certainly not least

Maggi Andersen's novel

The Reluctant Marquess

Was released today and is now available!!!

Congratulations Maggi!!!

So, until next week.

Happy writing and editing!
HH

Historical Hearts Good News!

Another fantastic couple of weeks at the Historical Hearts Blog.

Without further ado, we congratulate:

Christina Phillips aka Christina Ashcroft

Shares her new cover for

'Archangel of Mercy'

Available December 2012

from Berkley Heat

*fans face* I know what I'll be reading come Christmas time...

Maggi Andersen

Shares her new cover for
'The Folly At Falconbridge Hall'
Available December 6 2012 from
Knox Robinson Publishing

Isn't it just beautiful. Love this!

 

Annie Seaton

Has received her first review 3 STARS for

'Winter of the Passion Flower'

Available March 2012

from The Romance Reviews

You can see the full review here.

Maggi Andersen

Has received a 4 STAR review from

RT Book Reviews for

'The Reluctant Marquess'

Available March 8 2012

You can see the full review here.

Tamara Gill
Has made it through to the second round of the
Romance Writers of Australia
Emerald Award
for her Regency set time-travel romance.
You can find out more about the competition here.


Congratulations again, ladies.
And keep the good news coming.

Historical Hearts Good News!

Another great week for our Historical Heart members.

So without further ado, we congratulate...

Annie Seaton now has a title for her contemporary romance

being published by Entangled Publishing as part of their Indulgence Line

'Tropical Encounter'

Available March 2012

Maggi Andersen & Anne Whitfield both have free short story's available with

Knox Robinson Publishing see here for details.

Tamara Gill has signed a contract with
Decadent Publishing

for her Regency romance novella

'A Marriage Made in Mayfair'

Available later this year.


**And Just In**
Maggi Andersen can now reveal her fantastic cover
for book one in
'The Spies of Mayfair Series'
'A Baron in Her Bed'

Again, congratulations ladies and keep the good news coming.



Historical Hearts Good News

Another great week on the Historical Hearts blog.

Join us in congratulating the following members on their excellent news.

Annie Seaton is now offering her services as an editor.

So if you have a ms you wish her to edit for

publication  and / or submission

please visit her website here for further details.

Alison Stuart has signed a contract for her novel

'Gather the Bones'

Available soon from Lyrical Press.

Alison calls it her 'Downton Abbey with Ghosts' story.

Sounds terrific and we can't wait to see the cover.

Congratulations, Alison!!

Anne Brear (Whitfield)

Is celebrating the release and beautiful cover love

for two of her historical novels.

'A Noble Place'

and

'The Gentle Wind's Caress'

These covers are just divine and I can't wait to read them both.

(further details below)



Australian Historical Available February 2012

Blurb:

Australia 1850.  Phillippa Noble, strong minded, spirited and adventurous, urges and encourages her parents and her twin to emigrate to the distant land of Australia to begin again. In a new country they can put their tainted past behind them, and Pippa can forget the unrequited love she felt for a distant cousin. Pippa blossoms in the new country and is determined that their horse stud will be the finest in the land. However, circumstances ensure that not all is golden. For every success, she has to bear up under the challenges of bushfire, death, the return of an old love and danger on the goldfields. Her strength is tested as she tries to find the right path to happiness, but it is the near loss of her dearest friend that makes her realise true contentment rests within her grasp and she must not let it go.

English Historical Saga Available June 2012

More details of this story coming soon...



Maggi Andersen has signed a contract to write

a three book series for Knox Robinson Publishing.

The series working title is: 'The Spies of Mayfair'

Book One: 'A Baron in her Bed' - Available Sept 2012

Book Two: 'Taming a Gentleman Spy' - Release date tba

Book Three: title & release date tba

Congratulations Maggi!! Amazing News!!

Congratulations again ladies

and keep the good news coming!

Write Historicals? Steampunk? We know where you can sub it...

At Historical Hearts we are very proud to announce that our own Annie Seaton also known at Ann-Marie Smith has become an  editor for not one but three epublishers!

Below you'll find detailed information on how to sub to Annie and what exactly she is looking for in regards to submissions.

Lyrical Press, Inc Publisher

Ann-Marie is excited about joining Lyrical Press as both an author and editor, and looks forward to reading submissions packed with history and romance. She is also partial to romantic suspense and paranormal romance, and would love to read anything set in Scotland, Ireland or Wales as well as the deep south of the US.

Preferred genres: Contemporary romance, historical romance, steampunk.

Musa Publishing

Annie is the Head Line Editor coordinating all manuscripts for line editing at Musa Publishing. Musa Publishing is currently closed for submissions until January 1 2012. But for a full list of what Musa represent please visit their website.

Still Moments Publishing

Annie is an editor at Still Moments Publishing. Still Moments is currently open to submissions in the following romance genres.

Chick Lit, Romantic Comedy, Contemporary, Fantasy/Magical, Inspirational, Mystery/Suspense, Paranormal, Sensual, Western, Young Adult.

Congratulations Annie for your contribution to all these publishing houses, they are blessed to have you. May your email inbox be filled over Xmas and the new year with lots of historical / steampunk submissions.

But don't forget to keep writing those wonderful Steampunk novels. One of which 'Winter of the Passion Flower' to be released March 2012.

And to the writers submitting their work for representation or publication in 2012, Historical Hearts wish you all good luck!

Historical Hearts Good News

Well, it's been another great news week for the writers of Historical Hearts.

So without further ado, we congratulate...

Maggi Andersen, who has signed a contract with

Knox Robinson Publishing to publish her Georgian Romance

'The Reluctant Marquess' available 8th March 2012

Also...

Knox Robinson Publishing have signed Maggi's two
Regency-set historical romances

'A Baron In Her Bed' available September 2012 and

'The Folly At Falconbridge Hall' available December 2012

Maggi has also been busy creating a wonderful new
book trailer for

'Surrender to Destiny'

This week Anne Whitfield celebrated the release

of her Victorian historical saga novel

'To Gain What's Lost'

To wet your appetite, here's the blurb:

Anna Thornton leads a privileged life, but she's not content. When the dashing Matt Cowan sweeps her off her feet, she thinks her boring existence has changed for the better, only all is not as it seems. betrayed and faced with family secrets, Anna flees her home. Taking her trusted maid with her, she begins a new life, which is filled with events that will test her strength and self belief. However, fate sends a man to heal her heart, but will she trust herself to another again? Will the past recede enough for her to see a brighter future?

Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords all all good book stores.

Our very own talented, Annie Seaton (Anne-Marie Smith)

has become a content editor with Lyrical Press Inc Publishing.

If you would like to see what manuscripts Anne is acquiring

please refer to her page at Lyrical Press here.

And last but certainly not least

Danielle Lisle has signed a publishing contract with

Total-E-Bound Publishing for her

erotic Regency historical

'The Roses Bloom'

1st story in the series called

'The Rogues of Deception'

And it looks like Total-E-Bound are going

to publish the other two as well. Woo HOO!

Huge congratulations ladies

and keep the good news coming!

Historical Hearts Good News

A huge congratulations go to the following

Historical Heart Members

for their accomplishments so far this month!

Bronwyn Stuart who won

Spacecoast Authors of Romance

Launching A Star contest

in the Historical category with her ms

'Behind the Courtesan'

Annie Seaton who signed a contract for her

Paranormal Novella

'Blind Lust' with Musa Publishing

Danielle Lisle who came second in the

Heartland Romance Authors

Show Me the Spark contest

in the Erotica category with her ms

'The Virgin at Goodrich Hall'

Congratulations again on a job well done, ladies!

Historical Hearts Cover Goodness

Congratulations to Annie Seaton who this week received the cover for her upcoming release from Lyrical Press

Winter of the Passion Flower

available 19 March 2012.

Winter of the Passion Flower

Congratulations Annie! Can't wait to read your fabulous steampunk novella.

Historical Hearts Launch Party - Day 4

Dear Reader

I am so glad you have found your way to our Historical Hearts Blog. I’m Annie Seaton and I love all things historical. I write Steampunk romance.

I live on the beautiful east coast of Australia, where I spend most of the day sitting in my writing chair, gazing at the ocean and dreaming up stories. I have found my niche writing steampunk, where strong heroines and brooding heroes fight together to make their alternative world a better place.

I have recently signed with Lyrical Press, and I am looking forward to seeing my first novella, Winter of the Passion Flower released in March 2012. I am currently working on my second steampunk project, Summer of the Moon Flower, a novel length follow up.

Steampunk? What is steampunk you ask? Sounds slightly steamy?

Steampunk as a literary genre began to gain popularity in the 1980s. It began as a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy, and developed as a rebellious response to the science fiction that preceded it. Steampunk includes the core elements of

· Steam power

· Alternate history settings (mostly Victorian/Edwardian era England, and sometimes the wild, wild west)

· SF/Fantasy elements

· Devices that reflect the period but are ahead of their time. For example, difference engines, airships, and all sorts of clockwork and steam powered devices

I will let you peek at a directional perambulator, a device in my upcoming steampunk novella (March 2012) as an example.

“Steam lift,” Indigo spoke loudly above the humming. “Precision movement defined by the cogs. The perambulator ascends, descends and moves sideways if needed." 

Steampunk is warm, sassy, and larger than life. The new direction is now steampunk + romance and a major appeal is the historical setting, and a steampunk author can use familiar settings and times.

Steampunk romance has the potential to offer something familiar, yet different. Authors can stretch their creative wings. Sassy heroines can stretch the limits of Victorian dress codes...

Her signature red bustier topped an emerald green skirt embossed with the symbols of industry flowing around her ankles, neither satisfying air safety dress regulation for dirigible travel. 

Both excerpts from Winter of the Passion Flower – Annie Seaton (Lyrical Press March 2012)

So welcome to our blog, come along and say hello. I have some beautiful postcards and elegant pens for the person who can list three steampunk romance novels in a comment below!

Enjoy our launch week, come back and visit again.

Good Luck!

Annie.

Hello everyone. My name is Cassandra Samuels and I love everything Regency. The clothes, the manners, the people, the history, the entertainments, the clothes, the furniture, the music – did I mention the clothes? I think you get the picture and he looks a lot like Colin Firth. Hmmm I’ll let you think on that for a moment....

Right, onward! I am currently unpublished and writing – you guessed it – Regency Historical Romance. I love dashing Dukes, masterful Marquis’, enigmatic Earls and virile Viscounts – I mean who doesn’t? I love to write strong sassy ladies who give my heroes an adventure in love they never expected all with a touch of humor.

I will be blogging - Cassie’s Regency Tidbits. There will be interesting people of the period, historical trivia and other interesting things. My first blog will be about the language of the fan. It seems amazing that so much could be conveyed simply by placing your fan in a particular way. I hope you will enjoy my Regency tidbits’ and will let me know what you want to know about the Regency Period.

What do you like about the Regency era? As an incentive to creative answers there is a small prize up for grabs, an “I love Darcy” key ring all the way from the Jane Austen Tea House in Bath.

Good Luck!

Cassandra.

G-day all! I'm Danielle Lisle. The girls of Historical Hearts have asked that I introduce myself. My first thought was to shake your hand, but the limits of cyberspace make it rather difficult. Instead, I’ll have to give you a hot and steamy mental image of what I read and love to write. Surely that will imprint me in your memory? Well, let’s see... 

Men is skirts. In know it’s not all that sexy (well, perhaps it is if you swing that way) but stick with me and think of a Scottish warrior with a deep, thick accent (Gerard Butler *moan*) with bulging muscles, softly furred chest, his long, bulging and deliciously thick .... sword and eyes that could slay a woman’s soul. Oh yes, I have your attention. Now, this man in a skirt IS sexy!

Every writer writes for a different reason. I write stories of love, desire and passion, for a simple reason – I want to live it! Yep, I want to be that heroine, the damsel in distress who is saved by the hunky (and yes, sometimes damaged too) hero. I want him to whisk me away, cave man tactics and all, exposing me to the deep and dark passion of his soul. *sigh* Name me a woman who doesn’t want that?

You can likely gauge from my thought process in writing the above, that I write ‘naughty’ historical romances. Yep, I like it hot and there is nothing hotter than some hot and heavy passion leading the way to everlasting love.

I love reading all types historical’s as well. It’s not always romance, though granted most times it is. I find the path our ancestors have travelled to get the world to where it is today, remarkably fascinating. It is therefore my goal to have my stories as detailed and accurate as possible. Well, settings and events are at least. Everything else is totally my imagination. *cheeky grin*

Come on a whirlwind ride with me as I travel the strange and distant lands of our past and meet some very hunky men along the way.

Win Me!!!

Tell me what gets your blood flowing in the books you read. What is it about the hero or heroine that makes you refuse to put the book down regardless of the time of night? What is it that makes you say ‘to hell!’ with the pile of dishes in the sink or the dirty washing vying for your attention? All comments will go in the draw to win a copy of Judith Ivory’s, Angel in a Red Dress.

Good Luck!

Danielle.

Welcome to our Historical Hearts Blog. Hi I’m Elle Fynllay, one of your tour guides as we take the magical journey back through the mists of time. We’ll be passing back through Victorian time , stopping for a quite extensive view of the Regency period, back, back through the time of Cavaliers and Roundheads, deeper and deeper in to the mists to Medieval period and even deeper to the Time of the Romans and Druids.

My period is a medieval time where Kings, Lairds and heroes lusted for land, love and glory and their women lusted for…their alpha males, of course. My first novel “Siege of the Heart” is an alliance between an Anglo-Saxon Laird’s daughter and the Norman knight that brings his wealth and strength to the marriage but can the castle survive the turmoil between its fiery Lady and the Norman knight who has staked his wealth on a betrothal and can they both survive the treachery within the castle. There is more than one way to win a castle; through siege, battle or treachery. Who will win? Who will survive?

Back to modern times: The deeper we go in time the less we have evidence of the period. From the Medieval period we have manuscripts and a few drawings to refer to. In Regency, we often hear accounts of the plethora of ancestral paintings on the wall. Well Reader, look around you. How much of your history is on display? In this day and age of digital display there is little “Hard Copy“, that is, actual paintings or photographs of family that we can put our hands on. I have three silver finish photo frames, that will hold a 5’’x7” (13x18cm) photograph to give away to a reader who comments on their favourite time period and why.

Good Luck!

Elle.

Note: For your chance to win today's prizes, when answering the trivia questions or replying, please leave your name, email address and what draw you'd like to enter. Of course, you are more than welcome to enter all prize draws up for grabs. Good Luck!