Memorial Day, 2012

Moonday’s Heroic Hunk: Arthur Wellesley, the Iron Duke

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769 – 1852) was one of the most famous citizens of Regency Britain. He achieved prominence in the Peninsular campaign of the Napoleonic Wars. Following Napoleon’s defeat in 1814, he was named ambassador to France and was granted a dukedom. After Napoleon’s escape, Wellington led the allies [...]

Moonday’s Heroic Hunk in History: Naughty Nelson

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, our naughty heroic hunk this Monday, was born in Norfolk in 1758. He was the son of a minister with a large family who went to sea as a 13 year old boy and went up the ranks quickly. Nelson is considered one of Britain’s greatest heroes because of his achievements [...]

Moonday: The Hellfire Club

Regency Hunks is this month’s theme for Moonday’s Heroic (and not-so-heroic) Hunks. The Hellfire Club and Sir Francis Dashwood predate the Regency by a couple decades. The Club (or Clubs since there were several) were exclusive clubs for especially naughty rakes in the 18th century. These rakes, whose names are uncertain, met to take part in [...]

The Making of a Book and its Cover

After a book has been written, accepted by a publisher and contracts signed, it could be months or more than a year before a book is published. Depending on the size of the publisher, as few as a half-dozen or as many as 100+ books can be released in a month. The e-publishers can have a [...]

Moonday’s Literary Heroic Hunk: Tariq the Tuareg

Meet Tariq the Tuareg (or the Gorgeous or the Mysterious) the harem master who saved, Emmy, the heroine in my debut historical novel HIS OBSESSION, from sale in the slave markets of Bou Regreg.  Or at least the pic of how I pictured him. The Tuareg are a nomadic Berber people who inhabit the Saharan regions of North [...]

THE GAMBLER IS OUT

Today is RELEASE DAY for our own best-selling Sizzler, Jillian Chantal. The Gambler is Book One of Gambler’s Inheritance. Check out the blurb, then click the book cover to buy.   In 1937, Dirk McSwain, known as The Gambler, makes his living on the turn of a card. When his family home is in jeopardy of being lost, he boards [...]

Moonday Heroic Hunks: The Harem & Orientalism

This month I’m celebrating the publication of my debut novel, HIS OBSESSION, from Siren BookStrand (http://www.bookstrand.com/his-obsession). The novel relates the adventures of Emeliese Alexander, a student at an elite Parisian finishing school, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the pirate Republic of Bou Regreg (Rabat which is in what is now Morocco was the capital.) Devastated by Robert Montclair’s betrayal [...]

HIS OBSESSION Available Now

Two and one-half years ago the Sizzlers of Southern Sizzle Romance united to pursue our path to publication together. Tomorrow, with the publication of His Obsession, we will meet our goal.  All seven of us are in print, an achievement to celebrate. Check out our titles on the right. The  blurb and a short excerpt  for His Obsession with [...]

Moonday: His Obsession

SO counting the days until next Tuesday (April 10th) when Siren BookStrand releases His Obsession, my Georgian Regency historical novel. Love my cover. Artist Jinger Heaston pictured Emmy and Robbie before he begins his courtship to win her back. Perfect choice of models, too. Emmy is small but feisty – a student at an elite finishing school in [...]