Thursday, December 01, 2016
Unusual Historicals: Excerpt Thursday: THE SAXON OUTLAW'S REVENGE by El...
Unusual Historicals: Excerpt Thursday: THE SAXON OUTLAW'S REVENGE by El...: This week, we're pleased to welcome author ELISABETH HOBBES with her latest release, THE SAXON OUTLAW'S REVENGE . Join us agai...
Friday, October 28, 2016
The Pink Heart Society: Friday Fun – Is That the Time (Period)?
The Pink Heart Society: Friday Fun – Is That the Time (Period)?: We're delighted to welcome back Elisabeth Hobbes to the Pink Heart Society as she talks about whether her novels would work in diffe...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Massive ebook sale now on!
Harlequin are having a massive sale of backlist ebooks. You can find your favourite Hussy titles for only $1.99 from all major US etailers until 25th October.
Sunday, September 04, 2016
Twitter Tuesday
Come and chat with Harlequin Historical authors this Tuesday, 6th September - all about our inspiration for characters and settings.
Monday, August 22, 2016
Wednesday, August 03, 2016
Monday, July 18, 2016
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Thursday, June 16, 2016
The Outcast's Redemption - Book 4 of The Infamous Arrandales
Setting the scene - Wolfgang Arrandale has returned to England to clear his name, and his first call is to the parson at Arrandale. Mr Duncombe is delighted to take him in, but Grace, the parson's daughter, thinks Wolf is just another vagabond claiming charity from her kind father. However, she is prepared to let the man sleep above the stables for a few nights, but when there is a crisis in the kitchen and she offers to peg out the washing, she gets something of a shock.....
Grace took a deep breath. She loved spring days like this, when there
was warmth in the sun and a promise of summer to come. It was a joy to be out
of doors.
A clothes line was fixed up in the kitchen gardens, which were directly
behind the stable block. As she crossed the yard Grace heard the noise of the
pump being worked and assumed it was Truscott fetching more water for the
house, but when she turned the corner she stopped, her mouth opening in
surprise to see their guest, stripped to the waist and washing himself.
Her first reaction was to run away, but it was too late for that, he had
spotted her. She should not look at him, but could not drag her eyes away from
the sight of his half-naked body. The buckskins covering his thighs could not
have been tighter, but although he was so tall there was nothing spindly about
his long legs. They were perfectly proportioned. He had the physique of an
athlete, the flat stomach and lean hips placing no strain on those snugly fitting
breeches, but above the narrow waist the body widened into a broad chest and
muscled shoulders, still wet and glinting in the morning sun. He bent to pick
up his towel, his movements lithe, the muscles rippling beneath the skin. As he
straightened she noted the black beard on his cheeks and watched as he flicked
the thick dark hair away from his face. Droplets of water flew off the
tendrils, catching the light. Like a halo, she thought wildly. A halo for a
dark angel.
Sarah Mallory
The Outcast's Redemption, published by Harlequin July 2016
Tuesday, June 07, 2016
The Pink Heart Society: Tuesday Talk-Time - I'm a Reader, Get Me Outta Her...
The Pink Heart Society: Tuesday Talk-Time - I'm a Reader, Get Me Outta Her...: We're delighted to welcome back Elisabeth Hobbes to the Pink Heart Society as she talks about why she loves reading romance. Rea...
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Behind the Story – More Than A Lover
by Ann Lethbridge
I am often asked Where do you get your ideas? and I thought you might be interested
in a brief overview of the historical event that forms the backdrop to More
Than A Lover.
My hero and heroine in More Than A Lover
appeared in More Than a Mistress and readers have asked for their story, since
it was obvious that Blade was no stranger to Caro Falkner.
Caro is desperate
to avoid him, because Blade is the one person who has the power to ruin her life
and the life she has built for her young son..
Bladen Read has been involved in some of the
great events of his time. He was a soldier during the Peninsular Wars and was
badly wounded at Waterloo in 1815. He owes his life to Charles, Marquess of
Tonbridge, a fellow cavalry officer. More Than A Lover takes place five years
after Waterloo.
During this period, new technologies were
turning the world upside down, much as they seem to be doing today. In the years after Waterloo, there was a
great deal of unrest among the civilian population because Society was changing
from primarily agricultural to industrial.
In 1819 the people who lived and worked in
and around Manchester were looking for better wages, respect in the form of the
vote and job security. It sounds familiar doesn’t it?
At what we would call a peaceful rally
today, an outspoken reformer of the time, Mr
Henry Hunt had been invited to address an assembly at St Peter’s Field
on the outskirts of Manchester. Eyewitnesses called the atmosphere more that of a country fair than
political rally.
Nervous at the idea of a large gathering of
dissatisfied people, the Prince Regent’s government sent the local militia to
keep the peace, plus some regular regiments to augment them. As Hunt began his
oration, someone ordered the soldiers to disperse the crowd. The militia
charged with swords drawn. Eighteen people died, some by trampling, some from
sabre cuts, and many others were injured, including women and children. The
event was dubbed The Peterloo Massacre by the press.
Blade, a Cavalry Captain at the time,
refused to obey the order to charge and tried to turn his company back. (While
my hero is fictional, this happening is history.) Seven months later he has been forced
to resign his commission and has gone to work for his good friend Charlie and
is looking forward to renewing his acquaintance with the elusive Mrs Falkner.
Friday, May 06, 2016
Hussies blogging at...
This week, Hussy Annie Burrows is blogging over at the Novelistas blog spot, about why she chose to write Historical Romance.
Elisabeth Hobbes has posted a fascinating article over at the Harlequin blog, about 5 medieval jobs to get the heart racing (and one that probably won't!)
Louise Allen asks "What was wrong with Ranelagh?" at Jane Austen's London
Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Monday, April 18, 2016
Twitter Chat
If you are on twitter, you can chat with us on Tuesday 19th April, and find out what are our favourite research resources (among other things!)
Saturday, April 02, 2016
Goodreads Giveaway - More Than A Lover
Goodreads Book Giveaway
More Than a Lover
by Ann Lethbridge
Giveaway ends April 18, 2016.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
More Than A Lover
Will he unlace all of her secrets?
Former captain Bladen Read knows respectable Caroline Falkner would never look twice at an illegitimate ruffian like him. But when he's suddenly thrown into the role of her protector he discovers the undercurrent of tension runs both ways…
At first Caro tries to resist the pull of attraction, for Blade is a link to the scandalous past she buried long ago to protect her son. Although when the opportunity to explore this rake's expertise in the bedroom presents itself, temptation proves too much to resist!
The much-anticipated 4th book in Ann's Rakes in Disgrace Series!
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Goodreads Giveway for In Bed With the Duke
Goodreads Book Giveaway
In Bed with the Duke
by Annie Burrows
Giveaway ends March 31, 2016.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
Monday, February 15, 2016
Mary Nichols
It is with great sadness that we announce that Harlequin Historical author Mary Nichols passed away on Sunday 7th February 2016 after a short illness.
Fond memories of Mary at the summer conference of the Romantic Novelists Association, in the UK in 2013, with fellow Harlequin authors, Louise Allen, Sarah Mallory, Joanna Maitland and Annie Burrows.
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