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A Fine (Georgian) Showmance...and its very embarrassing end

Every so often in the UK, with it being a monarchy, there comes the madness of a royal wedding and the increasingly insane media circus...

Kidnapping the man you love: medieval romance!

Now here's a surprise. These days we expect our heroines to take the lead at times, or at least not to sit about being passive drips -...

Beautiful castle, not a love story

It’s a beautiful day here, and a perfect one to go somewhere just as beautiful, famous for its great romance. Behold the splendour of...

Not a Ladies' Man

It's always fun when writing a hero to decide his characteristics - for all my top ten essentials on what he needs to have, the variation...

True Romance: Lord March

Who says that love at first sight doesn't exist? And who says that historical tales of aristocrats falling madly in love forever are...

Mystery medieval romance chez Elise!

I live in an old house. It’s 500 years old, it leans all over the place, and it still has the original Tudor bread oven working. It’s a...

Top places for *that* kiss...when you're normal

On top of the Empire State Building. On an obscure beach in Kiribati. In the gardens of a palace you will never be allowed into. You...

Keeping a stiff upper lip?

So My Lady Governess comes out today – hurrah!!! I am joyous! Tam and Marina are unleashed upon the world, and I hope they make some...

Real Life Romance 1: Peter and Francesca

In June 1999, I met my husband. I walked into an Edinburgh pub on my first night at work there, someone said, "Oh, he'll look after...

She married beneath her: a Tale of Two Marriages

When reading historical fiction, it isn’t uncommon to have a man marrying someone ‘beneath him’ – witness Mr Darcy, who for all...