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In 2001, historical romance reached a 10-year high as 778 were published. By 2004, that number had dropped to 486, which was still 20% of all romance novels published. Kensington Books claims that they are receiving fewer submissions of historical novels, and that their previously published authors are switiching to contemporary. [24] [25]
Lord of Scoundrels is a Regency romance novel by American author Loretta Chase.Published in 1995 by Avon Books, it is the third installment of her Débauchés series. Set in 1828, the story follows the Marquess of Dain, an aristocrat known as "Lord Beelzebub" and the "Lord of Scoundrels" for his unscrupulous, immoral behavior.
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The novel received the 2013 RITA Award for Best Historical Romance. [2] MacLean excels at writing dialogue. [3] [4] A Publishers Weekly review found that the focus on the hero and heroine's insecurity became "tiresome", but lauded the comic relief provided by the secondary characters. [3] Reviewers noted MacLean's strong characters.
Pages in category "Female characters in literature" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 458 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Prolific writers like Diana Gabaldon, whose time-traveling historical romance series “Outlander” began in the early 1990s and inspired a popular TV drama of the same name, and Nalini Singh ...
Regardless of their genre, however, her books tend to be fast-paced and feature strong, loyal, compassionate, intelligent female characters. [9] McNaught was one of the first romance authors to receive a multimillion-dollar contract and have her novels published in hardcover, better positioning them for review by major publications. [7]
In their opinion, a strong-willed woman, Éowyn, was created when the teenaged Priscilla asked her father for a female character. [ 11 ] The critics Candice Fredrick and Sam McBride, referencing the all-male Inklings group, wrote that "Middle-earth is very Inkling-like, in that while women exist in the world, they need not be given significant ...