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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.
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.
Rogue Herries is a historical romance novel by Hugh Walpole which was first published in 1930. It is set in Cumberland in the 18th century. The title character is Francis Herries who is nicknamed Rogue for his wild and reckless ways. [1] The novel was the first of several about the Herries family – the Herries Chronicles. The story was ...
Scarlett Peckham concludes her Society of Sirens series with her most ambitious, deeply romantic title yet. Thaïs Magadalene is a renowned courtesan in London, taking only one lover a week and ...
2. The Woman King (2022). Cast: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch Viola Davis stars as Nanisca, the leader of an all-female military regime called the Dahomey Amazons. When European ...
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 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]
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 ...