Progressive Historical Westerns

In June, I won a contract from Sourcebooks for a progressive historical western series. What does the “progressive” part mean? Traditionally, western novels have featured more than their fair share of racism, misogyny, and erasure of history. Major retailers such as WalMart are anxious to turn the page, so to…

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Saving Scotland: How a Regency-Era Writer Preserved Scotland as We Know It

When considering Scotland, one cannot help but imagine kilts, bagpipes, Highland games, and clan tartans. However, the Scotland as we know it nearly faded from history two centuries ago until a Regency-era writer saved it nearly singlehandedly. To understand the context of Scotland’s fall and rise, we must travel back…

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A Guy’s Guide to Regency Romance

Just as grunting, inappropriate scratching, and endless sports trivia long have been the domain of the male of the species, so historical romance novels have belonged solidly to the realm of women. Female authors (mostly), female readers (mostly), and female bloggers (mostly). It is the “mostly” that brought me to…

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