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ilovebooks! - My new, favourite author! Reminiscent of Heyer and Austen with intelligent dialog, laugh out loud situations, delightful characters, and a healthy dose of good, clean "spice"!
With 100,000 downloads, the Regency Goddesses Series novels are regularly in the U.S. top 20 for Historical Romance, and Humor & Satire. They can be enjoyed in any order.
APHRODITE
? a Regency Christmas
? a masterful heroine
? a betrothed hero
? a match-making grandmother (and retired courtesan)
#1 Amazon Best Seller, Regency Historical Romance
#6 Amazon Best Seller, Kindle Store (all genres)
"I fail to see why you expect me to put up with your acerbic charm? Others of your acquaintance might be inclined to do so, but I, strange creature that I am, will not!"
When the beautiful Miss April Hartwood arrives in London to be introduced to Regency high society, she hopes for some fun and frivolity after a life spent in rural obscurity in Cornwall. Unfortunately for her, her grandmother has other ideas... marriage. Lively and strong-willed, April does not appreciate being compelled to catch a husband. Yet, before long, she finds herself courting the affections of the Duke of Claredon, while struggling with a wholly inappropriate attraction to the insufferable Mr Royce.
In the lead up to Christmas, in the year 1820, a delightfully devious campaign is orchestrated to bring together two people destined for one another, regardless of the obstacles to be overcome and the inconvenient tendency on the part of the protagonists to resist their attraction... until they are finally brought to realise they cannot escape fate, or the meddling of one determined grandmother!
"Best Regency romance book I have read in years." - K. E. Timbreza
"Aphrodite is an enthralling Regency romp full of endearing and meddlesome characters, a stubborn hero and heroine, and hilariously entertaining mix-ups and tangles!" - Austenesque Reviews
"Truly witty, delightful characters... The author has mastered the art of satire with a heart." - Dragonlady
Author's comments:
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The novels in the Regency Goddesses series are standalone, although one minor character makes an appearance in all three novels - have you discovered them?
• As I like to stay in period as much as possible, all spelling follows British English conventions.
Author's fun facts:
The idea for Aphrodite came to me while reading Courtesans by Katie Hickman. The women who reached the heights of becoming courtesans during the Regency Period led privileged lives, and from our modern perspective, they often had it better than wives! They owned their own assets, managed their lives without male interference and walked away from their protectors whenever they wished, usually greatly enriched. I wanted to explore a strong female character that had lived that life and made the most of her opportunities, unabashed. Enter Mrs Delamer, my heroine's grandmother; a woman you wouldn't want to mess with!
My heroine is a woman of great beauty and I was inspired to touch upon the challenges of living with such a prominent feature by a story Taylor Swift once told an interviewer: a supermodel friend of hers was so beautiful that she was continually being approached by men in the street; many with the intention of simply telling her how beautiful she was. The friend found that level of attention confronting and couldn't handle it. I know! We're all thinking there are worse things in life. But though the first 200 men running down the street after you might be flattering, what about the next 500 or 1000? Not so fun, perhaps. A girl needs some level of anonymity when she's buying her guilty-pleasure snacks, or popping into the pharmacy for an embarrassing concoction.
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