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Without giving away too many spoilers, the principal villains in Lyon on the Loose committed a catalogue of offences that would have attracted the attention of the authorities. Depending on the evidence available, they could have faced charges including fraud, conspiracy, theft, assault and the unlawful taking of a carriage.

The Regency legal system was far harsher than that of the modern day. England was still living under the notorious "Bloody Code", when more than two hundred offences...

One of the inspirations behind Mundlingham Castle in Lyon on the Loose was Stokesay Castle in Shropshire: not quite a castle in the military sense, but something perhaps even more intriguing—a fortified medieval house.

Set in a peaceful valley near the Welsh border, Stokesay is one of the best-preserved fortified manor houses in England. Most of what visitors see today was built in the late thirteenth century by Laurence of Ludlow, a wealthy wool merchant who bought the manor in 1281. His...

No figure is more closely associated with the romance—and the reality—of the English highwayman than Jerry Abershawe. Although he died in 1795, twenty years before the Battle of Waterloo, his reputation lingered well into the Regency. Long after his execution, travellers passing Putney Vale could still remember the place where his body had hung in chains, and novelists continued to invoke his name as a byword for danger on the road.

Born Louis Jeremiah Abershawe around 1773, Jerry was no...

Every good hero needs a foil, right? Someone with whom to argue, someone who understands them, someone who shows them in a good light. Well, that's what Roland Chetwynd has been in both THE LYON AND THE LAMB and THE LYON RAMPANT. He's the younger brother of the hero of the former book and keeps getting into scrapes, and becomes a frenemy of Piers Darvill, hero of the latter book, both foiling his plans but also helping resolve his problems.

I liked Roland, relentlessly cheerful in the face of...

Some places never truly leave us. For me, one of those places is Framlingham Castle.

I first visited the castle as a child, and it seemed impossibly romantic and mysterious. I remember trees in the car park laden with what looked like magical golden apples. To a child, they might as well have belonged in a fairy tale, and I have never forgotten them.

My mother and I ventured onto the castle battlements. Neither of us was particularly fond of heights, and I distinctly remember the shiver of fear...

Fans of The Lyon and the Lamb and The Lyon Rampant will already recognise Roland Chetwynd, Leo's younger brother and perennial magnet for mischief. In Lyon on the Loose, he finally takes centre stage in a Regency adventure featuring undercover missions, a stolen necklace, masked balls, determined villains and an unforgettable heroine. Sometimes the most unlikely Lyon is the one who steals the show.

You've met Leo. You've met Piers. Now it's finally Roland's turn to roar.

Lyon on the Loose is on...

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Lady Araminta Lamb is fighting to protect everything she holds dear. Widowed and scarred by a cruel marriage, she knows she cannot face another husband. Yet without an heir, her home and her fragile sister’s future are in peril.

Leo Chetwynd, Earl of Aylsham, is equally desperate. Ruined by disaster and determined to save the orphanage that depends upon him, he has only one path left open: a marriage of necessity arranged through the notorious Mrs. Dove-Lyon.

There is just one complication. The...

She had a sweetheart once.

He tried to kill her.

Why should she ever trust a man again?

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I have some exciting news to share—I’ll be taking over Kathryn Le Veque’s Historical Romance Book Club on Facebook next week.

If you enjoy historical romance in all its forms—whether medieval, Tudor, or Regency—this is a wonderfully active and welcoming group of readers, and I’m very much looking forward to spending a few days there chatting, sharing, and (of course) having a bit of innocent fun.

I have quite a few things planned for the takeover.

There will be quizzes throughout the week—those...

My award-winning Gothic Regency romance Beguiling the Baron is now available to read in Kindle Unlimited.

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At Foxleaze Abbey, the reclusive Lord Ansford spends his days hidden away in a mysterious tower, leaving the care of his lonely young daughter to governess Galatea Wyndham.

Determined to discover what secrets her brooding employer is hiding, Galatea soon finds herself drawn into a dangerous mystery—and an even more dangerous attraction.

If...

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Lord of Loyalty

Poison, blackmail, and a wounded hero sworn to protect a hunted heiress.

The story follows wounded war hero Sir William Cavendish as he attempts to rescue the troubled heiress Isobel Marston from her scheming relatives.

But Will is being blackmailed, Isobel is being hunted, and falling in love could prove the most dangerous risk of all.

Lord of Loyalty received a Crowned Heart review and was nominated for a RONE Award, so it has become a particular favourite with readers.

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I am delighted to say that the first two books in my Tudor romance series Trysts and Treachery are now available as audiobooks.

Lord of Deception

Secrets, spies, and a dangerous attraction at the court of Elizabeth I.

Alys longs to escape the cruel cousin with whom she is forced to live. When she meets a mysterious gardener named Kit Ludlow, she soon discovers he is far more than he appears — an exiled nobleman on a dangerous secret mission.

When a plot against the Queen is uncovered, Alys must...

If you enjoy listening to your historical romance, here is a little treat…

The audiobook of A Potion for Passion is currently half price for a limited time, so it is the perfect moment to grab a copy.

When spirited Flora Hartington encounters a handsome travelling apothecary, she sees a chance for adventure — and a brief escape from a family determined to control her future.

Unfortunately for her rescuer, Lawrence Campion, she is rather hard to shake off.

Lawrence dreams of becoming a physician...