I can observe it. I will try it again, however. Christine Warren (a couple years, but her pending release keeps receding) I do like the Veronica Speedwell books but the Lady Julia series seems unfinished to me. I have fond memories of Zemindar. Is that a 100% accurate assessment of whats popular? I reread The Roselynde Chronicles occasionally. MEREDITH DURAN grew up enamored of British history. My favorite romance author is Judith Ivory and her style influenced some of my other favorites, like Sherry Thomas and Meredith Duran. I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the interview, Sandy, and your Nardi comparison as well (Im really grateful theres no vomit in BBYT, since I had a tough time getting over that in Bliss). Listening to characters supposedly conversing in a pub or bar without hearing background chatter or clinking glasses its just plain weird!! A few are able to work at that pace while retaining quality, but most arent. Great interview! I also want a publsiher to help me build a career because I want to write one than one book and I want to throw open the world and write books that are set outside of Great Britian because I have ideas for books set in Russia and South America that I want to write and I just want to have the chance to write them. Lydia thinks not.She believes that having faith in someone is part and parcel of loving that person.In her view, if you break faith with someone, you cannot claim to love him. How much do publishers and editors shape public taste? I love Roberta Gellis. Ruthie Knox went into publishing I believe, Brainmill Press? I also miss Elizabeth Lowell, her westerns (both historical and modern day) were wonderful. Ive never listened to them. I am currently listening to a 1348 page bookThe Standand am reveling in its detailed storylines and fully formed characters. !" concerns from creatives. Book Overview In a debut romance as passionate and sweeping as the British Empire, Meredith Duran paints a powerful picture of an aristocrat torn between two worlds, an heiress who dares to risk everything.and the love born in fire and darkness that nearly destroys them. I thought her earlier books especially (Ride with Me and About Last Night) were very romantic and also original in their approach. I dont necessarily believe that books are shorter today if you take into consider self-publishing, for instance. #cnsf18. Thanks for making the reading so special. I find hard data very hard to come by on sales figures just through my internet searches. These two are Editors that were telling their authors how and what to write. MEREDITH DURAN blames Anne Boleyn for sparking her lifelong obsession with British history. So great to meet you! And thankfully I am pretty much done with historical romance because the state of that subgenre today would make we weep. Also, I have noticed a larger range of heat levels between different Avon books than with Harlequin HR and some of their other categories. Such lovely tales about ordinary people doing ordinary things. Courtney Milan wrote a novella last year that I enjoyed and she just posted about a new novel coming out by this years end, and so shes still around. But it does provide a general depiction of current trends on a roughly hourly basis. I also miss Sherry Thomas writing historical romance. Deborah Smith has written some books I loved (Gentle Rain and When Venus Fell are my absolute favorites!) Im very interested to see what those publications you list above are reporting on regarding romance novels and reading. T.Dare.L.Kleypas. Many thanks to Meredith Duran for taking the time out of her busy schedule to answer a few questions. MEREDITH DURAN blames Anne Boleyn for sparking her lifelong obsession with British history. Its hard to say. I wait for reviews instead and tentatively try again and then usually realize that the author is no longer capturing my interest. (None of them have incited the sort of ire leveled at Patrick Rothfuss and George R. R. Martin, however.). But that doesnt mean those authors have the same chance of being picked up by the casual Walmart shopper who still reads paperbacks and likes to grab a couple when they do their big grocery haul. I reread The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown a few years ago and was, again, agog at their greatness. Which is crazy when you think about it considering someone else is using their characters without permission in the first place. I just wanted to say that I loved The Duke of Shadows. I believe that publishers must think peoples attention spans are shorter and also that they can get as much money for a book thats thousands of words less than they used to be. Nina Bangs (pnr, a few years) Perhaps next you will introduce me to myself. Every one of the old comments appears twice. The Duke of Shadows is one of my favorite re-reads and I have to say it did remind me of the meaty romances from a few years ago (I sure do miss those deep, detailed books). Duran grew up with a love and obsession with British history which led her to set many of her novels in 1880s Britain and Victorian England. I agree with everything you have written here. The Investiture Controversy would be an amazing setting and I wish you great luck with your story. The hero is one of the sexiest and most seductive Ive ever come across and the heroine forthright, likable, sympathetic, and believably damaged. Amazon scam authors are those who crank out a book a month, sometimes plagiarizing from others. Ill be really interested to hear what you guys think of Written on Your Skin, which is my favorite of Merediths books so far. I miss Linnea Sinclair as well. Ive never read anything by this author either but am eager to start love the covers too! Ive seen too many careers ruined by petty Twitter fights, and I dont think mainstream publishers can or will protect controversial authors from that unless theyve grown financially too big to touch. I bought it and didnt get a chance to read it during the Christmas season so I kind of forgot about it. Meredith was born and raised enamored of British history. I had been keeping up with the blogs about it. I. Plus, they have some queer romances which the Harlequin category romances do not. Yes, shes still writing. This! Self-publishing too seems to help allow more authors to write the kinds of books they want. Joyce Millman started her writing career in 1981 as a music critic for the Boston Phoenix. I enjoyed Duke of Shadows and the far-flung setting in India. document.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()), document.getElementById("ak_js_2").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()). It's true-she writes historical detail and human emotion like no one else. I have also heard that editors all also asking authors to rewrite entire characters to make them more acceptable in some way and other things that seemed to be less about making the book stronger and more about making sure it fit into the mold they wanted. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Fool Me Twice (Rules for the Reckless, #2), A Lady's Code of Misconduct (Rules for the Reckless, #5), Luck Be a Lady (Rules for the Reckless, #4), That Scandalous Summer (Rules for the Reckless, #1), The Sins of Lord Lockwood (Rules for the Reckless, #6), Meet the Authors of This Season's Swooniest Romances, Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America. so maybe I have missed something somewhere. For me culture is dialectic in that ideologies and belief systems give rise to cultural products and customs, which then influence culture in return. And these are my go-to historical romance authors when I need that shot in the arm: Laura Kinsale, Judith Ivory, Loretta Chase, Sherry Thomas, Connie Brockway, Joanna Bourne, Marsha Canham, Jo Goodman. I think its Jennifer Crusie the one I miss most. Now, the problem with this rule is that you will find a huge range of $2.99 stories anywhere between about 3,000 and 20,000 words. Amazing that I hadnt read anything of hers before. At thirteen years old, she made a list of life goals that included writing romance novels, trying sushi, and going to London to see Holbein's portrait of Anne Boleyn. This is not a comfortable experience for either of them. The covers not bad either :) Congratulations and thanks! So, at Pocket, at least, it seems that historicals are free to range across the globe. Many include authors interviewing other authors or fangirling including Bec McMaster interviewing Amanda Bouchet. I too miss Anne Calhoun. But, clearly, this is your own voice and your own style and your own story. I can see it. From there, sections written in his POV flowed like water. She is not a fast writer but her books are well worth waiting for! I am really looking forward to Meredith Durans new books especially as several AAR staff have good things to say about them. This article from 2012, not necessarily from a reputable source and maybe outdated, offers an interesting perspective about why former Harlequin Intrigue author, Ann Voss Peterson, broke ties to self-publish: https://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/harlequin-fail.html. I imagine that there are people in their teens or 20s who want deep, lyrical, meaty romances and people in their 70s or 80s who prefer fluffier wallpaper historicals. Meredith was born and raised enamored of British history. And, even if books are shorter, I wouldnt necessarily agree that lack of depth is the result, as in a cause and effect relationship. Im finishing up the revisions on THE ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY WORST MAN IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES and Im feeling delicious. Hopefully, the authors who have stopped writing will return or new authors will appear on the scene to fill this void. If our president states that the virus will magically go away not based on any scientific evidence but just his opinion and belief, can Americans unravel that notion critically and understand that theres a difference between evidence-based reasoning and personal observation/opinion? Chicago North's Spring Fling was an amazing and inspiring weekend; I'm back home and filled with a fire to write. I think McKenna said writing wasnt fun anymore and took a job in another field (I know her children are still fairly young too, so perhaps the decision to stop writing was also driven by family concerns). Its been several years since Ive read a book this long and I realize now I miss them! Even over Sarah MacLean and more than Judith McNaught, who I have loved for 20 years. IVE READ EVERY COMMENT The most important character in Taylor Jenkins Reid 's novel Daisy Jones & The Six? Meanwhile, we have to have alternative chapters that focus on Miss Bubbly-Wannabe-Journalist because shes in the 21st century and therefore the young reader can. But they arent facts. goodreads-bot discontinued Additional comment actions. Fool Me Twice. I think I can make a coherent argument for why new feminist activism is producing books that focus on toxic masculinity and issues around consent over the past few years, and I think I can make an argument for why diversity is a force in the romance genre today. We all do it. Im always grateful that I find new authors every year. 2015 Audiobooks. She is the author of eleven novels, all published by Pocket Books. It often feels like a money grab on the part of these CR authors, and I resent that. Julia Spencer-Fleming is whom I miss. Ive seen a lot of trends and authors come and go and my personal opinion is that lighter books- in historical romance, not necessarily in other genres like paranormal etc. I keep hoping for an early release. This is probably the last Duran book I'll buy, even if the glowing reviews . Willread. I have owned a copy of Judith Ivorys BLISS for many years but have never read it. I miss Cara Mckenna, Charlotte Stein, Eve Dangerfield and Emma Holly :(. For many years the books that make the big cardboard displays at stores or that RWA and other groups often touted as the best books are not the ones I read (in general). I know this series is a success for her, so shes going to continue it for quite a while I imagine. Again. I didnt post often but I read a lot of the posts, and I clicked on your Amazon links whenever I bought a book to show my support. Personally, I am not interested in her YA series. Like others have mentioned, her books, along with Judith Ivory and Laura Kinsale, are so grown up, I suppose. Cookie Notice It takes me out of the story. This theme wasnt crafted with conscious intention. That has been the case for certain authors or series for me. As I pointed out above, Meredith Duran is younger than I am but her work reminds me and others of authors who were publishing at least 10 years earlier or more. I look at the difference between Almost Heaven and today books and it makes me want weep. He smiled. Who would you cite as the authors who inspired you? Also, their blog, So You Think You Can Write, occasionally posts wish lists for submissions, which tend to skew in the direction you mentioned. ghurt110 AT bellsouth DOT net. Thankfully, self-publishing doesnt bear the stigma that it once did. Thanks for the very informative interview and hope all goes well with the defense. Youve got my mouth watering for this book! Did publishers study what was selling well in their lines and decide it was the most profitable? She wrote a couple of SF romances that I loved and it seemed she planned for more that universe that just never materialized. In 2017, she mentioned on her social media that she was writing a new book The Return of Lady Anne but I havent seen an update since then. Sherry Thomas, one of my favorites, is also one of your biggest cheerleaders. Id love to win a copy. "Beauty is as beauty does Silver-tongued Viscount Sanburne is London's favorite scapegrace. Sometimes books between 3-5 hours are priced around $10. I just read a 500+ page romance in July from Mariana Zapata, but I know shes self-published. Sourcebooks allows up to 100,000 words. James, meanwhile, is thoroughly amused by how much the spinster intrigues him. I hope that the influnce of Harlequin Historicals rubs off on to the AVON books and not the other way around because I really would hate to see them turn into Regency only publisher. I also believe she had a bout with cancer. She posts the most delightful vignettes weekly. Heres what I say: I devoured this novel in a kind of giddy frenzy. The woman in it goes back to the 1940s. Like anything else, authors come and go for untold reasons (much to my dismay), but life goes on. I believe I recall reading some years ago that Edith Layton and Barbara Metzger were very good friends.
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