R.R. Vane's Blog
September 29, 2023
Medieval romance collection
My five medieval books can be now all read in Her Stern Husband Collection. Check them out in this new format and find out more about the ones you may not have read!
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March 19, 2023
PREVIEW: BOOK 5 IN MY MEDIEVAL SERIES
My new book, A LORD FOR A WICKED LADY, will release at the end of March. Goodreads reviewers interested in ARCs can DM me on Goodreads.
Here is an excerpt of this new book:
He said nothing, but he looked upon her with eyes which no longer seemed fathomless or forbidding. Something in his gaze reminded her of the way he had first looked upon her when they had met, before he had found out he was entitled to despise her.
“Whether we chose it or not, we are bound now. And you will be my lady. I suppose…”
He seemed uncertain, and it was unlike him to seem uncertain. Guy de Gisborne always seemed to be master of himself and quite commanding. Not this time though.
“I suppose I would wish you to be true and loyal, if you can find it within yourself,” he said softly, staring away from her now and returning his eyes upon the garden.
True and loyal. Rowena hated herself at this moment even more fiercely than she already did. She was not true and loyal. Instead, she was wicked and deceitful. And he should be wary of her.
(A LORD FOR A WICKED LADY, Book 5 in Her Stern Husband Series. Coming soon!)
Here is an excerpt of this new book:
He said nothing, but he looked upon her with eyes which no longer seemed fathomless or forbidding. Something in his gaze reminded her of the way he had first looked upon her when they had met, before he had found out he was entitled to despise her.
“Whether we chose it or not, we are bound now. And you will be my lady. I suppose…”
He seemed uncertain, and it was unlike him to seem uncertain. Guy de Gisborne always seemed to be master of himself and quite commanding. Not this time though.
“I suppose I would wish you to be true and loyal, if you can find it within yourself,” he said softly, staring away from her now and returning his eyes upon the garden.
True and loyal. Rowena hated herself at this moment even more fiercely than she already did. She was not true and loyal. Instead, she was wicked and deceitful. And he should be wary of her.
(A LORD FOR A WICKED LADY, Book 5 in Her Stern Husband Series. Coming soon!)
December 7, 2022
Free Regency Christmas Novella for One Day Only
My Regency Christmas novella has pre-released! For one day only you can read if for free, part of a steamy romance Christmas anthology. More info about how to get this on my blog:
https://rosevane.com/a-regency-romanc...
Check out an excerpt below!
A WICKED WINTER GIFT by R.R. Vane
ENGLAND, 1817, THE 5TH OF DECEMBER
Beatrice supposed she’d always been a bluestocking. When other little girls played with ribbons and dolls, she’d already learnt to read in two languages apart from her own.
And at the age when most young ladies of Quality would think of nothing other than their first Season, Beatrice had already translated Virgil’s Aeneid in its entirety and contemplated translating Catullus. Only, her father had sternly told her, Catullus was not even a suitable reading for a lady of her class, let alone a suitable translation. That had not thwarted Beatrice in the least. She had ended up translating Catullus in secret.
She was an only child, but she had several cousins, two of whom currently resided in the same house as she did, since their common grandmother, Lady Renfield, had taken it upon herself to oversee the education of all her three granddaughters.
And upon this Christmas, some of their family was to reunite under Lady Renfield’s roof – Beatrice’s father, as well as her aunt and uncle, had already arrived from London, and even her eldest cousin Freddie would soon get here at last after a year spent traveling through Europe with a person that Lady Renfield called “his depraved friend”.
It was on the subject of this depraved friend that Lady Renfield was now ranting and raving.
“Oh, how insensitive of Freddie to bring that vile man in this house for Christmastide! A full month spent with three unmarried, innocent young ladies!”
The three unmarried ladies in question were Althea and Penelope, who were Beatrice’s cousins, and certainly, Beatrice herself.
“You could, after all, instruct Freddie to uninvite his friend, if you don’t want him here,” Beatrice ventured, which earned her dark looks from both her grandmother and her cousins.
Beatrice shrugged to herself, returning upon the book she was perusing because she had long become accustomed to such dark looks. Her grandmother had given up upon her, proclaiming her unmarriageable at the venerable age of four and twenty. And her two cousins hated her – why precisely, Beatrice had never been able to fathom. Suffice it to say they hated her. To them, she was either “Bluestocking Beatrice” or “Beatrice the Beast”.
“For sure she cannot uninvite him, you ninny. He is an earl,” Althea enlightened her (… )
https://rosevane.com/a-regency-romanc...
Check out an excerpt below!
A WICKED WINTER GIFT by R.R. Vane
ENGLAND, 1817, THE 5TH OF DECEMBER
Beatrice supposed she’d always been a bluestocking. When other little girls played with ribbons and dolls, she’d already learnt to read in two languages apart from her own.
And at the age when most young ladies of Quality would think of nothing other than their first Season, Beatrice had already translated Virgil’s Aeneid in its entirety and contemplated translating Catullus. Only, her father had sternly told her, Catullus was not even a suitable reading for a lady of her class, let alone a suitable translation. That had not thwarted Beatrice in the least. She had ended up translating Catullus in secret.
She was an only child, but she had several cousins, two of whom currently resided in the same house as she did, since their common grandmother, Lady Renfield, had taken it upon herself to oversee the education of all her three granddaughters.
And upon this Christmas, some of their family was to reunite under Lady Renfield’s roof – Beatrice’s father, as well as her aunt and uncle, had already arrived from London, and even her eldest cousin Freddie would soon get here at last after a year spent traveling through Europe with a person that Lady Renfield called “his depraved friend”.
It was on the subject of this depraved friend that Lady Renfield was now ranting and raving.
“Oh, how insensitive of Freddie to bring that vile man in this house for Christmastide! A full month spent with three unmarried, innocent young ladies!”
The three unmarried ladies in question were Althea and Penelope, who were Beatrice’s cousins, and certainly, Beatrice herself.
“You could, after all, instruct Freddie to uninvite his friend, if you don’t want him here,” Beatrice ventured, which earned her dark looks from both her grandmother and her cousins.
Beatrice shrugged to herself, returning upon the book she was perusing because she had long become accustomed to such dark looks. Her grandmother had given up upon her, proclaiming her unmarriageable at the venerable age of four and twenty. And her two cousins hated her – why precisely, Beatrice had never been able to fathom. Suffice it to say they hated her. To them, she was either “Bluestocking Beatrice” or “Beatrice the Beast”.
“For sure she cannot uninvite him, you ninny. He is an earl,” Althea enlightened her (… )
December 1, 2022
My Regency Christmas Novella prereleases soon
Naughty and/or (nice)…
The Eve of Saint Nicholas (the 5th of December) will soon be upon us. Saint Nicholas’ Eve was a big deal during the Regency Age, and it still is in some European countries (including mine). And where I come from, Saint Nicholas leaves small gifts in your shoes and boots (So, yes, this is similar to Christmas stockings…), but those shoes need to be well polished, if you don’t want Saint Nicholas to punish you…
A Wicked Winter Gift is my most recent Christmastide novella set in the Regency Age, where a bespectacled bluestocking, who loves reading Roman love verse, meets a suitably wicked earl with whom she explores the real meaning of Christmastide and of Saturnalia.
A Wicked Winter Gift will soon prerelease (part of a steamy Christmas anthology and promotion).
Coming soon! More info on my website https://rosevane.com/naughty-and-or-n...
The Eve of Saint Nicholas (the 5th of December) will soon be upon us. Saint Nicholas’ Eve was a big deal during the Regency Age, and it still is in some European countries (including mine). And where I come from, Saint Nicholas leaves small gifts in your shoes and boots (So, yes, this is similar to Christmas stockings…), but those shoes need to be well polished, if you don’t want Saint Nicholas to punish you…
A Wicked Winter Gift is my most recent Christmastide novella set in the Regency Age, where a bespectacled bluestocking, who loves reading Roman love verse, meets a suitably wicked earl with whom she explores the real meaning of Christmastide and of Saturnalia.
A Wicked Winter Gift will soon prerelease (part of a steamy Christmas anthology and promotion).
Coming soon! More info on my website https://rosevane.com/naughty-and-or-n...
August 2, 2022
ARCs of my new book available on Booksprout
A volatile healer and a headstrong warrior...And a hot encounter in a mysterious Forest...
Check out my new post-apocalyptic romance - A Jaguar's Fire!
ARCs are available on https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review...
Claim your review copy now!
Check out my new post-apocalyptic romance - A Jaguar's Fire!
ARCs are available on https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review...
Claim your review copy now!
July 27, 2022
A JAGUAR'S FIRE
My first postapocalyptic romance releases soon and I am quite excited about it. You can already peek at the cover on my website:
https://rosevane.com/a-jaguars-fire-c...
A Jaguar's Fire builds a world I hope you'll find mysterious and enticing. And maybe you will like to read about Warriors and Healers. They are different Clans, but a Warrior and a Healer can sometimes find certain things in common - and burning passion is one of them...
https://rosevane.com/a-jaguars-fire-c...
A Jaguar's Fire builds a world I hope you'll find mysterious and enticing. And maybe you will like to read about Warriors and Healers. They are different Clans, but a Warrior and a Healer can sometimes find certain things in common - and burning passion is one of them...
March 12, 2022
Review Copies for BOOK 4 in Her Stern Husband Series
If you enjoyed the first three books in my medieval romance series, or if you want to try this series for the first time (You can read the books in any order you want!), now is your chance before the release of BOOK 4, My Lady's Archer!
Advance Review Copies (ARCs) of BOOK 4 (My Lady's Archer) are now available on Booksprout (https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review...).
All you have to do is claim your copy on Booksprout and leave an honest review on Amazon and maybe also Goodreads! And please be sure to tell everyone what you think about my new story. The ARCs are available until the 29th of March.
Advance Review Copies (ARCs) of BOOK 4 (My Lady's Archer) are now available on Booksprout (https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review...).
All you have to do is claim your copy on Booksprout and leave an honest review on Amazon and maybe also Goodreads! And please be sure to tell everyone what you think about my new story. The ARCs are available until the 29th of March.
February 27, 2022
My New Book: My Lady's Archer
Sparks fly when a noble lady masquerading as a commoner meets a Welsh archer with keen eyes and steady hands. And, yes, Robin Hood does make an appearance in this story. My new medieval romance, My Lady's Archer, will release in March. Check out my website for the cover reveal (https://rosevane.com/my-ladys-archer/) and for more info about the plot, as well as https://www.romance.ink/love2blush. My Lady's Archer is the fourth book in the Her Stern Husband series, but it can definitely be enjoyed as a stand-alone book. It takes place in the same setting, but the plot unfolds some years after the first stories in this twelfth-century series. BTW, the book relies on the same trope as Dumas' Man in the Iron Mask and Twain's The Prince and the Pauper. Can you guess what that is?
December 20, 2021
Free Christmas Novella
Hi everyone,
For those of you who did not get the chance to read my free Christmas novella, this serial novella is available on my blog. It is a free 25K Regency novella, quite classic, that some of you might enjoy, published as a serial on my blog.
You can check it out at https://rosevane.com/a-serial-regency...
And this is the beginning, to give a glimpse of the story of a lonely duke (Yes, dukes are all over the place in Regency romance...) and of a governess...
A FEW DAYS OF CHRISTMAS by Rose Vane (also writing as RR Vane)
PART 1 : An Unexpected Gift
Chapter One
And soon it would be Christmas. Henry sighed. It was not that he disliked Christmas. He did not particularly like it either. He’d always thought the celebration in itself rather exhausting. More time was spent preparing for it, than actually having true fun with it. No, he did not particularly like Christmas. What he did like was his daughters’ excited faces when they opened their presents in the morning. But he supposed that any fond parent loved that. He’d always enjoyed choosing presents for his girls. As a rule, he did not enjoy shopping, and felt relieved whenever he managed to delegate his secretary or some other person in his employ to take care of such things for him. But when it came to choosing presents for his girls, he overcame his usual dislike for the task. Their presents had always been things that he’d bought himself. He sighed again. This year however he would not have the pleasure of seeing his daughters on Christmas Day.
Without much enthusiasm, but with shivering necessity, he closed the shop’s door behind him, against the bitter cold that had descended over the city. The jeweller's affable face greeted him, beaming with pleasure. A duke’s patronage was not something to be easily dismissed, Henry supposed. In the eight years since he’d actually been a duke, he had encountered only shopkeepers who greeted his arrival wearing sickeningly beatific smiles upon their faces. He suppressed another sigh and patiently prepared for the man’s effusive presentation of his wares. Well, it was after all one of the best shops in London, where one could buy a trinket or two that were actually not of the vulgar sort.
For those of you who did not get the chance to read my free Christmas novella, this serial novella is available on my blog. It is a free 25K Regency novella, quite classic, that some of you might enjoy, published as a serial on my blog.
You can check it out at https://rosevane.com/a-serial-regency...
And this is the beginning, to give a glimpse of the story of a lonely duke (Yes, dukes are all over the place in Regency romance...) and of a governess...
A FEW DAYS OF CHRISTMAS by Rose Vane (also writing as RR Vane)
PART 1 : An Unexpected Gift
Chapter One
And soon it would be Christmas. Henry sighed. It was not that he disliked Christmas. He did not particularly like it either. He’d always thought the celebration in itself rather exhausting. More time was spent preparing for it, than actually having true fun with it. No, he did not particularly like Christmas. What he did like was his daughters’ excited faces when they opened their presents in the morning. But he supposed that any fond parent loved that. He’d always enjoyed choosing presents for his girls. As a rule, he did not enjoy shopping, and felt relieved whenever he managed to delegate his secretary or some other person in his employ to take care of such things for him. But when it came to choosing presents for his girls, he overcame his usual dislike for the task. Their presents had always been things that he’d bought himself. He sighed again. This year however he would not have the pleasure of seeing his daughters on Christmas Day.
Without much enthusiasm, but with shivering necessity, he closed the shop’s door behind him, against the bitter cold that had descended over the city. The jeweller's affable face greeted him, beaming with pleasure. A duke’s patronage was not something to be easily dismissed, Henry supposed. In the eight years since he’d actually been a duke, he had encountered only shopkeepers who greeted his arrival wearing sickeningly beatific smiles upon their faces. He suppressed another sigh and patiently prepared for the man’s effusive presentation of his wares. Well, it was after all one of the best shops in London, where one could buy a trinket or two that were actually not of the vulgar sort.
September 25, 2021
Third Book in Her Stern Husband Series!
Hi,
The third book in Her Stern Husband series, Lord Tristram's Love Match will release on the 30th of September! ARCs are available on Booksprout, so hurry if you want to read a free copy! This is the link:
https://booksprout.co/arc/76286/lord-...
The third book in Her Stern Husband series, Lord Tristram's Love Match will release on the 30th of September! ARCs are available on Booksprout, so hurry if you want to read a free copy! This is the link:
https://booksprout.co/arc/76286/lord-...
