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"Tiger" back in the Kindle romance charts for Christmas!

Checking up on my Regency romance "The Earl and His Tiger" today, I discovered it's back in the UK Kindle romance charts - just in time for Christmas!

Here's a little teaser, for those who might be unsure whether they want to buy a book with a tiger in the title! (A "tiger", of course, being the name for an elite Regency groom.)

In this scene, the earl has been snowed into an isolated cottage with his groom, whom he has only just discovered is not the horse-mad boy he has grown to know and trust, but a female - and a damned attractive one at that!
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Those eyes! Velvety-dark as one of her beloved charges there in the outbuilding, the short stubby lashes delectably unfeminine, her skin coarsened by constant exposure to sun and rain alike – nothing like the dewy softness he was used to admiring on ladies of the ton. His current mistress always kept a pot or two of some sickly-smelling cold cream on her dressing-table, and while he loved to stroke her skin after it had been applied – and rather thought she enjoyed it too! - he could not help but admire the rude, glowing freshness of Jane's rougher complexion.His hand lifted experimentally. Dare he stroke her cheek?Jane looked startled by the gesture. He met her eyes with a reassuring smile, trying to gain her trust, as she had done with the frightened horses in the snow.   'Hush,' he murmured soothingly. 'I can't help wanting to touch you. You're very beautiful, you know.'Her eyes widened. 'No, I'm not.''Yes, you are.''No,' she repeated, her tone hardening. 'I'm not.'He sighed. This was going to be harder than he had realised. He ought to give it up as a lost cause and turn himself over to the angels of sleep, but the fumes of the brandy were still in his head, and damn, she was a picture to cherish, her diminutive stockinged feet drawn up on the wooden settle – however did she contrive to keep them in the stirrups at a gallop? – and her lips slightly parted, innocently inviting.  'Jane,' he half-groaned, stroking her cheek. Not as rough as it looked, the satiny skin drew him in a curved line down to her lips, where his finger hovered, hardly daring to take matters further in case he frightened her away. She shivered, and her eyes met his. There was no mistaking the longing in her face, nor the curiosity behind her lack of confidence. She wanted him to kiss her! The brandy shifted away for a moment, allowing him a few precious seconds of clarity. That was why she had not gone to bed yet herself, though the light had failed long since and the room was cooling as the fire subsided. Because she was far from indifferent to him. He remembered how she had first come to him, seeking employment. The short but stalwart figure in the yard, clad in her now-familiar cow-hide coat and muffler, awaiting his arrival. The letters of recommendation she carried would have been enough on their own, but in fact he had heard of her reputation before that day, had seen her in the park behind Lord Dent's curricle, and admired the skill with which she advised that gentleman – not London's finest whip, it had to be admitted – how to handle his high-mettled pair of greys. Yet it was she who had sought him out to be her employer.'I have to kiss you.' He focused on her mouth, so sweetly succulent, mesmerised by the way her tongue ran nervously across her lower lip. 'It won't do, pretending I don't want to. Simply won't answer.'He had expected her to struggle or slap his face. But in the end, Jane did nothing but give a little gasp. Her head lifted mutely for his kiss, her eyes closed as if to shut out reality ...

To read the rest, you can find "The Earl and His Tiger" on Amazon UK and here in the States. You can read it on a Kindle or a phone or computer if you don't have a Kindle. 
"The Earl and His Tiger" is also now available on Smashwords for the same price of $2.99, and coming soon to Kobo, Sony, Barnes & Noble, Apple and Diesel.

"Tiger" back in the Kindle romance charts for Christmas!

Checking up on my Regency romance "The Earl and His Tiger" today, I discovered it's back in the UK Kindle romance charts - just in time for Christmas!

Here's a little teaser, for those who might be unsure whether they want to buy a book with a tiger in the title! (A "tiger", of course, being the name for an elite Regency groom.)

In this scene, the earl has been snowed into an isolated cottage with his groom, whom he has only just discovered is not the horse-mad boy he has grown to know and trust, but a female - and a damned attractive one at that!
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Those eyes! Velvety-dark as one of her beloved charges there in the outbuilding, the short stubby lashes delectably unfeminine, her skin coarsened by constant exposure to sun and rain alike – nothing like the dewy softness he was used to admiring on ladies of the ton. His current mistress always kept a pot or two of some sickly-smelling cold cream on her dressing-table, and while he loved to stroke her skin after it had been applied – and rather thought she enjoyed it too! - he could not help but admire the rude, glowing freshness of Jane’s rougher complexion.His hand lifted experimentally. Dare he stroke her cheek?Jane looked startled by the gesture. He met her eyes with a reassuring smile, trying to gain her trust, as she had done with the frightened horses in the snow.   ‘Hush,’ he murmured soothingly. ‘I can’t help wanting to touch you. You’re very beautiful, you know.’Her eyes widened. ‘No, I’m not.’‘Yes, you are.’‘No,’ she repeated, her tone hardening. ‘I’m not.’He sighed. This was going to be harder than he had realised. He ought to give it up as a lost cause and turn himself over to the angels of sleep, but the fumes of the brandy were still in his head, and damn, she was a picture to cherish, her diminutive stockinged feet drawn up on the wooden settle – however did she contrive to keep them in the stirrups at a gallop? – and her lips slightly parted, innocently inviting.  ‘Jane,’ he half-groaned, stroking her cheek. Not as rough as it looked, the satiny skin drew him in a curved line down to her lips, where his finger hovered, hardly daring to take matters further in case he frightened her away. She shivered, and her eyes met his. There was no mistaking the longing in her face, nor the curiosity behind her lack of confidence. She wanted him to kiss her! The brandy shifted away for a moment, allowing him a few precious seconds of clarity. That was why she had not gone to bed yet herself, though the light had failed long since and the room was cooling as the fire subsided. Because she was far from indifferent to him. He remembered how she had first come to him, seeking employment. The short but stalwart figure in the yard, clad in her now-familiar cow-hide coat and muffler, awaiting his arrival. The letters of recommendation she carried would have been enough on their own, but in fact he had heard of her reputation before that day, had seen her in the park behind Lord Dent’s curricle, and admired the skill with which she advised that gentleman – not London’s finest whip, it had to be admitted – how to handle his high-mettled pair of greys. Yet it was she who had sought him out to be her employer.‘I have to kiss you.’ He focused on her mouth, so sweetly succulent, mesmerised by the way her tongue ran nervously across her lower lip. ‘It won’t do, pretending I don’t want to. Simply won’t answer.’He had expected her to struggle or slap his face. But in the end, Jane did nothing but give a little gasp. Her head lifted mutely for his kiss, her eyes closed as if to shut out reality ...

To read the rest, you can find "The Earl and His Tiger" on Amazon UK and here in the States. You can read it on a Kindle or a phone or computer if you don't have a Kindle. 
"The Earl and His Tiger" is also now available on Smashwords for the same price of $2.99, and coming soon to Kobo, Sony, Barnes & Noble, Apple and Diesel.

Australian Book Addict video review!

I was thrilled and honoured the other day to discover that my first full-length Regency, The Uncatchable Miss Faversham , has been discussed on film by two Regency-loving sisters, Tara and Priya.

Tara and Priya also review two Regency titles by accomplished Regency writer Candice Hern in the same short film: A Proper Companion, and A Change of Heart.

I hope you get a chance to go and check out their review blog, Book Addict.

The post in question is called Candice Hern and Elizabeth Moss - head to head. I rather fear veteran writer Candice Hern came out the winner between us. But it's such a pleasure to know people out there have read and engaged with my writing that I didn't mind so much.

Australian Book Addict video review!

I was thrilled and honoured the other day to discover that my first full-length Regency, The Uncatchable Miss Faversham , has been discussed on film by two Regency-loving sisters, Tara and Priya.

Tara and Priya also review two Regency titles by accomplished Regency writer Candice Hern in the same short film: A Proper Companion, and A Change of Heart.

I hope you get a chance to go and check out their review blog, Book Addict.

The post in question is called Candice Hern and Elizabeth Moss - head to head. I rather fear veteran writer Candice Hern came out the winner between us. But it's such a pleasure to know people out there have read and engaged with my writing that I didn't mind so much.

Smashwords gets Tigered at last!

I'm absolutely thrilled to say that I've finally cracked the nut of Smashwords' formatting and now have a brand new edition of my best selling Regency romance 'The Earl and His Tiger' available on a wide variety of formats at Smashwords, currently priced $2.99.

So those of you who were asking about PDFs, EPUB, RTF and other formats should now be able to download the book. Hurrah!


It's a revised edition on Smashwords too, where I've addressed some of the concerns discussed by reviewers on Amazon - for instance, that the hero behaved too "coldly" at the crisis of the novel - and generally made it a smoother read. Never let it be said I don't listen to feedback. Indeed, I'm very grateful to those who took the time to review the first edition in such detail on Amazon. Although I didn't follow all the suggestions put forward for changes, I have tried to improve the novel where a substantial number of reviewers agreed on the same issue.

I have also reloaded the Kindle edition to reflect these revisions. If you bought the first or second edition and would like to update it to the current version, I believe it's possible to email Amazon support, quoting the product and/or purchase number, and get this new edition uploaded for free to your device. Alternatively, you could splash out and buy it in a different format from Smashwords.

Anyway, if you haven't read 'The Earl and His Tiger' because you didn't have a Kindle or prefer not to shop for books on Amazon, now's your chance to read it.

The sample at Smashwords is a full 20% of the book, which is about 6 chapters, so you're welcome to try before you buy!

Smashwords gets Tigered at last!

I'm absolutely thrilled to say that I've finally cracked the nut of Smashwords' formatting and now have a brand new edition of my best selling Regency romance 'The Earl and His Tiger' available on a wide variety of formats at Smashwords, currently priced $2.99.

So those of you who were asking about PDFs, EPUB, RTF and other formats should now be able to download the book. Hurrah!


It's a revised edition on Smashwords too, where I've addressed some of the concerns discussed by reviewers on Amazon - for instance, that the hero behaved too "coldly" at the crisis of the novel - and generally made it a smoother read. Never let it be said I don't listen to feedback. Indeed, I'm very grateful to those who took the time to review the first edition in such detail on Amazon. Although I didn't follow all the suggestions put forward for changes, I have tried to improve the novel where a substantial number of reviewers agreed on the same issue.

I have also reloaded the Kindle edition to reflect these revisions. If you bought the first or second edition and would like to update it to the current version, I believe it's possible to email Amazon support, quoting the product and/or purchase number, and get this new edition uploaded for free to your device. Alternatively, you could splash out and buy it in a different format from Smashwords.

Anyway, if you haven't read 'The Earl and His Tiger' because you didn't have a Kindle or prefer not to shop for books on Amazon, now's your chance to read it.

The sample at Smashwords is a full 20% of the book, which is about 6 chapters, so you're welcome to try before you buy!

Special new cover design by The Cover Factory!

The Earl & His Tiger
Many thanks to the very talented Chris Hamilton-Emery of The Cover Factory, who designed this special cover as a gift to me. It's for my bestselling Regency romance on Kindle, The Earl & His Tiger. I thought I'd change the cover designs as we head into the Christmas rush, see whether it has any effect on sales to freshen the look of the book. 

I hope you all love it, and are enjoying your Christmas shopping!

RNA Regency Day

Matt the officer at the East India Club
What a marvellous time I had at the RNA Regency Day on Saturday last.

There were dancing lessons with an official 'caller', which I sat out, having two left feet - see photo and short movie clip below - but thoroughly enjoyed watching the trials and exertions of my fellow Regency buffs.

There were also fancy gowns and bonnets to try on, and guided Regency walks around London - what an eye-opener those were!

Many thanks to novelist Louise Allen for her knowledgeable talks on the hoof, and thanks to the lovely Regency soldiers who accompanied us in full uniform, much to the amusement of shopkeepers and passers-by. We saw Brooks' club and Whites on St. James' Street, and were shown many exclusive small shops, perfumeries, gentlemen's outfitters, hosiers and the like which would have been in existence back in the Regency era.

I could have done without being introduced to 'snuff' by those disreputable red-coats, but at least I know now that snuff induces, in some unfortunate ladies on walking tours, bouts of sneezing so severe and long-lasting that the expert guide taking them around the streets cannot even be heard!




There were also well-attended talks on Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, Sex and the Georgians (I was on the panel for that one). I loved Jennifer Kloester's talk about her new biography of Heyer, which sounds gripping and which I cannot wait to buy - though could not afford on the day, sob!


A beautiful lunch followed, where I met up with an old friend, the fabulous Roy McMillan, an actor, writer and now a producer with Naxos Audio Books.

Trust me, you have not lived fully until you have heard Richard Armitage reading Heyer's Venetia. Oh the flutters to have Armitage drawling intimately in your ear as Damerel, the Wicked Baron! (That was 'drawling', by the way, not 'drooling', though you would be forgiven for doing the latter yourself.) He has also read Sylvester, another massive favourite of mine, so I shall be buying that one too!



High tea was served later at the famous East India Club, where the news of the great victory at Waterloo was brought hotfoot to the Prince Regent at dinner with his friends, an evening whose drama was reenacted by members of the RNA and actor Miles Barden while we enjoyed tea and dainty cakes.

It was such a memorable day, with many historical romance lovers milling about in bonnets and gowns, and me in my tatty jeans. It was lovely to meet fellow historical author Melanie Clegg for the first time 'in the flesh', as it were, after much communicating online and by email. And to see Roy again, after more than a decade.

Now if Roy could only persuade Richard Armitage to read The Earl and His Tiger and let me look in on the recording ...

Many thanks to all the organisers, who were just superb and who - as usual - gave up their time to help make the RNA Regency Day such a resounding success!

Festival of Romance: are you going?

The Festival of Romance takes place on Fri 21st and Sat 22nd October 2011 at Hunton Park, near Watford, Herts, UK. The aim is to celebrate romantic fiction in all its forms, and gives readers the chance to meet their favourite authors.

See what's going on that weekend at the Festival of Romance site.


Visit Festival of Romance online

No. 1 in the Historical Romance chart

I've topped the UK Historical Romance Charts today with The Earl & His Tiger!

Don't know how long I'll be lucky enough to hold onto the Number 1 spot, but many thanks to everyone who bought the book and left Likes and reviews. I couldn't have done ANY of it without your help.

It's also now within the Top 100 Kindle titles in the UK.

What more is there to say but WOOOOO!