Beginner’s Guide to Historical Romance

New to Historical Romance?  Well, come on in, the water’s fine.  I remember the days when readers would take great pains (like stitching pretty little fabric covers, or leaving dust jackets at home) in order to hide the fact that they were reading the genre of romance novel that actually inspired the nickname “bodice ripper.”  Everyone was so discreet about books with “Duke” in the title, or shirtless men in buckskins on the cover.  Heaven forbid there would be an actual torn bodice. *gasp*

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