Monthly Archives: July 2015

Sarah Eagle: Waterloo Anniversary Part 2

by Gail Eastwood Posted on July 29, 2015

Today Riskies guest Sarah Eagle continues sharing her experience of the Waterloo Anniversary celebration. Last week she offered us a glimpse of the Duchess of Richmond’s Ball, 2015, and this week we go along with her and fellow author Eileen Dreyer … Continue reading →

Posted in Giveaways, Guest, History, Places, Regency, Uncategorized | Tagged Sarah Eagle, Waterloo, Waterloo Anniversary, Wellington | 5 Comments

how many men have been beguiled and captivated by a soft voice offering them a meringue?

by Rose Lerner Posted on July 27, 2015

Barbara Cartland came up a few times at the Romance Writers of America conference this week, which reminded me of her wonderful cookbook. I posted some scans from it a long time ago, back when I had my first author … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | 8 Comments

Sarah Eagle: Waterloo Anniversary -Part 1, the Duchess of Richmond’s Ball

by Gail Eastwood Posted on July 22, 2015

Did you wish you could have gone to the Waterloo Anniversary events? Our guest today, Regency author Sarah Eagle (aka Sally Falcon & Sally Hawkes), did and she’s sharing the experience with us this week and also next Wednesday in … Continue reading →

Posted in Giveaways, Guest, History, Places, Uncategorized | Tagged Brussels, Duchess of Richmond's ball, Egmont Palace, Eileen Dreyer, Sally Hawkes, Sarah Eagle, Waterloo Anniversary | 10 Comments

The Sage of Waterloo

by Mary Blayney Posted on July 20, 2015

How many books have been written about Waterloo? Leona Francombe, the author of THE SAGE OF WATERLOO estimates over two hundred with her book one more entry into the field. And a very unique entry it is. The Sage of … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Places, Research, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Snuff

by Sandra Schwab Posted on July 17, 2015

As I’m preparing my first two novels for re-release, I’m reminded of all the research I did while I was writing those first books for Dorchester and exploring the Regency period at the same time. In Bewitched, I had my … Continue reading →

Posted in Regency, Research | 3 Comments

Location Map of Georgian and Regency London

by Isobel Carr Posted on July 15, 2015

Someone on Twitter was saying she has trouble keeping track of all the locations that get tossed around in Regency Romances. This is entirely understandable as we fanatics tend to treat Mayfair and the City of London (c. 1800-1830) as … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Isobel Carr, Places, Regency, Research, Uncategorized | 10 Comments

Happy Bastille Day!

by Amanda McCabe/Laurel McKee Posted on July 13, 2015

Or rather, happy day before Bastille Day, since July 14 is the time to celebrate the day in 1789 when an angry mob stormed the prison and released scads of prisoners–well, 7 anyway. It was officially declared a national holiday … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Strong Heroines of All Kinds

by Elena Greene Posted on July 10, 2015

I’ve been streaming Star Trek: Voyager on Netflix a lot lately. Although the series (like all the Star Trek series) had some uneven writing, I do love the strong female characters, including Captain Kathryn Janeway. Some Star Trek fans hated … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading, Writing | Tagged Captain Janeway, Star Trek Voyage, strong heroines | 1 Comment

An Awful Crush – Redux

by diane Posted on July 6, 2015

I am deep in “finishing a book” mode and coming up with an interesting topic for my blog seemed impossible. So I went back to some old postings I wrote and found one worth repeating. It was from 2008 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Regency, Research | Tagged Carlton House | 3 Comments

The East Indian Connection (Diversions in Research)

by Gail Eastwood Posted on July 3, 2015

Are you familiar with this lovely item from the V&A Museum in London? I was not, until I recently received a postcard of this from a friend visiting London, who wrote “Look This Up Online” after his brief message. All … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Reading, Research, Writing | Tagged East India, East India Company, Gail Eastwood, Tippoo's Tiger | 2 Comments

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Monthly Archives: July 2015

Sarah Eagle: Waterloo Anniversary Part 2

how many men have been beguiled and captivated by a soft voice offering them a meringue?

Sarah Eagle: Waterloo Anniversary -Part 1, the Duchess of Richmond’s Ball

The Sage of Waterloo

Snuff

Location Map of Georgian and Regency London

Happy Bastille Day!

Strong Heroines of All Kinds

An Awful Crush – Redux

The East Indian Connection (Diversions in Research)

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