Category Archives: Georgian romance
Once upon a time…
...a red-hooded woman ran away and served a disgraced lord in his cottage. All was well in the northern woods.
Until a wolf knocked on their door.
I'm happy to announce, The Lord Meets His Lady, is…
Meet the Duke
Thirteen of your favorite historical romance authors have come together to bring you a baker's dozen of tantalizing novellas—one per month—for a year's worth of never-before-released romances. All in one book!
Alyssa Alexander, Jennifer Ashley, Grace…
Celebrate with me!
I just received some great news! Meet a Rogue at Midnight (Midnight Meetings, book 4) won the 2018 Beverley Contest, romantic novella category (published).
The contest was established in honor of the late historical romance author,…
Celebrating Spring with a Free Ebook
Happy Spring!
My publisher is celebrating by offering one of my books
for FREE!
If you haven't read the 4th installment of the Midnight Meetings series, now's your chance to get it free of charge. A pretty nice…
Surprises I Encountered while Writing The Lord Meets His Lady by Gina Conkle
And one more thing about those Georgian marriages...
Bigamy was a problem in Georgian England. The Marriage Act of 1753, passed into law March 1754, was supposed to put the kibosh on illicit elopements and…
Five Historical Facts I Learned While Writing the Midnight Meetings Series by Gina Conkle
(pssst...there's a surprise ahead!)
Georgian England was a place and time of excitement and wonder. Lots of changes going. Lots of money flowing around England. Lots of crime and inventions. But, you know what interests me?…
Elope Like a Georgian by Gina Conkle
Oh, the naughtiness of a quickie wedding! Early Georgian England teemed with elopements, creating scores of under-aged brides and pesky bigamists. During that era, people could marry wherever and whenever they wanted, as long as…
How to Feast Like a Georgian: Mulled Wine + Naughty, Sexy Pudding by Gina Conkle
My Midnight Meetings series books work their way through 1768, heading toward Christmas Eve in the novella, Meet My Love at Midnight and a light dip into Twelfth Night in Meet a Rogue at Midnight. Part…
How to Feast Like a Georgian: Christmas Past by Gina Conkle
Georgian Christmases were a gorgeous celebration of pastoral England. Christmas was truly a season, beginning on Saint Nicholas Day (December 6th) and ending on Twelfth Night (January 6th). Parties, balls, and family get togethers marked…
How to Feast Like a Georgian: Delicate Muffin Pudding by Gina Conkle
Christmas pudding was one of the most controversial foods in history. Really! The harmless dish is most often associated with desserts, and it also comes as heartier fare in blood puddings.
But did people hotly debate…