Historical

Stories set in the past.

  • Historical

    Interview: Allison Merrit author of The Convict and the Cattleman @allison_merritt #RLFblog #historical

    The Convict and the Cattleman 
    Title The
    Convict and the Cattleman
    Genre historical
    romance
    Author Allison
    Merritt
    Publisher
    Lyrical Press
    Book heat
    level (based on movie ratings): PG13
    His love is
    the key to her release.
    Sentenced
    to seven years of servitude in the penal colony of New South Wales, Bridgit Madden is thrust into
    a world unlike anything she’s known, dangers she never imagined and enemies with
    their own interests at heart. Certain that the conviction has ruined her chances
    of ever having a real family, she is fearful of her future.
    Despite his
    reluctance to take in a convict, Jonah Andrus, a grazier and pioneer cattleman,
    needs a servant to care for his orphaned niece. When presented with Bridgit, who
    is far too beautiful and distracting, he initially tries to refuse. However, with
    a busy cattle station to oversee, he needs help right away.
    Upon her first
    meeting with Jonah’s niece, Bridgit immediately falls in love with the girl and
    becomes entwined the mystery surrounding her birth. As she gets to know her employer
    better, Bridgit makes it her mission to remind him that family is priceless. When
    it seems as though she might have found the place she truly belongs, their love
    is threatened by lies and deceit, and both of them might lose everything they hold
    dear for a second time.

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    Interview with Allison Merritt

    Why did you write this book?
    The Convict
    and the Cattleman is the first novel I ever finished. When I started it four years
    ago―yep, that long―I hadn’t written anything in five years. I’ve always loved historical
    romance, so I knew that was the route I wanted to take when writing a novel, and
    I was looking for something unusual. I picked penal colonies, when I knew nothing
    about and what I knew about Australia
    amounted to they have desert, crocodiles, kangaroos, and an opera house. It took
    a lot of research to figure out the where and what and how, but it was worth it,
    and I learned so much.
    What is your favorite genre to read?
    Definitely
    romance. I like historical, contemporary, and paranormal subgenres.
    What is your favorite character from fiction (not including your
    own characters)?
    James T. Kirk
    is one of my absolute favorites. Ladies’ man, charmer, the never-say-die type. He’s
    the sort who gets you in big trouble, but at least you had fun getting there.
    Do you enjoy films and/or TV shows? Which are your favorites?
    I love both.
    Rom-coms are always a good pick for movies. My favorites are Fool’s Gold, Warm Bodies,
    The Bounty Hunter, Pretty Woman, Alex and Emma, Leap Year, Hitch, and 27 Dresses.
    For TV shows, can you really go wrong with The Walking Dead? And Firefly?
    What are you working on at the moment, and what are we likely
    to see from you in the coming months?
    I’m currently
    working on the third book in a paranormal historical series, and a historical romance. I have a couple more historicals
    planned for 2014 as well.
    A love of
    reading turned Allison Merritt into an author who writes historical, paranormal
    and fantasy romances, often combining the sub-genres. She graduated college with
    a B.A. in mass communications that’s gathering dust after it was determined that
    she’s better at writing fluff than hard news.
    She lives
    in a small town in the Ozark Mountains with her
    husband and dogs. When she’s not writing or reading, she hikes in national parks
    and conservation areas.

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    Blog http://havenovelwilledit.blogspot.com
    Amazon Author Page http://amzn.com/e/B006LZV3QS
  • Character Interviews,  Historical

    Character Interview: Bagsu from Eternal Tuat @authorvsnelson #RLFblog #historical

    Eternal Tuat 

    About the Book

    Title Eternal Tuat – Sekhmet’s Guardians – Book 4 – Bagsu’s Story
    Genre: Historical/Paranormal
    Author Name V. S. Nelson
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): Entire
    series is R (adult)
    Bagsu, his name alone strikes fear in the Guardian Nation.
    What can cause one twin son, destined to take his father’s place
    as a priest, turn evil and lead a crusade to dominate the human race while the other
    fights to save mankind.
    Finally, secrets are revealed in this tell-all adventure which
    takes the reader back in time 6,000 years to the land of New Tuat.
    Experience first hand Bagsu growing up with Sekhmet’s ancients, long before they
    became immortal, when twin brothers were the best of friends and united as family.

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    where books are sold. Please check her Amazon author page for release date: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00AXYLHF0

    Interview with Bagsu, son of the High Priest Aapehti and Kheri

    What is it that you want,
    but cannot have? Authors call this the conflict of the story.
    In the beginning Nefer-her; later my legs.
    What’s your internal limitation?
    Meaning, what is it about you that makes it so you cannot do what it is you need
    to do during this story?
    Nefer-her and I shared several years enjoying life together before
    she officially became a woman and before she began her training as a priestess of
    Isis. I should have married her then… before she joined the Vestal order, but
    her duty, as was mine was elsewhere.
    I’m not sure if it’s internal or not, but I’ll answer your question
    as best as I can. Growing up I believed I was destined to follow in my father’s
    footsteps; his choice, not mine. As I grew, I developed a need to be more and I
    worked hard at it. My body developed and I strived to be everything everyone wanted
    me to become, including myself. With my eyes cast in another direction, I had full
    intent of joining the most precious school of fighters our world had to offer…
    then the accident happened. My world came to a complete halt at that point.
    What inner doubt causes
    you the most difficulty?
    I no longer have any doubt or expectations, but as a child and
    young man I suppose that would be my naivety.
    Tell us about your significant
    other, that person who makes living worthwhile.
    Nefer-her has long since turned to dust, although her memory
    is never far from my thoughts. Not only was she physically beautiful, she was the
    kindest most loving person I’ve ever met. She was my world and I will never have
    another.
    What would that person
    say about you?
    She never was one to talk about other people, but knowing Nefer-her
    as well as I did, I can only imagine what she would say to me and that would be
    to forgive myself… but you know, that’s something I can’t do. Not now, not ever.
    What is your family like?
    The family I have today is much different than the one I grew
    up with. Today, my brethren would be considered cold, vindictive and determined
    on destroying the human race.
    What special skills do
    you rely on?
    Everything Set granted me when he turned me into an immortal.

    About the Writer

    Why did you choose to
    write about this character?
    I had several books written and planned out for my series, Sekhmet’s
    Guardians, long before Bagsu’s story came about. It was actually a critique partner
    who casually made the suggestion I should share Bagsu’s complicated story with my
    readers. After reviewing the pages upon pages of notes I had on him it became evident
    there was way too much information to merely insert as back story into another book.
    So Eternal Tuat – Bagsu’s story was born.
    Was there anything you
    discovered about this character that was a surprise to you?
    Make no mistake about it, Bagsu is as evil as they come. He’s
    killed, raped and plundered without a conscious thought. Seeing him as a happy well-adjusted
    child who wouldn’t hurt a fly was quite a shocker. I’ve even grown to love what
    he once was and like Jennifer, the leader of the Guardian’s Blades, I hope some
    day he will find peace and redemption.
    When you wrote about this
    character, what made you the most happy? What made you the most sad?
    It’s not uncommon for me to laugh or share a few tears when writing.
    I laughed at Bagsu’s s innocence when he received his first kiss, I applauded his
    heroics like I would any fine gentleman and I wept like a baby at his personal loss.
    Are any sequels planned
    for this book?
    Eleven books were originally scheduled to make up the series,
    Sekhmet’s Guardians. Three of those were released for publication in 2013. Three
    more are scheduled for 2014 beginning with Bagsu’s story, this spring.
    For those who are not familiar with the series, all of the books
    with the exception of two historicals take place in modern times. Bagsu’s story
    is the first of those two historicals.
    It’s unusual combining modern and historicals in one series,
    but as I mentioned above, there is a tremendous amount of back-story (6,000 years
    to be exact) to cover, it only made sense to write them as historicals. Books 4
    & 5 in the series both pick up at the ending of book 3, Eternal Blades. One
    takes you back… on a journey with Bagsu (Book 4) while Eternal Life (Book 5) moves
    forward in time with Michael, the Guardian’s physician.
    Is there anything you’d
    like to say to your readers?

    VS Nelson

    Perhaps just a bit more regarding the series if you have no objections.
    The books are not limited to one couple or one romance. The characters from the
    previous books in the series continue into the next, much like a night-time premium
    channel series. More recently, I’ve heard reviewers compare to my books to Game
    of Thrones. I believe this is because of the way they are written, not based on
    content or time frame. Everyone of the books is considered a stand alone and for
    the most part are written that way, but personally, I feel the reader would become
    more invested in the cast of characters if they read them in order .
    Kayelle, thank you so much for having Bagsu (and me) on Romance
    Lives Forever. It’s one of my favorite blogs and I consider it an honor to be here.
    Sincerely, V

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  • Regency

    A Note of Scandal by Nicky Penttila @sunshinyday #RLFblog

    A Note of Scandal 
    Cover Love at Romance Lives Forever is a short intro to a
    book and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the
    author. Today’s featured book is A Note of Scandal by Nicky Penttila.
    What’s the harm in a little white lie? Especially when it
    could carry so much good: a new life for a wounded soldier, catharsis after
    long years of war–and an opportunity for lady composer Olivia Delancey to
    finally hear her music played in public.
    Newspaper publisher Will Marsh refuses to compound the sins
    of his father’s generation by taking money to print propaganda. But with the
    end of the wars in France
    and America,
    he needs something new to drive Londoners to grab his paper first. Why not
    publish the score of the “Tune That Took Waterloo,” by a wounded vet, no less?
    As Olivia struggles to keep her secrets from this unsuitably
    alluring publisher, and Will fights to find the truth without losing his hold
    on this bright-eyed angel who has descended into his life, both discover
    another sort of truth.
    Being the talk of London
    can be bad–or very, very good.

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  • Historical

    Midwinter Masquerade @rosemarygemmell #RLFblog #Historical

    Cover Love at Romance Lives Forever is a short intro to a
    book and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the
    author. Today’s featured book is Midwinter Masquerade by Romy Gemmell.
    In Edinburgh,
    December 1816, young widow Lady Lenora Fitzallan accepts an invitation to the country
    estate of Edward Montgomery, the man she once thought to marry seventeen years previously.
    Accompanied by her godmother, Lady Pettigrew, Lenora forms a friendship with Edward’s
    young niece and ward, Annabelle, who has a

    propensity for getting into scrapes and
    falling in love with the wrong man.

    In the days leading up to the Masquerade Ball on the Winter Solstice,
    unexpected guests arrive and family secrets are revealed. Once the past is revealed
    and the real villain unmasked, Lenora must decide where and with whom her future
    now lies.

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    Website http://rosemarygemmell.com

  • Historical

    An Inescapable Attraction @sydneyjanebaily #RLFblog #historical

    Inescapable Attraction 
    Cover Love at Romance Lives Forever is a short intro to a
    book and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the
    author. Today’s featured book is An Inescapable Attraction (the Sanborn-Malloy series,
    Book Three), an historical novel by Sydney Jane Baily.
    In a year of roaming the West, angel-faced, sharp-tongued Eliza
    encounters a world of card sharks and low-life gamesters, all the while trying to
    forget the searing brand of one man’s fiery kisses. In a dangerous game of high-stakes
    poker, she tangles with the wrong gambler and finds herself in a heap of trouble.
    With heartache haunting her relentlessly and a killer on her trail, she has no choice
    but to run.
    Thaddeus Sanborn has always had a weakness for the girl he calls
    Ellie. Even though she cut him to the quick by getting engaged to his childhood
    friend, she’s the only female who’s ever kept his interest smoldering at a scorching
    level. When she steams unexpectedly into his carefree life, derailing his plans
    for getting rich, he’s stunned by the trouble that accompanies her. But he’ll do
    just about anything—even kill—to protect her.
    Dangerous men, Indian trackers, and wanton women populate the
    landscape—while steam trains, swift horses, and a lively riverboat keep Eliza and
    Thaddeus on the move. Though they do their best to escape the peril that’s always
    merely a hoofbeat behind, they can never run away from their own Inescapable Attraction.

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  • Historical

    Cover Love: The Bruised Thistle @ashley1066york #RLFblog #historical

    Cover Love at Romance Lives Forever is a short intro to a
    book and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the
    author. Today’s featured book is The Bruised Thistle, an historical romance by Ashley
    York.
    Iseabail MacNaughton, the orphaned daughter of a Scottish laird,
    is forced to flee her home and seek assistance against her lecherous uncle, who
    has usurped her family’s land. When she meets Seumas, a strong and valiant mercenary,
    she cannot help wondering if he could be the one to stand with her against her uncle.
    But with a price on her head and enemies on all sides, her trust is not something
    she can afford to give lightly…
    Seumas MacDonell is a man wounded in body and soul, driven by
    guilt. When he rescues Iseabail from one of his men, he cannot deny the attraction
    he feels for her, despite the wound that left him unable to act on it. In the hope
    of finding redemption for his sins, he agrees to help Iseabail…but will his feelings
    for her prove to be the ultimate obstacle to his salvation?

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    Website/blog http://ashley1066york.wordpress.com/