It is that time again... Get ready for the return of #HistFicMay! For the first time, this #HistFicMay will be taking place predominantly on BSky, although I would encourage all writers to share the posts on any and all their social media channels. I'll be around on BSky, Facebook, and Instagram (if I can remember my password!) to share and like as many posts as I can. I am so excited to discover new authors and books, as well as reconnecting with the stalwarts who have been doing #HistFicMay over the last couple of years. There are a couple of extra optional hashtags this year (#WhatTheyKnowVsWhatTheyShow and #WritingHabits), but the all important one is #HistFicMay As always, please join in with as many or as few as you would like! So - choose your gargoyle! [the list of prompts is also available in text form at the bottom of this blog] #HistFicMay 1. Introduce yourself 2. Introduce your writing 3. Why Historical Fiction? 4. Do you write in any other genres/subgenres? 5....
This HistFic Thursday, I am delighted to be teaming up with Goddess Fish Promotions in hosting Darcy Burke and her enthralling historical romance, Indecent . Let's meet her book: If Bennet St. James, the Viscount Glastonbury, doesnāt find a bride with a sizeable dowry, heāll be in the poorhouse along with his interminable number of female relativesāall of whom he loves but are a drain on the negative fortune his father left when he died of a broken pocketbook. Desperate, he hatches a scheme to snare an heiress only to be foiled by a most vexing and alluringāand unfortunately equally destituteāpaid companion. Ladyās companion Prudence Lancaster is single-minded about finding her mother and filling in the missing pieces of her life. But a villainous viscount interrupts her plans, and his surprising charm and understanding tempts her in the most indecent ways. Soon, sheās dreaming of the future instead of wallowing in the past. But when Bennet shares a dark secret, her hopes are das...