Good Monday Morning All,
Happy New Year!
What a beautiful Christmas we had. The grandkids were beyond excited and my house was filled with children’s wonder and energy! Christmas day, Jeff and I exchanged our gifts … and relaxed. I felt completely spoiled because I got to lie on the couch, read a good book – The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak – A Novel of Catherine the Great- and indulge in chocolate and left-over goodies from our party.
As I read more and more historical fiction with romance it makes me think about the genre of Romance. I think a lot of people who don’t know the genre see it only as the stories about Dukes and Earls, maids and their chances of snatching a royal, always with a fairytale ending. Fun reading for sure, but there is so much more to Historical Romance!
Take for instant three novels by Karleen Koen: Through a Glass Darkly, Dark Angels and Now Face to Face. They’re full of Countesses, Dukes, Duchesses, A French Court…etc. They are a great read, well written and researched and for a historical fiction fan I was in heaven! There is intrigue, lust, love, and romance a plenty, yet anyone who loves historical fiction, can also find them satisfying.
My books certainly meet the genre of Historical Romance yet, The Traveled Heart is set in America in the late 1800’s. Some English influence is brought in with the devious Frederick Moore, but mainly the romance, lust, wealth and adventures take place in America.
My hope is that historical romance will be known as a more diverse genre. So many of us have a lot to contribute to this entertaining part of literature.
Happy writing and reading in 2019!
Peace and Love,
Veronica
Traveled Hearts Press 