Romance Addendum
By Kristin Ramsdell, California State Univ.âEast Bay -- Library Journal, 08/08/2008
Second Time Around
Sourcebooks continues its plan to reprint many of Georgette Heyer’s classic historical and Regency romances in trade format with these forthcoming titles.
Heyer, Georgette. Charity Girl. Sept. 2008. c.288p. ISBN 978-1-4022-1350-2. pap. $13.95. REGENCY
Heyer, Georgette. The Conqueror. Sept. 2008. c.480p. ISBN 978-1-4022-1355-7. pap. $14.95. HISTORICAL
Heyer, Georgette. Regency Buck. Aug. 2008. c.416p. ISBN 978-1-4022-1349-6. pap. $13.95. REGENCY
ea. vol: Sourcebooks Casablanca.
A nobleman enlists the aid of his childhood best friend in helping a young runaway Charity Girl escape a cruel aunt and eventually discovers that love was closer to home than he’d realized in this witty, lively romance that was first published in 1970.
One of Heyer’s vividly descriptive, well-researched historicals, The Conqueror is a fictionalized biography of William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, from his illegitimate birth through his early adventures to his coronation as King of England after the Battle of Hastings. His determined courtship of and eventual marriage to the beautiful, strong-willed Matilda of Flanders adds a thread of romance to this novel that was first published in 1931.
In Regency Buck, a young woman goes with her brother to London to meet their "elderly" guardian and finds he is young, attractive, arrogant, and intent on sending them back to the country. Naturally, romance interferes in this classic Heyer confection that has links to An Infamous Army; first published in 1935.
Newark, Elizabeth. Jane Eyre’s Daughter. Sourcebooks Casablanca. Sept. 2008. c.336p. ISBN 978-1-4022-1237-6. $12.95. HISTORICAL GOTHIC
Joining the ranks of currently popular spin-offs of classic romance and Gothic novels, this engaging story takes Janet Rochester, the self-possessed, courageous daughter of Jane Eyre Rochester and Edward Fairfax Rochester, and gives her a life, a mystery, and a romance of her own. Originally published in 1999 by New Ark Productions as Jane Eyre’s Daughter: A Sequel to Jane Eyre.
For would-be writers....
Writing Romance: The Ultimate Guide on Craft, Creation and Industry Connections. SFA-RWA Pub., dist. by Ingram. Jul. 2008. c.175p. ISBN 978-0-615-20261-7. pap. $29.95. COMM
This compendium of 50 articles on the craft of writing romances by members of the San Francisco Area chapter of the Romance Writers of America® provides ideas and insights on everything from germinating an idea and crafting the story to selling and marketing the book and maintaining industry connections. Entries range from pithy one-pagers to longer, detailed "how-to" sessions; being the product of many writers’ experiences sets it apart from other recent books on writing romances.
