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I am not entirely sure where Maggie's sister got off to, but as for Archer... https://graceburrowes.com/bookshelf/w...
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It's on my list.... so MUCH is on my list!
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I hope he gets a Christmas story one of these years... back from setting up the New York branch, home no longer feels like home. And then the fun begins... But the author is sometimes the last to know about these things.
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Which he, Ann?
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I'm honestly not sure. They've come to mind a few times, particularly because of the plaid connection, but I'd need to fit them into their own series, which so far has proven elusive. Maybe in 2025?
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Not yet, but he will probably be either toward the end of the series, or possibly the finale. The author is sometimes the last to know!
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Pam, thank you for those kind words. His lordship does seem to have struck a chord with readers, much to my delight (Hyperia's pleased too!). His fifth tale is due out in May, A Gentleman in Search of a Wife, (https://graceburrowes.com/bookshelf/a...), and I hope to add at least two more titles to the series in the fall. I also need to add to the Bad Heir Day Tales as the year goes on. Am I having fun, or what?
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Rebecca,
This little tale is actually a bit of Georgian history. His Grace was widowed, had his legitimate heir, and formally married his second duchess after the husband who sold her to His Grace (for half a crown) expired. You can't make this stuff up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife_se...
This little tale is actually a bit of Georgian history. His Grace was widowed, had his legitimate heir, and formally married his second duchess after the husband who sold her to His Grace (for half a crown) expired. You can't make this stuff up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife_se...
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Jane, I think Julian has told us that it's mint (which could be spearmint or peppermint, or some of both), spent black tea leaves, and a dash of honey, but who knows what else Mrs. Gwinnett is slipping into the pot? His lordship can't seem to go for a whole book without having some!
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As the series starts, we put Violate at "about 25." She would have been seventeen-ish when presented at court, maybe going on eighteen when married. Nearly five years with Freddie, then two years of full mourning. Not that old, but definitely feeling un-young.
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I think about Neil a LOT. He was a weightier secondary character than I usually write, and I do wonder if there isn't a Christmas novella for him. Some sort of HEA... the guy's been through too much not to find happiness eventually, but so far... he's not giving me a story. Yet.
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That would have been mighty clever of me--to preserve the legitimate male line in the dukedom--but I can't take credit for such insightful plotting. My concern was more that Quinn is burdened by the dukedom. He takes ALL of his responsibilities seriously, while Stephen for much of the series is more of a self-absorbed fribble. For Quinn the carry the title for a single generation but not have to worry about it landing on any of his kids seemed more fair, and for Stephen to have to grow up enough to raise a future duke also seemed like a good parceling out of responsibilities and rewards.
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Carol, welp.. you apparently did come across Lady Violet, and to answer your question, I can't see her challenges, at least in the first eight books, including dead bodies or drugging and kidnapping... I wanted to see if I could write mysteries that did not involve violence, and more specifically, murder. I think of the first eight books (just started drafting book eight) as the series platform, and once I get that done, maybe the plots will grow more intense. The nice thing about the Regency is, pretty much every crime could potentially result in transportation or capital punishment, so you get the life or death stakes without putting homicide on the page.
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Hi, Ann Marie!
I'm not sure which series you're referring to, but the upcoming releases are a book seven for Lady Violet (seeing as nobody has quite made it to the altar yet). The Rogues to Riches series is also at book seven, Never a Duke, which comes out later this month. The Siren's Retreat Quartet will soon conclude (April 13) with Erica Ridley's Love Letters by the Sea. Mischief in Mayfair picks up in June (May in the web store) with book four, Miss Desirable. Did I miss anybody? Hope that helps!
I'm not sure which series you're referring to, but the upcoming releases are a book seven for Lady Violet (seeing as nobody has quite made it to the altar yet). The Rogues to Riches series is also at book seven, Never a Duke, which comes out later this month. The Siren's Retreat Quartet will soon conclude (April 13) with Erica Ridley's Love Letters by the Sea. Mischief in Mayfair picks up in June (May in the web store) with book four, Miss Desirable. Did I miss anybody? Hope that helps!
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These are GREAT questions!
Joshua, I believe, went off to open a New York branch of the business (or maybe Paris, then NY?). I can see him coming home unexpectedly one cold and snowy evening, and bumping into a Christmas novella complete with HEA. As for Ellie and Rex... I will think about their situation. Ellie was inspired in part by Harriett Mellon, an actress turned banker turned duchess (oh, you BET you read that right). She inherited a controlling interest in Coutts' bank when her first husband died, and though her male contemporaries dismissed her involvement in the bank's activities, she had the power to hire and fire directors, and set policy. All that stuff Victorian men want us to think their Regency mamas and grandmama's didn't do--those ladies DID. So maybe another novella is in store as an epilogue for Rex and Ellie. I've always felt Jack deserved some love, myself. But first let's get our Neddy squared away...
Joshua, I believe, went off to open a New York branch of the business (or maybe Paris, then NY?). I can see him coming home unexpectedly one cold and snowy evening, and bumping into a Christmas novella complete with HEA. As for Ellie and Rex... I will think about their situation. Ellie was inspired in part by Harriett Mellon, an actress turned banker turned duchess (oh, you BET you read that right). She inherited a controlling interest in Coutts' bank when her first husband died, and though her male contemporaries dismissed her involvement in the bank's activities, she had the power to hire and fire directors, and set policy. All that stuff Victorian men want us to think their Regency mamas and grandmama's didn't do--those ladies DID. So maybe another novella is in store as an epilogue for Rex and Ellie. I've always felt Jack deserved some love, myself. But first let's get our Neddy squared away...
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Great minds, Sheree....
As it happens, Xavier Fournier has crossed paths with Catherine as she grieves her mother's passing. He isn't looking for an entanglement, but she's clearly dealing with some challenges and could use a friend. She's not looking for complications, but he's clearly not taking, "I'm fine," for an answer. Then Sycamore sticks his beak in... Look for this story next spring! I'm toying with Monsieur Disaster as the working title.
As it happens, Xavier Fournier has crossed paths with Catherine as she grieves her mother's passing. He isn't looking for an entanglement, but she's clearly dealing with some challenges and could use a friend. She's not looking for complications, but he's clearly not taking, "I'm fine," for an answer. Then Sycamore sticks his beak in... Look for this story next spring! I'm toying with Monsieur Disaster as the working title.
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He struck me as a worthy fellow too, perhaps for a novella? He's not a Wentworth, and thus he lends himself more to a spin-off than a main series story. I went down a rabbit hole of sorts with Wrexham and Ellie in the first place--they are not Wentworths--so Jack would be a rabbit hole branching from a rabbit hole in terms of series continuity. I will keep thinking about him, though, and see if he doesn't have an HEA in store at some point in the future. The author is sometimes the last to know.
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Irina, you aren't imagining anything. In my early drafts of the book, I'd started the story with the scenes of the bungled abduction, but it occurred to me: Allermain isn't going to appear at any other point in the story. He's a rotter. Why give him even a cameo in the opening? Down came the editorial machete of doom, and thus you are left wondering, "Did I miss something?" Nope. All that unfortunate incident got was a mention as backstory. Sorry that decision left you wondering!
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I have considered a plot along the lines of: Faked his own death because he fell in love with a Frenchwoman who was also spying for England, but they had no way out in either country, so... BUT I'm hesitant to bring Bart back to life (or back from America?) because grief over his passing was such an integral part of the whole family story, that to have him pop out of the grave, "Fooled ya!" feels like a cavalier treatment of the family's emotions. I dunno... maybe there's a way to do it (amnesia? Haven't used amnesia yet...), but I haven't yet seen past the mulling it over stage. And Westhaven must become the duke because there he is in The MacGregor's Lady, being His Grace of Too Many Sisters.
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There is not.
That would throw me into the early Victorian period, and I feel as if when I go there (not if), there are some Windham offspring and friends who are ahead of this pair in the queue. And for some reason, Matthew Belmont's sons and their cousins stick in my mind too--not quite early Victorian, but post-Regency for sure.
That would throw me into the early Victorian period, and I feel as if when I go there (not if), there are some Windham offspring and friends who are ahead of this pair in the queue. And for some reason, Matthew Belmont's sons and their cousins stick in my mind too--not quite early Victorian, but post-Regency for sure.
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