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Andrea Penrose is the USA Today bestselling author of Regency-era historical fiction, including the acclaimed Wrexford & Sloane mystery series, as well as Regency romances written under the names Cara Elliott and Andrea Pickens. Published internationally in ten languages, she is a three-time RITA Award finalist and the recipient of numerous writing awards, including two Daphne Du Maurier Awards for Historical Mystery and two Gold Leaf Awards.

A graduate of Yale University with a B.A. in Art and an M.F.A. in Graphic Design, Andrea fell in love with Regency England after reading Pride and Prejudice and has maintained a fascination with the era’s swirling silks and radical new ideas throughout her writing career. She lives in Connecticut and b
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Andrea Penrose Caryn, I'm so glad you find Kit intriguing! When I started out with him in the first book, I really thought he was going to be a minor character, and …moreCaryn, I'm so glad you find Kit intriguing! When I started out with him in the first book, I really thought he was going to be a minor character, and simply a humorous foil for Wrexford. But he had other ideas! It's been great fun letting him show his true colors!

Right now, I have no plans for his own books . . . but never say never! However, I think you'll enjoy his role in MURDER AT THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, which comes out in September.(less)
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The Backstory: Paper in the Regency era

In my Regency-set mystery, Murder on Black Swan Lane, the heroine, Charlotte Sloane, makes her living putting words and images on paper. Which got me to thinking about what an incredibly important basic commodity it was in the era. Communication—whether it be art, personal letters, scholarly ideas, firebrand political tracts, music, etc.—was dependent on paper, from the fine deckled edged watercol Read more of this blog post »
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Published on July 30, 2017 05:05 Tags: paper-in-the-regency, papermaking
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“History's boring," grumbled Raven, reluctantly sitting down.
"Actually it's not," she countered. "It's all about the fascinating people--the politicians, the philosophers, the artists, the soldiers, the musicians--who shaped the world.”
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“It’s a pity women aren’t allowed to practice law,” she shot back. “We’d be far better at it than men because we care more about practical results than prosing on like pompous windbags.”
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“None of us can sail a ship alone. We need friends aboard to help us steady the keel and keep a firm hand on the tiller when the weather turns rough.”
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