Showing posts with label historical romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label historical romance. Show all posts

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Historical Romance and Mystery

Folks, as we sunset this blog, updates will be sporadic. We encourage you to visit Constance Kent at her new shiny website and sign up for her newsletter to find out what's next.

Constance Kent Historical Romance

For the moment, a historical romance series set in Maine in 1919 with a gripping family mystery at its core, is occupying her time. 

Book one in the four-book series is out: Ravenswood Hall: An Elegy for an Enemy


Ravenswood Hall : An Elegy for an Enemy
“Didn’t you hear the rumors before coming here?”

The Great War has ended and Spanish Flu is decimating the population. Ravenswood Hall remains isolated from the world, poised at the top of a hill on an island off the rocky coast of Maine.

It is to this house that Emmaline West has traveled, bent on revenge. She has been left lame from polio, lost her home and her family, and one man is to blame--Garrick Coleridge, her dead sister's fiancé. But instead of the heartless monster she is set on killing, she finds a man tormented by a secret that he risked his life on the battlefield to escape.

The pandemic worsens on the mainland, trapping Emmaline on the island. When a member of the household is murdered, suspicion falls on her. Plunged into the shadowy lives of the Coleridge clan, Emmaline is forced to seek Garrick's help to clear her name. 

But this murder is only the beginning. Like peeling back the layers of an onion, the secrets of Ravenswood Hall are revealed and no one is safe. Is it one killer or several? Emmaline and Garrick enter into an uneasy alliance to find out - and to stay alive.

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Smashword's Annual Summer Winter Sale July 1 - 31

 


Hello, Readers!

IT'S BAAAACK!

We are excited to announce that To Have and To Hold, A Nice Girl's Guide to Winning a Bad Boy and The Lovers Trilogy will be FREE on Smashwords for the month of July as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! 

This is your chance to sample some of her less-steamy romance offerings in advance of the launch of her new historical mystery romance series, Ravenswood Hall

The prequel, The Widowed Bride is available on all retailer platforms this month. Book one in the series, An Elegy for an Enemy follows in July. 

Visit Constance Kent's website to learn more: Constance Kent Historical Romance

Alongside Miss Kent's freebies, you'll find books from many other great authors, at a discount so you can get right to reading.

The promotion starts on July 1st and runs for the whole month, so save the link:

  https://smashwords.com/shelves/promos

Happy reading!


Tuesday, 4 April 2023

Historical Mystery Pre-Order Sale!

“April is the cruellest month” in T.S. Eliot’s 1921 poem The Waste Land because, as spring brought signs of new life and renewal, Europe was in a crumbling, dying mess in the wake of World War I. And the poet wasn't doing much better.

Wow. What a time. I love history and boy, did I fall down a rabbit hole digging into this time period. 

An Elegy for an Enemy launches on April 11 at 3.99 but you can preorder your copy for only 0.99 before it reverts to full price.



PRE-ORDER An Elegy for an Enemy HERE


“Didn’t you hear the rumors before coming here?”

Emmaline West arrives at Ravenswood Hall feeling she has nothing left to live for. She's lame after a bout of polio; she's lost her home, her parents and now her beloved sister, Selena, is dead.

She holds one man responsible: Garrick Coleridge, her sister's fiancé. He may have survived the Front, but Emmaline is going to make sure that he doesn't survive her.

But Ravenswood Hall and Captain Coleridge are not what she expected. When a member of the household is murdered, Emmaline is plunged into the shadowy lives of the Coleridge clan. 

The murder is only the beginning. Like peeling back the layers of an onion, the secrets of Ravenswood Hall are revealed and no one is safe. Is it one killer or several? Emmaline enters into an uneasy alliance with Garrick to find out - and to stay alive.







Wednesday, 1 March 2023

Historical Fiction Freebies, Folks!

I know we are not supposed to be here anymore, but some of the older books have links to this blog. Just in case a reader happens to wander in, we might as well let her/him/they know about the cool Historical Fiction Freebies that are happening this March. And Smashwords is running Read an Ebook Week March 5 to March 11 and Constance Kent has a couple of titles enrolled for free download. So, lots going on!

Historical Fiction Freebies and History and Mystery are hosted by BookFunnel. Click the image to be taken to the page, browse the selections and take your pick. You will need to provide your email to subscribe to the author's newsletter and receive your book. You are free to unsubscribe later if you wish.



Thursday, 22 December 2022

Constance Kent is on the move!

This is the last year on the Writewood Creations Publishing blog. Constance Kent is moving on and we are moving with her.  

Click the link to subscribe to Miss Kent's gossipy newsletter and receive The Widowed Bride as a gift. 





👉 Miss Kent's Salon

And please visit Miss Kent at

👉 Constant Kent Historical Romance

to learn more about Ravenswood Hall, her exciting new series launching April 2023.



 A decaying mansion. A feuding family. A dark secret that forces them together and drives them apart.

The Widowed Bride is the novella-length prequel to Constance Kent's Ravenswood Hall Series, introducing the wealthy and powerful Coleridge family before their fall.

Aubrey Eliot arrives at the Hall and stumbles across a dark secret that sets the stage for the bitter feud that will divide the Coleridge sons decades later. A feud that leads to moral decay, insanity, and even murder.

Plunge into the shadowy seductive world of the Coleridge family and discover the lengths a family will go to protect their secrets.


This blog will remain up but in semi-retirement until December 31, 2023. Thank you for following along with us for the past nine years! 

Happy Holidays and all the best for the New Year!


Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Page-turning Gothic Romance Sale

We are all in the mood for a twisted page-turning Victorian romance, are we not? When the world outside your door is falling apart, run a bath, light a scented candle and escape to a world where dark forces drive men and women to perform dark deeds. 

You'll feel better about the present world when you're through. 

We don't have scented candles on sale, but we can supply the Victorian romance novel. 

Windemere Hall is in a Kindle Countdown Deal for the deeply discounted price of $0.99 from November 10, 2022 to November 17, 2022. 

Pick up your Discounted copy HERE:

Windemere Hall


Wait a minute! Intense, twisty gothic romance is not your cup of tea? You prefer a lighter historical set in an innocent time (which for us pre-dates the Internet). We've got you covered.

Stress Relief 101: 

Close door. Run bath. Light scented candle. Dive into The Jilting for free from November 9, 2022 to November 12, 2022

Free on Amazon, this romcom is set in 1987 when romcom ruled the movie theatres. It's a frothy tale of a girl who secretly loves her best friend and when he doesn't return the feeling, she decides to marry a guy who does, and then that guy leaves her at the altar! Hijinks ensue. 

Pick up your Free copy HERE:

The Jilting


Both series are in Kindle Unlimited if you have that subscription service. Enjoy the reads and forget about the world for a few hours. It'll still be there when you get back.

Have a blessed November!


Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Free Historical Romance on Amazon!

 Thee I Do Wed is free on Amazon from Sept. 20 to Sept. 24!

Download your free copy HERE


 

Thee I Do Wed kicks off the Foundling Brides of Brooklyn novella series. Four warm, funny romances set in New York's Gilded Age in which four orphans find themselves in marriages of conveniences with New York society's most eligible bachelors.

From the back cover:

Lilly Gryce has been a thorn in the side of Brooklyn Foundling Home for seven years. So when wealthy Julius Thorley comes seeking a bride in name only to protect his assets from bankruptcy, Lilly is put forward as a candidate.

Julius wants a bride, yes, but the headstrong hellcat he is shown--though she is beautiful--won't pass muster in old New York society. Lilly is equally unimpressed by the pedigree of her future husband--though he is remarkably handsome. 

Julius makes her a deal. He will reunite Lilly with her long-lost parents if she can pass for a society debutante long enough to save the Thorley estate. 

Lilly will give anything to see her parents again. She did not expect the price would be her heart.




Thursday, 7 July 2022

Amazon Prime Day Gothic Historical Romance Sale!

 We're excited. Tuck into your summer reading, folks. 

The first two books in Constance Kent's twisty (and twisted) psychological suspense romance series (Victorian Villains Saga) are on sale for Prime Day. 

👉 Windemere Hall (reg 3.99) is 0.99 from July 12 to July 14. 

👉 Mark of Caine (reg 3.99) is 0.99 from July 14 to 16. 

This is your chance to pick up two full length historical romance novels for less than the price of one! Click the link to be taken to the series page where you will find the books on sale.

Victorian Villains Saga Series Page on Amazon

Windemere Hall Constance KentMark of Caine Constance Kent


Friday, 27 May 2022

Foundling Brides of Brooklyn - New Release!

 

RELEASE DATE: JUNE 1, 2022

CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER! 0.99 AND AVAILABLE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED


I Take Thee - A Marriage of Convenience Romance



A girl on the brink of ending it all. A surgeon in need of a miracle. A marriage of convenience unites them until a secret divides them.

A Gilded Age novella series from Constance Kent:

Claire Jefferson was the least likely of the Brooklyn Foundling Home orphans to find a husband. Suffering debilitating pain, she's finally had enough when Dr. Benjamin Braithwaite arrives to examine her. Braithwaite is a brillant surgeon who failed spectacularly when a patient died during a surgical procedure viewed by a packed theater of observers. Claire submits to his experimental surgical technique and falls in love with the tall, quiet widower. 

When Braithwaite proposes marriage for the sake of her full recovery and to provide a mother for his young son, Claire enthusiastically enters into a marriage of convenience, believing she knows everything about her new husband. 



Thee I Do WedWith This Kiss

COMING JUNE 8, 2022

To Have and To Hold




FOUNDLING BRIDES OF BROOKLYN:
Set in 1890, New York's Gilded Age, four young women raised in Brooklyn Foundling Home are joined in matrimony for a variety of reasons to four handsome, clever and complex men, and find love against all odds. Lovers of Gilded Age romance will enjoy this warm, romantic  novella series. 

Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Foundling Brides of Brooklyn Historical Romance Series


RELEASE DATE: MAY 11, 2022




Thee I Do Wed

THEE I DO WED


Book One

 A Marriage in Name Only Romance

She wants to find her parents. He wants to save the family estate. Neither wants marriage, but in 1890 New York, it is the only choice they are given.

A Gilded Age novella series from Constance Kent:

Lilly Gryce has been a thorn in the side of Brooklyn Foundling Home for seven years. So when wealthy Julius Thorley comes seeking a bride in name only to protect his assets from bankruptcy, Lilly is put forward as a candidate.

Julius wants a bride, yes, but the headstrong hellcat he is shown--though she is beautiful--won't pass muster in old New York society. Lilly is equally unimpressed by the pedigree of her future husband--though he is remarkably handsome. 
Julius makes her a deal. He will reunite Lilly with her long-lost parents if she can pass for a society debutante long enough to save the Thorley estate. 
Lilly will give anything to see her parents again. She did not expect the price would be her heart.

ABOUT THE SERIES:

Foundling Brides of Brooklyn is set in 1890s New York, the Gilded Age. Four young women raised in Brooklyn Foundling Home are joined in matrimony for a variety of reasons to four handsome, clever and complex men, and find love against all odds. Lovers of Gilded Age romance will enjoy this warm, romantic  novella series. 

NEXT IN THE SERIES: DUE FOR RELEASE MAY 18, 2022


With This Kiss



Monday, 21 March 2022

Kobo readers, it's SALE time!

 

Windemere Hall 

Windemere Hall is on sale now in Kobo UK, US, Canada and Australia stores for $1.99! (reg $3.99) Only until March 28th.





This twisty gothic suspense romance has a Happily Ever After and does not end on a cliff-hanger. The Victorian Villains Series continues with Mark of Caine, followed by The Master of Cliff House and Wracker's Cove






Friday, 25 February 2022

Cover Refresh and Read An Ebook Week March 6 - 12!

 


Hello lovely people!

We had no idea how much we liked seeing people until we couldn't see people by order of the Health Department.

It is snowing heavily outside our window and it's hard to believe spring will ever return - or normal life - or peace on Earth - but it will. In the meantime, we have books to read. 

Much of this month was spent pondering the direction of romance cover art and consequently, we took a bold move in redesigning the covers for Constance Kent's Victorian Villains Saga. They have a broody gothic vibe that is fresh and right for a contemporary readership. Check them out on the Victorian Villains page and please let us know what you think! 

We were influenced by some change-makers in the genre, Julia Quinn's covers being one, to take the leap away from the style of forty years ago and into the present. Every series got a refresh and we're pretty happy with the result. 

The other exciting event on the horizon is Read An Ebook Week on Smashwords from March 6 to March 12, 2022.

This incredible sale of ebooks in every genre and sub-genre imaginable attracts thousands of readers each year from all over the globe. 

Evelyn Ellis has enrolled Forbidden, Passion, Obsession and Cherry Pop into the sale. Get your copies for free using the coupon Smashwords provides at the checkout. 

Constance Kent has enrolled new titles this time around. Come, Let Me Hold You and Come Let Me Love You is contemporary New Adult romance. Click on the American Gothic Contemporary Romance tab in the header to learn more about this new series of standalone fiction. 

Two of the three titles in Miss Kent's new medieval erotic romance, Mortain and Bedwyr Novella Trilogy are enrolled. Hidden in the Shadows and Whispers in the Fog are free with a coupon. But you'll have to buy the third novella, Revealed in the Mist to see how it all works out. Hah! We're evil.

Hey, it's a BOGO plus one!  Buy One, Get Two Free.  

Bookmark this page to return on March 6 and conveniently claim your freebies: Links to Smashword's pages are here:

Forbidden, Passion, Obsession - Erotica

Cherry Pop - Erotica

Come, Let Me Love You - New Adult contemporary romance

Come, Let Me Hold You - New Adult contemporary romance

Hidden in the Shadows - Medieval Erotic Romance Novella

Whispers in the Fog - Medieval Erotic Romance Novella

See you there and happy reading!

Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Historical Gothic Romance FREE on Kobo!

Hey, Kobo readers, we have not forgotten you this Valentine's Day. Windemere Hall is currently FREE on Kobo from January 25 until February 15. 

Click the link below to be taken to the book's page and download your copy, exclusively for Kobo readers in this time period.

 WINDEMERE HALL: Victorian Gothic Romance



ABOUT THE BOOK:
Shy, stammering Clara Hamilton is shocked when her father announces her betrothal to a cousin she barely knows. Her uncle’s stepson, Branson Hamilton is handsome, avaricious and rumoured to be unstable. Nineteen-year-old Clara, anxious for her father’s approval, agrees to the union unaware of what is at stake. A sinister family secret surfaces and Clara soon discovers that the master of Windemere Hall has a dark revenge in store when she enters into his power.


ABOUT THE SERIES:
Windemere Hall launches Constance Kent’s Victorian Villains Saga. Set in 1867 England, four villainous men, cursed by their fathers, follow their legacy of greed, murder, lust and pride. Four young women who dare to love them, break with propriety to follow their hearts into dark and dangerous realms, risking all to have it all. The saga is steamy, written for a contemporary audience in the gothic tradition of romance and suspense. 



Gothic Romance like no other. 




Wednesday, 12 January 2022

Historical Romance Free for 10 Days on Google Play

That's right. You heard us. Windemere Hall is FREE on Google Play from January 13 to January 22nd.

Why? 

BECAUSE IT IS WINTER 2022 AND COVID IS STILL WITH US!

Sorry.

We're better now. 

It's winter. It's dodgy outside. Everyone needs a dark, challenging, twisty gothic romance.

To pick up your FREE copy on Google Play, click HERE


To all the lovely reviewers who left their comments on a previous edition of this book, thank you! New readers please be aware, Constance Kent is a pen name. Her original pen name was another author's real name and this caused confusion. She made the switch but the books are more or less the same inside. (Some were edited and for the better.)

Now run a hot bath, pour a glass of wine and immerse yourself in an intense and compelling historical romance. 

This Just In: Mark of Caine, the 2nd book in the series, is deeply discounted on Google Play. Get 50% off during the same period. Use the promo code generated for each customer to snag your deal. (Promo codes are limited so don't miss out.)

Saturday, 11 December 2021

Smashwords Incredible Summer Winter Sale!

FREE on Smashwords from December 17, 2021 to Janunary 1, 2022. Click the link to be taken to our publisher page and scoop up your copies.




Looking for more sizzle this holiday season? These Evelyn Ellis titles are available for FREE on Smashwords December 17, 2021 to January 1, 2022. Click the link below to be taken to our publisher page and scoop up your copies. 





HAPPY HOLIDAYS!


Friday, 1 October 2021

Hot Medieval Romance Book Launch Day!

 Revealed in the Mist


The final installment in the Mortain and Bedwyr Trilogy


The shifter is no more. Sir Edryd Mortain has destroyed the potion that unleashes the beast he has within. When Isabelle Grey learns that her guardian Mortain has returned from France with his betrothed, she accepts her friend John Havoc's proposal of marriage. 

A chance, highly sensual, encounter brings Isabelle and Mortain together and a difficult choice is made. But when an unforeseen threat to Isabelle's life arises, Mortain must bring Bedwyr to life once more and in doing so, he risks losing his beloved forever.

Set in 1209 Wales, Revealed in the Mist is the final novella in a steamy trilogy about the noble Welsh knight, Sir Edryd Mortain and his alter ego, the depraved shifter Bedwyr, and their forbidden love for one girl. 


A short steamy read to warm up your lunch hour this October.

Buy it on Amazon or read for free in Kindle Unlimited

Thursday, 16 September 2021

Talk Like a Pirate Day is Coming! Arrrrggh!

In celebration of International Talk Like a Pirate Day - Sunday, September 19, 2021 - Smashwords is hosting a sale of pirate-themed books and The Pirate Lord was selected to participate! Argh, blast ye maties, my face is red for blushing.

PIRATE DAY ON SMASHWORDS!



Who doesn't love a pirate? Especially a romantic, daring, amorous pirate who makes the mistake of underestimating the lady he thinks is his prisoner.... Hah! Foolish man. 

Click the link below and use the Coupon Code to pick up your FREE copy of The Pirate Lord during the promotion which runs Friday, September 17 to Tuesday, September 21, 2021. 

CODE: CZ83Q

THE PIRATE LORD ON SMASHWORDS



Happy Reading!

Monday, 13 September 2021

Erotic Medieval Romance available for Pre-order!

 Mortain and Bedwyr Book Two


Whispers in the Fog


Release Date: September 20,2021

Available for Pre-Order Now on Amazon


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B09G1L791M


The shifter knight, Bedwyr, will risk everything to keep Isabelle Grey from harm, a passion that has tragic consequences for his alter ego, Sir Edryd Mortain. 

To protect his children, the noble knight drives his ward from the castle and from all hope of securing his love. At the home of Sir Hugo Blackwell, Isabelle tries to forget Mortain and his seductive darker self until Sir Hugo requests her assistance to open a mysterious casket from a dead monk. 

The monster that is released has an evil plan in mind for Isabelle, never realizing that Isabelle has a monster of her own.

Set in 1209 Wales, Whispers in the Fog is the second novella in a steamy trilogy about the noble Welsh knight, Sir Edryd Mortain and his alter ego, the depraved shifter Bedwyr, and their forbidden love for one girl. 

Whispers in the Fog

Monday, 6 September 2021

New Release! Erotic Medieval Romance in Kindle Unlimited!

 Hidden in the Shadows

She is forbidden. Chaste. The convent-raised daughter of his only friend and fellow knight, Isabelle Grey is also his ward. The nobility of his birth, the chilvaric code and his own tormented conscience constrains Sir Edryd Mortain from bedding her as much as the scarring on his face.

He cannot escape her. The girl has come of age and without a suitor, she must join Mortain's household. He is cold to her, repels her overtures of kinship, and watches her from the shadows. 

Unaware of the desire he harbors within, Isabelle wanders into her guardian's hidden apothecary one night after the household is abed. There she encounters the depraved shifter knight known as Bedwyr who reveals Mortain's secret. He has drank an elixir that has the power to overcome his conscience and deliver him his heart's desire. If Mortain cannot love Isabelle as a man, he will seduce her as a beast. 

Set in 1209 Wales, Hidden in the Shadows is the first novella in a steamy trilogy about the noble Welsh knight, Sir Edryd Mortain and his alter ego, the depraved shifter Bedwyr, and their forbidden love for one girl. 



Look for Book Two: Whispers in the Fog - Due for release SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Look for Book Three: Revealed in the Mist - Due for release OCTOBER 4, 2021

Tuesday, 10 August 2021

Sweet, Sizzling Freebie this August

 


Free on Amazon! August 11 - August 15. 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097YSQRKY

Three linked romances of passionate young love set in the Gilded Age. 
(Think Downton Abbey with naughty bits.)