Claire Hadleigh

Tugging on your heartstrings . . .  Okay, Regency readers, just remember this:  I love you all and I love that you love my Regency romances!  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.  But my poor contemporary romances are languishing on the digital shelves . . . sigh!  :-(    Why?  I'm not sure because my beta readers and those who've reviewed them seem to like them, and I certainly enjoy writing them "almost" as much as I do my Regencies.   So, I'm asking:  can you give them a shot?  These are not trashy stuff, I assure you.  Hey, I attended Catholic school from elementary through high school!  God forbid Sister Mary Joseph ever found out, I'd be dead meat .  . . To start you off, my Crescent Bay series, book #1 and #2, go on sale tomorrow (May 2) through May 7 -- both will be free on Apple, B&N, Kobo and more -- here are the links for Hold You in My Heart and Straight from the Heart .  Unfortunately, Amazon will not let me reset the price to free unless I

 Last entry I promised a list of favorite historical romance authors that you could easily download and print out for your TBR list.  Or your lists (plural) if you're like me, as I tend to jot titles down and then lose the list.  Hence, my house is scattered with bits of paper here and there.  Someday, I'll figure out a better way to do this . . . In the meantime, here's my list.  These are "inspirational" authors, meaning there are no steamy scenes that may disturb some readers.  Why do I read them, although I do write steamy scenes?  Because I've found that these authors pay close attention to historical details and events, many of which are based in various time periods in American history, not just Regency England.  For me, it's a switch that I enjoy personally as I am a lover of American history and live in New England; thus I am surrounded by history on a daily basis. I created this on Canva based on my own tastes; yours may be different.  However, I