Melinda Hammond, author

Romantic Historical Novelist
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My latest Historical Romance from Robert Hale Limited is published in September!
 
LUCASTA is set in late 18th Century England - I fell in love with the name when reading the poems of Richard Lovelace, and wove my story around it! 
 
Lucasta Symonds did not enjoy her one, short London Season. She hated the Marriage Mart and being paraded like cattle at an auction so she is happy to remain at home while her beautiful younger sister Camilla sets out to make an advantageous marriage. Viscount Kennington takes one look at the beautiful Camilla and is immediately smitten. He follows her to London, determined to make her his wife.

However, when events take a turn for the worse and he is accused of a cold-blooded murder, it is not Camilla who comes to his rescue but the less beautiful, much more practical Lucasta…..
 
Look out for it on Amazon and in your local library from September 2008.
 
There's also something a little different coming - from Samhain publishing!
 
MOONSHADOWS is a spooky tale of  Georgian and modern day romance - click here for more details!
 
There's also a competition to win a copy of my e-book Moonshadows.  click here to find out about it.
 
ALSO TWO NEW E-BOOKS from Regency Reads - MAID OF HONOUR is now available, and The Bargain will be out soon.
 
Such a lot going on, and books to write, too.....................
 
I have had two super reviews for A Rational Romance.

 

 

Redroses for authors says it is  "...storytelling at its absolute best! Rich in period detail, intrigue and romance, it’s the perfect book to curl up with on a cold winter’s night!" while singletitles.com is very enthusiastic: ."Melinda Hammond is one of the brightest stars in the Regency firmament. Her plots are fast-paced, her characterization impeccable and her ability to evoke the past in a vivid and colorful way superb!"

 
Well, what can I say?  I would be delighted to know what you think of it.  If you want to read the full reviews you can find them on the following links:-

 

http://redrosesforauthors.blogspot.com/2007/12/rational-romance.html
 
http://www.singletitles.com/index.php?p=230%20.

A RATIONAL ROMANCE, was published by Robert Hale in November 2007. Please look out for it. (the picture above is a sneak preview of the cover - a little dour for the sparkling romance inside, but beautiful, I think.

England 1803.

 
Elliot Malvern, seventh Marquis of Ullenwood is very content with his bachelor lifestyle, spending his fortune on the pleasurable pursuits of gambling and mistresses.

Rosamond Beaumarsh is determined to remain unmarried and independent.

What, then, could persuade them to plunge into an adventure that carries them to post-revolutionary Paris and takes them on a headlong flight across France?

Only the exercise of logic.

The pair embark upon a romantic adventure and learn that rational thought has very little to do with true love……

THE COVER of the large print edition of Dance for a Diamond has been nominated for the cover competition at www.covercafe.com.   
 
Well we didn't win any prizes, but it's still a super cover and I am thrilled with it.  It looks very much like Keria Knightly in the film of Jane Austen's  Pride & Prejudice, and you can't get better than that!
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