Historical

As our clocks go back this weekend, our authors share the era they would go back in time to: from powerful women in the ninth century to dancing the Charleston in the nineteenth century!   I know I write medieval romance, but I don’t envy my characters and the lack of heating, so I’d choose … Read more

We’ve been chatting to historical romance author Elisabeth Hobbes! We found out Elisabeth Hobbes’s top writing tips, favourite reads and all about something very exciting coming soon… Has writing always been your passion? It has, I always made stories up as a kid and I have notebooks full of stories from a very early age. … Read more

To celebrate the publication of The Governess Game we talked to bestselling author Tessa Dare about her new regency romance, her favourite fictional heroes and more…   Your latest book The Governess Game is out today! Can you tell us a little bit more about it? Is it linked to The Duchess Deal? The Governess … Read more

Petrina Banfield’s debut book, Letters From Alice is out on 9th August. Set in 1920’s London and based on real life events this is ‘an emotional and beautifully written book’. Here she tells us how becoming side-tracked one afternoon at the London Metropolitan Archives led to the unearthing of a treasure trove of material that … Read more

To celebrate the publication of From Duke till Dawn we spoke with the author herself, Eva Leigh! From history to writing routines to her ideal romantic hero, find out more on what we got chatting about… Your latest book From Duke till Dawn is out this month! Can you tell us a little bit more … Read more

Historical author Michelle Styles visited us at the Mills & Boon office to celebrate all things romance! Find out what we got chatting about… What was the inspiration for your latest book, The Warrior’s Viking Bride? I decided to write The Warrior King’s bride for a couple of different reasons. After the US elections I … Read more

To celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday, our lovely Mills & Boon authors share their romance books that have been inspired by Shakespeare… Inspired by Taming of the Shrew Taming her Irish Warrior was directly inspired by The Taming of the Shrew. My sword-wielding heroine, Honora St. Leger, was inspired by Katherine in Shakespeare’s Taming. The hero, Ewan … Read more

Have you ever wondered where our historical authors get their inspiration from? From bookshops to churches and royal residences find out what inspires our historical authors… Laurie Benson In my Secret Lives of the Ton trilogy, all my stories are set in London and I’ve tried to use locations that readers can still visit today. … Read more

In 1995, two women caused a social stir when they released The Rules, an advice book aimed at single women who wanted to not only attract a successful man, but keep him. Seeing as how The Duchess Deal takes place in late Regency England, heroine Emma Gladstone has most definitely not read The Rules. Nonetheless, … Read more

We’ve got the perfect selection of Christmas books to get you feeling festive! Sit back, relax and let our lovely authors tell you about their seasonal reads… Christmas At The Tycoon’s Command Jennifer Hayward I’m so excited to bring you my very first Christmas story for Mills & Boon Modern! Christmas is my very favourite … Read more