Historical

We can’t get enough of The Lochmore Legacy series; four stunning romances set in the Highlands. We’re giving you the chance to read an exclusive extract from each of the four stories below! His Convenient Highland Wedding by Janice Preston October 1848 The tall, broad-shouldered figure standing before the altar sent shivers crawling up and … Read more

The wonderful new Lochmore Legacy series is here and we caught up with authors Janice Preston, Lara Temple, Nicole Locke, and Elisabeth Hobbes to find out more about their inspiration for the series, writing historical romance and blossomed friendships! Janice Preston, His Convenient Highland Wedding, out now The Lochmore Legacy is a series of four … Read more

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