Sneak Preview THE DUKE & THE DEBUTANTE by Melinda Hammond

So, September is here, the summer holidays are over and we are looking forward to autumn, with those longer nights when it is lovely to cu...

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Writing tips - Avoiding the Sagging Middle

Okay, you have an idea for your book, a really great idea, a fantastic love story! You start writing in a flush of enthusiasm and its all go...

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A NEW YEAR, A NEW YOU....

How many of us have started the new year with resolutions, to eat better, exercise more, write that book? Well, for those of you who have a ...

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Winter Inheritance - Melinda Hammond sets the scene for a book that is close to her heart (and her home)

The English weather can be so drear at this season it is no wonder everyone wants something to look forward to. Something like Christmas....

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GOVERNESS STORIES

My latest Sarah Mallory novel, Temptation of a Governess, is out this month and in a way it brings me round full circle. In 2009 I wrote my...

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Historical Romance – An enduring passion for Melinda Hammond

 Historical romance, I can't get enough of it!  But why?  that's difficult, it's a love affair that started a long time ago.... ...

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Writing Tips #6 – Melinda Hammond on Creating Characters

Today, Sarah Mallory shares her writing tips with us. Sarah also writes as Melinda Hammond. If a reader is going to love your books they hav...

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PUTTING ON MY TOP HAT… How a Regency fashion lingers on. A Historical Wednesday Post

"…his tall, curly-brimmed beaver hat and many-caped driving coat suggested a man of substance…" * How many times have you read a ...

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