Elf Ahearn
Regency romance with a Gothic twist.
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Love in the Midst of Midnight: Shunned as a divorcée, Livi Breeze performs on the streets of London to survive. When she’s invited to a New Year’s Eve party thrown by a famous acting couple, she knows this is her one chance to make it into a theatre and onto the West End stage.
The Christmas Unicorn
The greatest gifts aren't always found under a Christmas tree.
Believing herself abandoned by her fiancé in the wilds of Northern Wales, actress Babbie Crispen and her crippled son struggle to find shelter on a frigid night before Christmas. A strange man locals call the Wicked Scot finds them near death on a snow-covered hillside. He brings them to his castle, a place of both terrifying and wonderful magic so powerful it changes all their lives.
I have a confession to make: I adore the story of The Christmas Unicorn. It's based on a tale my father told us every year on Christmas Eve. He swears it's true.
Twice, I've tried to write about his encounter with a living unicorn and failed, but this time... Well, see for yourself.
A Rogue in Sheep's Clothing
In Lord Hugh Davenport’s opinion, women of the ton perpetually hide behind a mask of deception. That’s hard for Ellie Albright, the daughter of an earl, to swallow – especially since she’s disguised herself as a stable hand to get back the prized stallion her father sold to him. If Hugh learns her true identity she’ll lose the horse and her family will go bankrupt. Somehow, though, losing his affection is beginning to seem worse.
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Life of Lords
The thought of Claire Albright in the arms of another man is unbearable, but in his heart, Lord Flavian Monroe knows he mustn’t ask her to share the consequences of one terrible mistake.
Love In the Midst of Midnight is my entry in a historical romance anthology titled The Eve of Love. And guess what, it's a holiday collection that's NOT about Christmas! In fact, each story takes place on New Year's Eve.
Writing a story about New Year's Eve was easy peasy because my family always hosted a costume party that night. My 8,000-word tale taps into our traditional celebration. For example: should a guest arrive costumeless, my mother dressed them out of her voluminous personal collection; the ritual at midnight is a replica of one my father conducted, the meal and show that follows were also part of the party, and even the meet cute is the real deal. I met my first husband in that exact way. For a glimpse into a genuinely theatrical family (in every sense of the word), download or purchase The Eve of Love from KDP for free, Kindle ebook for $3.99, or paperback for $11.99.
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Valerie Ullmer | Romance Author
I donned this couture Regency gown for the annual Beau Monde soiree at RWA's National Conference.
P.S. My mother made it.
Here's me looking significantly less elegant. I have the good fortune to be a member of the Hudson Valley Romance Writers of America. Every year we go on a retreat during which we see nothing but each other and words adding up on a screen. It's fabulous.
I've been an actress, a journalist, a communications specialist, and the worst mathematician the insurance industy ever experienced. Fortunately, now I'm a dedicated kitten mom (Please subscribe to my very infrequent newsletter, The Writer's Cat, for more information on them.), and the author of "Regency romance with a Gothic twist."
I live with my romantic hero and the aforementioned kittens in New York. And, in case you were wondering, Elf is my real name... my parents are interesting people.
Since Rogue's release, I've visited a number of blogs. If you're interested in finding out a whole lot more about me, here are the links:
http://susanaellisauthor.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/regency-romance-with-a-gothic-twist-interview-with-elf-ahearn-author-of-a-rogue-in-sheeps-clothing/
http://nicolehurley-moore.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/spotlight-elf-ahearn.html#!/2013/04/spotlight-elf-ahearn.html
http://creative-hodgepodge.blogspot.com/2013/04/please-welcome-author-elf-ahearn.html
http://www.mangamaniaccafe.com/?p=8620
http://ladysmut.com/2013/04/03/sexy-regencies-a-qa-with-author-elf-ahearn/
http://www.crimsonromance.com/featured/40703/
http://wwweclecticwriter.blogspot.com/2013/04/fridays-how-she-does-it-with-elf.html
I also penned this article on John Philip Kemble -- a Regency era heartthrob:
http://main.thebeaumonde.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/RegencyReaderIssue4April2013.pdf