http://www.elizabethhanbury.com Regency Author Sat, 07 Aug 2010 09:55:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lexie over at Poisoned Rationality has written a lovely review of the Midsummer Eve at Rookery End short stories.  She described them as 'magical'.    Thank you, Lexie! To read the full review, click here. http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=743 Ice Angel has been given a 'Top Pick' rose (keeper status) at RomanceReaderatHeart!  This is RRAHs highest grade review :-) To find out more, go to the Ice Angel review page here, or visit RRAH. http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=710 Part 3 of my Regency wagers blog is up at Forromancereaders. Find out about the 2009 Throckmorton Coat, a challenge to celebrate Sir John Throckmorton's famous wager to make a coat, from sheep to cloth to tailored coat, between sunrise and sunset on 25th June 1811. http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=636 Part 2 of my Regency Wagers blog is now up on Forromancereaders.   Read about Richard Dunwoody's 1000 mile challenge - the recreation of a famous 1809 Regency wager.   Also check out my entry on Ice Angel at the Hale authors blog here :-) http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=629 Woohoo! Tomorrow (30th June 09) is official publication day for my second Regency romance with Robert Hale Ltd, Ice Angel. As a wager features in the book, I'm blogging for the next three evenings on ForRomanceReaders on the subject of Regency wagers.  Come over and take a look, and don't ... http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=620 Although it's not 30th June yet, Ice Angel is now available from Robert Hale, Amazon, The Book Depository and other on line stockists.  It can also be ordered through your local bookstore or library simply by quoting the ISBN number.  See the Ice Angel main page here for more details. Order ... http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=613 A couple of updates to the site ... the Links page has been updated, and two new items have been added to the Further Reading list. More news coming soon on the launch of Ice Angel :-) http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=604 I've now uploaded an exclusive excerpt from Ice Angel. Go to the page here and click on the excerpt link :-) Also, check out my latest post on Forromancreaders about a hidden gem.. http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=595 I've heard today that there are currently distribution issues in getting paperback copies of Midsummer at Rookery End via Amazon UK, Amazon.com and other on-line retailers.  It's showing as out of stock or out of print.  The publisher is looking into this urgently and I'll post again soon with an ... http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=575 Ice Angel is now available to pre-order at Amazon UK at 20% discount with their usual pre-order price guarantee.  Don't forget that it's also available at a special pre-order price from publishers Robert Hale and from The Book Depository (who offer free worldwide shipping).  Alternatively, you can check out other ... http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=571 I've blogged on Forromancereaders about my recent visit to Sudbury Hall.  Click here to read my post :-) http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=567 The Midsummer Eve at Rookery End short story collection has received a fabulous review from Angie at Bookishly Attentive! Visit my web page here to view an extract, or click here to view the full review on Bookishly Attentive. http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=559 Ice Angel is now available to pre-order direct from the publishers, Robert Hale Ltd, at a special 30% discount price for a limited period only.  Free UK shipping is also included. To take advantage of this offer, click here to go direct to the relevant page on the Robert Hale website. http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=535 I've had some readers contact me wondering why The Paradise Will wasn't appearing on the Robert Hale web-site.  Having queried this, I'm pleased to say that due to heavy demand, the current print run of The Paradise Will has sold out at the publishers! There are a very few copies still ... http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=522 Congratulations to Elaine on winning copies of The Paradise Will and Midsummer Eve at Rookery End in the March contest.  They will be on their way to you soon :) I've received some great reader feedback already on the Midsummer Eve short stories so thanks to everyone who has contacted me.  ... http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=510 Today is publication day for my short story collection, Midsummer Eve at Rookery End.  You can order your e-book or paperback copy from E-scape Press Ltd, and the paperback edition from other on-line retailers :) To win a signed copy of Midsummer Eve at Rookery End AND The Paradise Will, see ... http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=497 For the chance to win a signed copy of The Paradise Will AND Midsummer Eve at Rookery End, see the new Contests and Extras page here. The winner will be announced on the weekend of 4th/5th April 2009 :) Good luck! http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=467 I've blogged today on ForRomanceReaders about a new audiobook of Sylvester by Georgette Heyer, released on 1st July 2009.  This edition is read by Richard Armitage of North and South fame.  Take a look at FRR here to read full details. Other news...Only 17 days to go until publication of the ... http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=456 Ice Angel is now available to pre-order at The Book Depository for just £14.24 - with free worldwide delivery.  You can find it here :) http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=450 As promised, here's more news on my collection of three short stories, Midsummer Eve at Rookery End... Publication date will be 31st March 2009 and Midsummer Eve at Rookery End will be available in both e-book and paperback from E-scape Press Ltd.  Their web-site address is www.escapewithabook.com and the site will ... http://www.elizabethhanbury.com/?p=411