Celebrating Women's History Month with Vanessa Riley
It's fitting that author Vanessa Riley is joining my celebration of Women's History Month today. She writes about all things regency. And yes, black people were around and free during the regency. Order your copy here . --> Vanessa Riley When did you fall in love with romance? I was in my teens watching my parent’s marriage implode and I needed to believe that lasting happy-ever-afters were still possible. How long have you been writing about minority characters? Since 2013 with a heroine of Spanish descent. However as I gained acceptance writing for the Regency Romance community, I let my passion for the Blackamoor and mulatto communities of that era shine. My third novel, The Bargain, was my breakout hit, for a lot of reasons, but mainly for Precious Jewel, an unabashedly brave formerly enslaved woman who finds her strength trying to help save a colony in South Africa. When you started writi...
