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by Emily
Have you ever been left on the sidelines? Completely ignored? Passed over for another? Then you know exactly how my latest heroine feels. Lady Charlotte St. Maur, spinster and chaperone, is tired of society and is ready to stop agreeing the chaperone the next generation – until she catches the eye of a rather dashing Major who has now ascended to a title… The … Read More New book! Always the Chaperone
+ new book
by Emily
The news is finally out: I have a new SIX BOOK series publishing contract with Dragonblade Publishing! Isn’t she absolutely GORGEOUS? It has been so difficult keeping this secret to myself, and I know you’ll all forgive me for keeping schtum until the very last moment. This beauty is on pre-order right now for just $0.99, so grab her while you can – and … Read More New Emily Murdoch book on pre-order!
+ Writing
by Emily
I love history so much! It’s one of the subjects that I studied at university, and in the UK that’s quite a big deal: typically, you only study one subject at university but I loved history and literature so much, I studied both! When I first started writing historical romance, I was studying my Medieval Studies Masters at university, and so it seemed perfect … Read More What is your favourite historical period?
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by Emily
What makes a perfect kiss? This is one of the questions that, as a romance author, I spend a huge amount of time thinking about. It’s important to me that my readers experience wonderful romance, soaring emotions – but also romance that feels real, like it could actually have happened. That’s a bit of a challenge with historical romance, especially when gentlemen and ladies … Read More The perfect kiss
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by Emily
Do you believe in soulmates? I never did. I thought it was absolute madness to think that there could only be one person out there who was a perfect match for you. I thought it sad that if you didn’t find that person, you would end up spending your whole life alone, unwanted and unloved. I hoped that if there was someone out there … Read More Kissing frogs to find your prince
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by Emily
Have you ever read a romance book and thought – ohhh. That is the perfect kiss! Maybe it was a movie. A TV show that made your toes tingle and your heart skip a beat. I think most of us remember the first kiss that really touched your heart, really made you believe in romance. For me, it was the first kiss between Anne … Read More The Perfect Kiss!
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by Emily
One of the biggest challenges of being an author is planning a historical romance series. I know that there will be people who disagree with me, but I think this is true for three reasons: Planning a series, any series, is complicated. You have way more characters to keep track of, you need to ensure that things like time of the year or even … Read More Planning a historical romance series
Emily E K Murdoch 