In memory of Constance Gluyas

"I read a couple of her books when I was a kid, and in fact one of her books, Rogue's Mistress, was one of the first two historical romances I ever read. I never knew anything about Gluyas as a person, though.

I remember being pleasantly surprised to see that she had an inter-racial romance in... I think it was Savage Eden. At any rate, it was the sequel to Rogue's Mistress, where a black man and a white woman were lovers. They were secondary characters, and they both ended up dead :P but it was rare to see that at all back in the seventies.

I'm afraid I never knew any biographical info about the writer, I was only twelve when I first read her and wasn't paying attention to that sort of thing." (Angela Benedetti has been writing since she was a kid. Her romance addiction started when her mom began loaning her historicals when she was twelve — first Rogue’s Mistress by Constance Gluyas, followed shortly by Johanna Lindsey’s Captive Bride.)

To read more:

http://rosaromance.splinder.com/post/18223375/

In memory of Constance Gluyas

"I read a couple of her books when I was a kid, and in fact one of her books, Rogue's Mistress, was one of the first two historical romances I ever read. I never knew anything about Gluyas as a person, though.

I remember being pleasantly surprised to see that she had an inter-racial romance in... I think it was Savage Eden. At any rate, it was the sequel to Rogue's Mistress, where a black man and a white woman were lovers. They were secondary characters, and they both ended up dead :P but it was rare to see that at all back in the seventies.

I'm afraid I never knew any biographical info about the writer, I was only twelve when I first read her and wasn't paying attention to that sort of thing." (Angela Benedetti has been writing since she was a kid. Her romance addiction started when her mom began loaning her historicals when she was twelve — first Rogue’s Mistress by Constance Gluyas, followed shortly by Johanna Lindsey’s Captive Bride.)

To read more:

http://rosaromance.splinder.com/post/18223375/

Delilah Marvelle: Dreaming of King Arthur

I just added a new post to the "Chatting with" series on "Rosa is for Romance".

Delilah Marvelle: Dreaming of King Arthur

""I spent my youth studying various languages, reading voraciously, and playing the pianoforte. I confess that here ends the extent of my gentle breeding. I was a naughty child who was forever torturing her parents with countless adventures that they did not deem respectable. Confined to my room on many occasions due to these misadventures, I soon discovered the quill and its amazing power. I scribed endless stories that almost invariably surrounded the topic of love, for I felt an inane need to be rescued from a family that did not understand my lust for life. In my mind, King Arthur became my true love and I waited for the day when he would come riding upon his steed and invite me to sit at his round table, not as his queen, but as his knight. To my distress, King Arthur was never to be found anywhere except for in the tip of my quill. And so I led an imaginary life for many, many years. When I finally came of age, my family was further horrified to discover that I had fallen in love with an American. An American King Arthur who became my knight, my husband, my all."

A two time Golden Heart Finalist, Delilah's debut book, Mistress of Pleasure came out September 2, 2008 and is book 1 in the five book School of Gallantry series."

To read more:

http://rosaromance.splinder.com/post/18225133/

Delilah Marvelle: Dreaming of King Arthur

I just added a new post to the "Chatting with" series on "Rosa is for Romance".

Delilah Marvelle: Dreaming of King Arthur

""I spent my youth studying various languages, reading voraciously, and playing the pianoforte. I confess that here ends the extent of my gentle breeding. I was a naughty child who was forever torturing her parents with countless adventures that they did not deem respectable. Confined to my room on many occasions due to these misadventures, I soon discovered the quill and its amazing power. I scribed endless stories that almost invariably surrounded the topic of love, for I felt an inane need to be rescued from a family that did not understand my lust for life. In my mind, King Arthur became my true love and I waited for the day when he would come riding upon his steed and invite me to sit at his round table, not as his queen, but as his knight. To my distress, King Arthur was never to be found anywhere except for in the tip of my quill. And so I led an imaginary life for many, many years. When I finally came of age, my family was further horrified to discover that I had fallen in love with an American. An American King Arthur who became my knight, my husband, my all."

A two time Golden Heart Finalist, Delilah's debut book, Mistress of Pleasure came out September 2, 2008 and is book 1 in the five book School of Gallantry series."

To read more:

http://rosaromance.splinder.com/post/18225133/