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My favorite historical fiction authors

Tracy Chevalier
Stephanie Cowell
Catherine Delors
Amanda Elyot
Ken Follett 
Philippa Gregory 
Margaret George 
C.S. Harris
Susan Higginbotham
John Jakes
Karleen Koen 
Robin Maxwell
Michelle Moran
Sharon Kay Penman 
Deanna Raybourn
Lucia St. Clair Robson
Edward Rutherfurd 
Susan Holloway Scott 
Anne Easter Smith
Brenda Rickman Vantrease
Alison Weir
Lauren Willig

Luchia StClair Robison 
“The Queen” meets historical novelist Lucia St. Clair Robson, May 2009

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“The Queen” mingles with her editor, Audrey LaFehr, at Kensington Publishing’s cocktail party at the 2009 RWA Conference in Washington, DC

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“Marie Antoinette” with the head of Kensington Publishing, Steve Zacharias

Fellow Kensington historical fiction authors worth checking out

Tracy Grant
Barbara Kyle
Louise Marley
Donna Russo Morin 
Rona Sharon 

Check out these historical romance authors

Mary Blayney 
Diana Cosby 
Diane Gaston
Deeanne Gist
Julie Klassen
Rosalind Laker 
Note:  Ms. Laker is a British author who has been a heavy inspiration in my own writing career.  Her book “To Dance with Kings” is simply not to be missed.
Delilah Marvelle 
Sophia Nash 

Publishing Links

Kensington Books – Kensington is the publisher for The Queen’s Dollmaker and A Royal Likeness

Cornerstone Literary – I am now represented by the fabulous Helen Breitwieser.

Writing links

The Authors Guild
Agent Query.com 
Query Tracker.net
The Historical Novel Society 
Romance Writers of America 
The Beau Monde Chapter of RWA 
Hearts Through History Romance Writers 
Virginia Romance Writers 
Washington Romance Writers
Romantic Times
Writers Digest 

Fun blogs I visit regularly

All Things Royal
Beyond Her Book
The Burton Review
Enchanted by Josephine
Hist-Fic Chick
Historical Fiction.com
Historically Obsessed
Historical Tapestry
History Buff
History Hoydens
The Lady Novelist
The Maiden’s Court
Marie Antoinette’s Gossip Guide to the 18th Century
Obsessed with Books
Passages to the Past
The Printed Page
Reading the Past
Risky Regencies
Romance Writers on the Journey
Royal Affairs and Notorious Royal Marriages
Seduced by History
Tanzanite’s Shelf and Stuff
Tea at Trianon 
Two Nerdy History Girls