The Historical Romance Sampler

Anne Knight samples HIS AWFUL GRACE, her first full-length novel set in Victorian England! We talk about how she was inspired to write this book in less than one month, her research process, and her approach to writing historical romance that is both sexy and grounded in historical detail. Then she takes my quiz, Katherine's Quick Questions!   FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ANNE KNIGHT at https://www.anneknightbooks.com/   READ HIS AWFUL GRACE If you're excited to read this book, support the podcast by purchasing it via this affiliate link at Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/86554/9798256158347   Or pick it up wherever you prefer to get your books!   THANK YOU TO THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS: The Kissing Ball by GL Robinson, now available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kissing-Christmas-Other-Regency-Stories/dp/B08MSKDK4D   Follow HRS on Instagram (@historicalromancesampler)    Find out more about your host Katherine Grant: Instagram (@katherine_grant_romance) Facebook (@Katherinegrantromanceauthor)  Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19872840.Katherine_Grant) Bookbub (https://www.bookbub.com/authors/katherine-grant)

Mae Moore samples GARDEN OF THORNS. We talk about how "dollar princesses" inspired her book, how Mae researched Black communities in Britain, and why Texas snuck its way into her story. Then Mae takes my quiz, Katherine's Quick Questions!   FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MAE MOORE at https://www.dragonbladepublishing.com/team/mae-moore/   READ GARDEN OF THORNS If you're excited to read this book, support the podcast by purchasing it via our affiliate, Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/86554/9781972086957   Or pick it up at Amazon!   THANK YOU TO THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS:  Snowfall and The Duke by Meara Platt - now available on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Snowfall-Duke-Regency-Historical-Romance-ebook/dp/B0F9QKM668) and Bookshop.org (https://bookshop.org/a/86554/9781967169511)!   Follow HRS on Instagram (@historicalromancesampler)    Find out more about your host Katherine Grant: Instagram (@katherine_grant_romance) Facebook (@Katherinegrantromanceauthor)  Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19872840.Katherine_Grant) Bookbub (https://www.bookbub.com/authors/katherine-grant)  

Melinda Copp samples AGAIN, THIS TIME IN PARIS. We talk about the Belle Epoque and her inspiration from Marcel Proust (watch me try to pull a Lorelei Gilmore and pretend I totally know about Proust). Then Melinda takes my quiz, Katherine's Quick Questions, and reveals her love of magical realism!   FIND OUT MORE ABOUT Melinda Copp at https://melindacopp.my.canva.site/   READ AGAIN, THIS TIME IN PARIS If you're excited to read this book, support the podcast by purchasing it via Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/86554/9781964546063 Or pick it up wherever you prefer to get your books!   THANK YOU TO THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS: This episode is brought to you by my new "big picture" developmental editing services! If you're looking for expert feedback on your novel or memoir, reach out! https://katherinegrantromance.com/editing   Follow HRS on Instagram (@historicalromancesampler)    Find out more about your host Katherine Grant: Instagram (@katherine_grant_romance) Facebook (@Katherinegrantromanceauthor)  Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19872840.Katherine_Grant) Bookbub (https://www.bookbub.com/authors/katherine-grant)

GL Robinson samples Cynthia's Strays. We talk about writing younger characters when you're an author of a certain age and how GL's childhood in post-war Britain prepared her to write historical romances. Then, Glynis Louise takes my quiz, Katherine's Quick Questions!   FIND OUT MORE ABOUT GL Robinson at https://romancenovelsbyglrobinson.com/   READ CYNTHIA'S STRAYS If you're excited to read this book, support the podcast by purchasing the paperback on Bookshop.org via our affiliate link: https://bookshop.org/a/86554/9798248533367   Or pick it up wherever you prefer to get your books! HRS is an affiliate of Libro.fm! Sign up for a new monthly membership and get three audiobooks for the price of one with code HISTORICAL! (As an affiliate, HRS may earn a portion of your purchase, for which we thank you!) Check out the official HRS playlist at: https://tidd.ly/4hgCquh    Shop the official HRS bookshelves on Bookshop.org to support authors, independent bookstores, and this podcast! Check it out at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/katherinegrantromance   Follow HRS on Instagram (@historicalromancesampler)    Find out more about your host Katherine Grant: Instagram (@katherine_grant_romance) Facebook (@Katherinegrantromanceauthor)  Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19872840.Katherine_Grant) Bookbub (https://www.bookbub.com/authors/katherine-grant)

In this very special hour-long episode, we celebrate HOLIDAYS AT NORTHFIELD HALL with not one, not two, but three special guests! Isabella Kamal, Charlie Lane, and Sri Savita join me in reading first kiss scenes from our stories in HOLIDAYS AT NORTHFIELD HALL. (Beware: some of these first kiss scenes include spoilers!) Then we talk about the inspiration behind this multi-author anthology, what it was like for them to write into my world of Northfield Hall, and what we love about the holidays!   FIND OUT MORE:   Isabella Kamal - https://isabellakamal.wordpress.com/ Charlie Lane - https://www.charlielaneauthor.com/  Sri Savita - https://www.sri-savita.com/    READ HOLIDAYS AT NORTHFIELD HALL If you're excited to read this book, support the podcast by purchasing it via the Bookshop.org affiliate link:   https://bookshop.org/a/86554/9798235925366    Or pick it up wherever you prefer to get your ebooks!   THANK YOU TO THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS: Rebel Ever After podacst - stream now wherever you listen to podcasts or find out more at https://rebeleverafterpod.com/   Shop the official HRS bookshelves on Bookshop.org to support authors, independent bookstores, and this podcast! Check it out at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/katherinegrantromance   Follow HRS on Instagram (@historicalromancesampler)    Find out more about your host Katherine Grant: Instagram (@katherine_grant_romance) Facebook (@Katherinegrantromanceauthor)  Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19872840.Katherine_Grant) Bookbub (https://www.bookbub.com/authors/katherine-grant)

It is Banned Books Week here in the USA, so author Kit Caelsto joins me to talk about writing romance in a climate of censorship. Kit shares about their 20-year career as a romance author and how a new law in Missouri is forcing them to reconsider their publishing future.    Find out more about the law in Missouri: https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2026-08-28/age-verification-law-for-porn-sites-now-in-effect-in-missouri    Call your federal representatives to tell them to vote NO to HR 7661, HR 2616, and HR 8705. Find out more here: https://5calls.org/issue/federal-book-ban-hr7661/    Find out more about Kit Caelsto: https:/kitauthor.com/ and https://authoryogi.eponaauthorsolutions.com/   Follow HRS on Instagram (@historicalromancesampler)    Find out more about your host Katherine Grant: Instagram (@katherine_grant_romance) Facebook (@Katherinegrantromanceauthor)  Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19872840.Katherine_Grant) Bookbub (https://www.bookbub.com/authors/katherine-grant)

Rachel Griffiths joins the podcast to read from her Regency romance, JUST FOR THE SEASON. We talk about her English heritage, how her experience as a successful children's book editor prepared her (or not) to write romances, and her perspective on: is historical romance dead?  FIND OUT MORE ABOUT Rachel Griffiths at rachelgriffithswrites.com   READ JUST FOR THE SEASON If you're excited to read this book, support the podcast by purchasing it via these affiliate links: Paperback or Ebook from Bookshop.org Audiobook from Libro.fm Or pick it up wherever you prefer to get your books!   THANK YOU TO THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS:  The Society of Smut and Scandal - now available on Amazon and KU! Otters and Obstacles by Alexa Santi - now available Amazon and KU!   Follow HRS on Instagram (@historicalromancesampler)    Find out more about your host Katherine Grant: Instagram (@katherine_grant_romance) Facebook (@Katherinegrantromanceauthor)  Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19872840.Katherine_Grant) Bookbub (https://www.bookbub.com/authors/katherine-grant)

E. H. Lupton joins the podcast to read a sample from their fantastical romance, DIONYSUS IN WISCONSIN. We talk about world-building, the class dynamics behind the myth of Dionysus, and why 1969 is such an interesting year. Then E. H. takes Katherine's Quick Questions to reveal why she writes "rom com where the 'com' is communism"! FIND OUT MORE ABOUT E. H. Lupton at www.ehlupton.com READ DIONYSUS IN WISCONSIN If you're excited to read this book, support the podcast by purchasing it via these affiliate links: Ebook or Paperback on Bookshop.org Audiobook on Libro.fm   Or pick it up wherever you prefer to get your books!   THANK YOU TO THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS:  The Society of Smut and Scandal - now available on Amazon and KU! Otters and Obstacles by Alexa Santi - now available Amazon and KU!   Follow HRS on Instagram (@historicalromancesampler)    Find out more about your host Katherine Grant: Instagram (@katherine_grant_romance) Facebook (@Katherinegrantromanceauthor)  Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19872840.Katherine_Grant) Bookbub (https://www.bookbub.com/authors/katherine-grant)    

Zen Cho reads from her 20th-century novella, THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO. We talk about how she was inspired by Virginia Woolf's lifestyle to write this epistolary story, how H.G. Wells was a "horndog", and writing cross-culturally into different time periods. Then Zen takes my quiz, Katherine's Quick Questions!   FIND OUT MORE ABOUT Zen Cho at https://zencho.org/   READ THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO If you're excited to read this book, support the podcast by purchasing it from the publisher: https://www.homewardbooks.com/books/the-perilous-life-of-jade-yeo   THANK YOU TO THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS:  The Society of Smut and Scandal - now available on Amazon and KU! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3R3TDCB?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tkin Otters and Obstacles by Alexa Santi - now available Amazon and KU! https://www.amazon.com/Otters-Obstacles-Scandalous-Avondales-Book-ebook/dp/B0GK7ZTRZG   Follow HRS on Instagram (@historicalromancesampler)    Find out more about your host Katherine Grant: Instagram (@katherine_grant_romance) Facebook (@Katherinegrantromanceauthor)  Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19872840.Katherine_Grant) Bookbub (https://www.bookbub.com/authors/katherine-grant)

Lauren M. Hayworth samples her Regency romance, FAVORS FROM A GENTLEMAN. We talk about the museum exhibit that Jane Austen visited which inspired this scene, her journey to historical romance after writing mysteries, and why she loves historical romance no matter the era. then she takes my quiz, Katherine's Quick Questions! FIND OUT MORE ABOUT Lauren M. Hayworth at https://laurenmhayworth.com/  READ FAVORS FROM A GENTLEMAN from your preferred bookstore: https://books2read.com/favorsfromagentleman If you're excited to read this book, support the podcast by purchasing it via these affiliate links: THANK YOU TO THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS:  The Society of Smut and Scandal - now available on Amazon and KU! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3R3TDCB?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tkin Otters and Obstacles by Alexa Santi - now available Amazon and KU! https://www.amazon.com/Otters-Obstacles-Scandalous-Avondales-Book-ebook/dp/B0GK7ZTRZG Follow HRS on Instagram (@historicalromancesampler)  Find out more about your host Katherine Grant: Instagram (@katherine_grant_romance) Facebook (@Katherinegrantromanceauthor)  Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19872840.Katherine_Grant) Bookbub (https://www.bookbub.com/authors/katherine-grant)