Charlie Lane Samples Naughty for Sir Nicholas

About this episode

Charlie Lane discusses her holiday romance 'Naughty for Sir Nicholas' and the appeal of holiday romances in historical fiction.

Charlie Lane returns to the podcast to finish out the year with a holiday romance, NAUGHTY FOR SIR NICHOLAS! We talk about why historical romance readers also love holiday romances, what Charlie likes about writing holiday romances, and her transition into gaslamp historical romantasy. Plus, she finally plays LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT? 00:00 Introduction to the Historical Romance Sampler Podcast 01:25 Reading from 'Naughty for Sir Nicholas' 14:20 Interview with Charlie Lane: Holiday Romances 14:54 The Appeal of Holiday Romances 16:35 Magic in Holiday Historical Romances 17:39 Introducing Gas Lamp Romantasy 18:39 Exploring Victorian England's Gender Dynamics 23:31 Genre Blending: Historical Romance and Fantasy 28:09 Love it or Leave it: Romance Rules 34:26 Conclusion and Upcoming Releases Find out more about Charlie Lane at https://www.charlielaneauthor.com/ 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 Find out more about your host Katherine Grant…

People in this episode

Host: Katherine Grant

Guest: Charlie Lane

Topics covered

• holiday romance
• historical romance
• gaslamp fantasy
• gender dynamics
• genre blending

Keywords

• historical romance
• holiday romances
• gaslamp romantasy
• Victorian England
• genre blending

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Organizations: HRS, Libro.fm

Books & works: Naughty for Sir Nicholas

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