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Anna Cowan discusses her novel 'The Duke' and the evolution of historical romance in a post-Bridgerton world.

This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. What if the Duke was a woman — and the courtesan trying to blackmail her was the love interest? If that premise just made you sit up straighter, this episode is for you. Anna Cowan joins us to talk about The Duke , her long-awaited second novel — a queer Regency romance that flips the classic historical hero archetype on its head. This one is for readers who love the lush world of Regency fiction but are hungry for something that feels fresh, politically charged, and unapologetically modern in its sensibilities. We dig into Anna's world-building process, the evolution of historical romance as a genre post-Bridgerton, and what it means to write a female Duke who's conceptually hot in exactly the way the brooding Regency hero always was. Anna also shares a stack of book recommendations spanning classic historicals, gay hockey romance, and Kindle Unlimited reads that will genuinely spark your brain. 📚 Books Mentioned The Duke by Anna Cowan — Buy on Amazon | Queer Historical Romance / Regency | KU ✅ Black Silk by Judith Ivory — Buy on Amazon | Classic Historical Romance | Backlist…

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