{"id":15214,"date":"2015-01-22T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=15214"},"modified":"2015-01-22T07:00:31","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T12:00:31","slug":"spotlight-giveaway-an-affair-downstairs-by-sherri-browning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/22\/spotlight-giveaway-an-affair-downstairs-by-sherri-browning\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight & Giveaway \u272f An Affair Downstairs by Sherri Browning"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An Affair Downstairs\u00a0by \u00a0Sherri Browning<\/a><\/strong>
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The attraction of the forbidden cannot be suppressed\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lady Alice Emerson is entirely unsatisfied with the endless stream of boring suitors her family finds appropriate. She wants something more. Something daring. Something real. Each tiresome new suitor only serves to further inflame Lady Alice\u2019s combustible attraction to Thornbrook Park\u2019s rugged, manly estate manager, Logan Winthrop. Despite Logan\u2019s stubborn attempts to avoid her, Lady Alice is irresistible, and so is the forbidden desire exploding between them\u2026<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a fan of Downton Abbey, don\u2019t miss the fascinating Edwardian world of Thornbrook Park.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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What is your favorite thing about writing during the Edwardian era?<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the best things about writing Edwardian romance is that it\u2019s new for readers, a fresh time period to explore. Only recently, with the popularity of Downton Abbey, are publishers and readers willing to stray from their tried and true favorite settings to try something new, historical romance set after 1900.<\/p>\n

As a writer, it\u2019s refreshing to explore new territory. My characters can use dialogue that rings more familiar to modern ears, words and phrases that we know from our more recent times. Though, I can\u2019t get carried away. Sometimes I get a little too caught up in modern thought and my editor has to remind me not to use anachronisms. Thank goodness for good editors.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s fun to imagine my characters in their glamorous Edwardian setting, with all of their class distinctions and inspiring fashions, but surrounded by modern conveniences. They have indoor plumbing, automobiles, and telephones. Their newfangled inventions occasionally make my writing life easier. Suppose I need to separate characters, but keep them in quick communication? Authors of Regency romance have to find a way to get that information to the character efficiently, but I can have the butler announce they\u2019ve just had a telephone call.<\/p>\n

The changing times make for some compelling plotlines unique to Edwardian fiction. Lady Alice in An Affair Downstairs takes an interest in women\u2019s rights and living life on her own terms, possibly without a husband. A Regency or Victorian woman could only be considered a success through her husband\u2019s rank and position, making marriage to the right man crucial.<\/p>\n

Female Edwardian characters speak their minds and do for themselves what a Regency woman would require help from a man to accomplish. As a writer, I\u2019m more able to create realistic, strong, independent women. When Edwardian women marry, it is more likely that they have truly fallen in love and not just grasped at their best possible chance for advancement. Writing in the Edwardian era allows me to put romance first, ahead of social position and rank. As a romance writer, developing that romantic relationship between my characters is my main goal, what I love to do most. I hope you\u2019re tempted to give Edwardian romance a try!<\/p>\n

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