For many years I've read many historical novels, and never quite saw myself as being able to emulate them.  So in writing A Court Lady, and my novellas, I've achieved a long held ambition. I always felt that I could not write fiction and should stick to biographines or history. But some of the writers I've enjoyed are Gillian Bradshaw who wrote an excellent "King Arthur" trilogy, and many novels about classical Greece, Egypt and Rome.  Of course like most romance writers I love Georgette Heye...

 I do a lot of reading as research for my works and I also enjoy reading other Regency authors, for fun.  I would like to recommend a novel by a new author - Sarah Waldock.  It's available on Amazon and is based on characters from Jane Austens Emma. It has a murder mystery, and will be followed by a sequel. http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=sarah%20waldock%20author&source=web&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CFcQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FDeath-Fop-Mrs-Sarah-Waldock%2Fdp%2F1466307544&ei=P...