C. P. Lesley, Novelist

Writing a novel when fictional characters act as if they have minds of their own

Fall 2025 Bookshelf featuring new novels by S.J. Bennett, Mimi Matthews, Mirta Ojito, Andrea Penrose, and Katie Tietjen

Author interview with Liana De la Rosa, whose latest historical romance, Gabriela and His Grace, has just come out from Berkley Romance

Interview with YA author S. Isabelle, whose latest novel, a historical romance set in Victorian Britain, just came out with Storytide, a HarperCollins imprint

Interview with historical romance writer Joanna Lowell about her latest novel, A Rare Find, exploring gender diversity in Regency England

My Spring 2025 bookshelf, with historical fiction by Alka Joshi, Joanna Lowell, Mimi Matthews, Joanna Miller, Kathleen Renk, and Karen Swan

Interview with Andrea Pickens, whose historical romances are being reissued by Oliver Heber Books throughout 2025

New Books Network interview with Suzanne Allain, acclaimed author of Regency-era historical romance

Interview with historical novelist Mimi Matthews about The Muse of Maiden Lane, book 4 in her Belles of London series

Fall 2024 Bookshelf: Suzanne Allain, Monica Chenault-Kilgore, Christina Dodd, Vanessa Kelly, Mimi Matthews, Alyson Richman, and Elif Shafak

New Books Network interview with historical romance author Joanna Lowell, whose latest novel, A Shore Thing, has just appeared in print.

Interview with Harper St. George, about her latest historical novel, The Stranger I Wed.