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Smashwords Sale

  Smashwords is having a #SALE now until September 19th. Rosemary Morris’s #classic #historical #romance #novels are on SALE for 50% off the regular price.   The novels are set in Edward II’s reign, Queen Anne Stuart’s reign 1702-1714 and the ever-popular Regency era and published by Books We Love, Ltd.   https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/bwlmorris   To read the first three chapters of my novels, please visit my website: www.rosemarymorris.co.uk  

Grace, Lady of Cassio, a Medieval Novel set in Edward III's Reign

  Rosemary Morris's new novel, Grace, Lady of Cassio a classic, fact fiction, medieval romance, published by BooksWeLove, is available as a paperback from Amazon and other online stores.   “What was it like to live at a time when love was not a reason to marry? Are a handsome husband, prestige and wealth enough to compensate Grace for the severe trials she has witnessed?   The Kindle edition may be ordered prior to and after its release on the 1 st September.    

Courtship and Marriage in Queen Anne's reign 1702-1714

    BooksWeLove published three of my classic historical romances, with strong themes, set in the reign of Queen Anne Stuart, 1702-1714. Tangled Love, Far Beyond Rubies and The Captain and The Countess. I am now writing a fourth one set in the same era. When Queen Anne Stuart, niece of Charles II, ruled from 1702 to 1714 attitudes towards children and their education began to change. * * * Courtship In 18 th century England some sections of society turned its back on the licentiousness of the previous age and became straitlaced. The art of courtship began to concentrate on marriage instead of seduction. Young ladies read romances and the idea of marriage for love made slow but inevitable progress. Education and Marriage Mary Astell (1666-1731) advocated equal opportunities for women and has been described as the first English feminist. She wrote: If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves? Mary Astell believed education would help women to avoid a