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TBM Forum: Working on the Web Round-Up
New articles have been posted at the Working on the Web forum this month. In the ongoing SEO series is an article about which meta tag you can use to compel the search engines to display your description of each of your web site pages in their search results listings, rather than allowing the search engines to simply grab any text off the page and display that with the search results. Though these descriptions are not indexed by the search engines, they do allow web site owners the opportunity to entice potential visitors to click on the links to their pages in any search results listings. Another article covers the top three online book-seller aggregators and explains how they work, how they are similar and how they are different. For those who are building a Regency research library, or seeking early or out-of-print books by their favorite Regency authors, these aggregators are a most useful and money-saving resource. In addition, a special article was posted for those Beau Monde members who receive emails from the Beau Monde Facebook group.
The SEO article planned for the Working on the Web forum next month will explain how the images on your web pages can help increase your site’s search engine ranking, even though search engines do not index images in their databases. In addition to improving a web site’s search engine rankings, correct use of images will also make a web site more user-friendly and accessible to those with visual impairments. A blogging article is planned which will explain an important feature available for blog posts which most bloggers overlook, even though this feature is their best option to capture more accurate statistics about their visitors and which blog posts they find of interest.
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New Book Releases – August 2012
New Book Releases from authors at The Beau Monde Chapter 
( Regency historical ) of Romance Writers of America.
BETRAYING SEASON (Henry Holt BYR)
BEWITCHING SEASON (Henry Holt BYR)
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www.nineteenteen.blogspot.com
Pleasures of a Tempted Lady by Jennifer Haymore 
SWEET DECEPTION by Heather Snow 
NAL Signet Eclipse, ISBN 978-0451237606
Regency Historical with Mystery
Release Date – August 7, 2012
Lady criminologist, Miss Emma Wallingford, unknowingly finds herself tangled in the dangerous mission of Lord Derick Aveline, a spy who also happens to be her long lost first love. But when deception, however sweet, is the name of the game, no one can be trusted. And every love—and every life—is at risk. (Second in the Veiled Seduction Series).
“Grabs reader attention from the very beginning. Snow’s intriguing, brilliant heroine is fascinated by investigation, justice and forensic science, and she’s up against a man who is more than he seems. Snow adds the spice of seduction to the thrill of the chase, leaving readers anticipating the surprising climax.” –RT Book Reviews
“SWEET DECEPTION is an unpredictable unabashedly intelligent historical romance that, for me, surpassed SWEET ENEMY. Loved it!” – Manic Readers
www.HeatherSnowBooks.com
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RACING WITH THE WIND by Regan Walker
It was unheard of for a Regency debutante to postpone her first season, yet Lady Mary had done just that. Far more interested in politics than a husband, she had no time for foolishness or frippery. Already she had assisted her statesman uncle in Paris, and she swore to return to the court of Louis XVIII no matter the danger. Like her black stallion, Midnight, she would always run free. Only the truest heart would race beside her.
THE GOVERNESS AND MR GRANVILLE by Abby Gaines 
Inspirational – Love Inspired Historical 978-0373829323
Release Date – September 2012
Dominic Granville needs a wife—whether he wants one or not! And governess Serena Somerton intends to find one for him. A marriage of convenience would provide the wealthy widower’s five children with a mother’s tender care. And yet none of Dominic’s prospective brides can meet Serena’s increasingly high standards.
Dominic can’t imagine why his sister hired such an unconventional, outspoken governess. Yet Miss Somerton’s quirks can’t curb his growing interest in this spirited young woman. After his wife’s death, Dominic was sure he couldn’t love again. But faced with the prospect of losing Serena to another, one fact becomes clear. His imperfect governess could be his ideal wife.
Twitter: @abbygaines
SIMPLY VORACIOUS by Kate Pearce
Kensington Aphrodisia - ISBN: 978-0-7582-6946-1
Erotic Regency romance
Release Date – August 2012
Regency Historical (first in the House of Brady series)
Marcia gets schooled… Of the three Brady sisters, Lady Marcia has always seemed the girl most likely to lead a perfectly charmed life. But after a handsome cad breaks her heart, she swears off love and devotes her life to teaching girls at a private school. In spite of her family’s wish for a London debut, Marcia is happy where she is—until terrible news sends her back to the Brady clan…and into the arms of an unexpected suitor.
On the subject of love. …A dark and dashing earl who knows Marcia’s past, Duncan Lattimore is surprised by what a fascinating and independent woman she’s become. Marcia, too, is surprised—by the fiery attraction she feels for Duncan. But why—why—must he be the brother of the scoundrel who broke her heart? Why must Marcia’s rival at school forbid her from seeing him? How can this lady possibly resist this fellow—when they know that it’s much more than a hunch…?
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Gail Eastwood – Featured Beau Monde Author
Gail Eastwood is today’s Featured Author for The Beau Monde Regency chapter of Romance Writers of America.
Gail Eastwood started writing stories at an early age, but spent almost twenty years as a journalist, theatre critic and PR consultant, among other jobs, before she finally wrote and sold her first novel, achieving her childhood dream.
That first book and six more Signet Regencies that followed won awards and recognition, including The Golden Leaf for Best Regency, 1994. Gail was nominated by Romantic Times Magazine for Career Achievement in the Regency category for two years in a row.
Gail’s love for the Regency period comes naturally from her love for England and for history, which she claims are “in the blood,” plus all the special qualities we admire and enjoy about this unique time.
Hailed by reviewers as “a master at painting pictures of Regency life,” Gail had earned a growing reputation as a writer who pushed the genre to new levels with emotional depth and original plots, until family health issues took her out of the field for ten years. Now she’s excited to be back, working on a new book along with the ebook reissues of her backlist.
She lives in RI in a “refilled nest” with her husband, two adult sons and one very lazy cat.
Website: www.gaileastwoodauthor.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/
A PERILOUS JOURNEY -May 2012
AN UNLIKELY HERO -July 2012
Penguin/NAL Intermix ebooks
Signet Regency Romance reissues available now for Kindle and other e-readers, at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, & iTunes
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Barbara Cartland
As was recently announced, Aurora Regency is actively seeking traditional regency novels for publication. From their submission guidelines: "Think Georgette Heyer, Barbara Cartland and, of course, Jane Austen." Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen retain their popularity even today, but how many born after the last couple of decades of the last century recognize the name Barbara Cartland? Offered here is a brief overview of her work by one who read and enjoyed many of her novels.
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote:
She was called the "Queen of Romance" in her day, though I suspect there are many romance readers today who have never heard her name. And yet, she is credited with writing more than seven hundred romance novels over the course of a seventy-year career. With her big hair, plumed hats and pink dresses, she became something of a caricature of herself in her later years. But she also did a lot of good in her long life, working diligently for many charities, and I think she was entitled to do as she pleased.
There are those who might dismiss her work as fluff, and perhaps some of her later novels might merit that description, but not her earlier work. The novels of Barbara Cartland gave me a lot of pleasure in my early years as a Regency romance devotee. May I share some reflections on the work of Barbara Cartland?
Assembly Room – Roundup of Regency posts by Angelyn Schmid
Assembly Room – Roundup of Regency posts 
by Angelyn Schmid
Spencer House circa 1800. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
One of the few surviving neoclassical London palaces
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Lady Jersey’s Osterley Park: http://bit.ly/NzLkmQ
Aerial view of Osterley Park, London (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The mail coach in a thunderstorm on Newmarket Heath, Suffolk, 1827 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Now Vanished Ephemeral Art: Chalking the Regency Ballroom Floor
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote:
to be danced out before morning!
And so they would be danced out, never to be seen again. But while they lasted, they enhanced the ballroom decorations for the evening, amused and/or charmed those who would soon dance across the surface of those ballroom floors, even as those same dancers consigned the lovely images to oblivion while they enjoyed themselves.
While researching the details of the grand Carlton House Fête which the Prince Regent hosted in June 1811, I finally stumbled upon the truth of the use of chalk in ballrooms. On the handful of previous occasions on which I had encountered a reference to the practice, it was stated that the doors of the ballroom were chalked. It was not until, during the course of this last round of research, that I finally discovered that those references could all be traced back to one incorrect source. In actual fact, it was the floors of the ballroom which were chalked. As I pursued that very thin line of inquiry, I was eventually able to piece together enough details about this delightfully ephemeral art form to realize that it was a frequent practice for notable Regency balls. And now, the chalk on the floor …
Emotionally Engage from the Very First Page By Cheryl Bolen
Could you use some tips on how to write that oh-so important opening paragraph for your next novel? The paragraph which will draw a reader in deeply enough to induce them to carry your novel from the bookstore bookshelf to the check-out counter? In today’s article, Cheryl Bolen will share some valuable information which she learned during a workshop offered by author Colleen Thompson.
The six principles which will help you write a powerfully compelling first paragraph …
William Wilberforce on Regency Promenade by Nancy Mayer
William Wilberforce is featured on The Beau Monde Chapter’s Regency Promenade.
Article written by Nancy Mayer
William Wilberforce (Photo credit: Wikipedia)William Wilberforce was a British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade.
Born: August 24, 1759, Kingston upon Hull
Died: July 29, 1833, London
Spouse: Barbara Spooner
Education: St John’s College, Cambridge
Buried: Westminster Abbey
William Wilberforce is now well-known for leading the parliamentary fight for abolition of slavery in England.
Laurie Alice Eakes – Featured Beau Monde Author
Laurie Alice Eakes is today’s Featured Author for The Beau Monde Regency chapter of Romance Writers of America.
Laurie Alice Eakes used to lie in bed as a child telling herself stories so she didn’t wake anyone else up.
Sometimes she shared her stories withothers; thus, when she decided to be a writer, she surprised no one.
Family Guardian, her first book, won the National Readers Choice Award for Best Regency in 2007. In the past three years, she has sold six books to Baker/Revell, five of which are set during the Regency time period, five books to Barbour Publishing, as well as two novellas to Barbour Publishing and one to Baker/Revell.
Seven of her books have been picked up by Thorndike Press for large print publication, and Lady in the Mist, her first book with Revell, was chosen for hardcover publication with Crossings Bookclub.
She also teaches on-line writing courses and enjoys a speaking ministry that takes her from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast.
Laurie Alice lives in Texas with her husband, two dogs and two cats, and is learning how to make tamales.
Laurie Alice Eakes – http://www.lauriealiceeakes.
