Nicole Byrd
http://www.nicolebyrd.com
Born in Tennessee, I was an Army brat, changing schools ten
times in twelve years. I've lived in Tennessee, Texas,
Mississippi's Gulf Coast, Georgia, California, Germany,
Scotland, and visited numerous other states and countries.
A National Merit Scholar, I hold a B.A. and M.A. in English
and taught at several levels but mainly high school English
before I stopped to write full time.
Writing was always my dream. I grew up wanting to write and
had always had a particular love of historical fiction. The
first novel I completed—written while we lived in
Scotland when my daughter Michelle was a baby and my son
Quinn was in grade one-- was set in England and Europe
during the Napoleonic war and featured several Englishmen
and women as the main characters. I received some good
rejections on the book but was too new at writing to realize
how close I had come and put it aside when I returned to the
U.S.
Years later when I decided to get serious about writing for
publication, I met an agent at a writing conference and told
her I wanted to write historicals. She noted that market
was soft and suggested I try a contemporary, instead. I
very much wanted to publish, so I did and sold a Harlequin
Temptation fairly soon and then a young adult contemporary
immediately after. The Temptation did well, but the editor
who bought it left, and the next editor and I were not a
good fit. The young adult novels were successful, but I
never lost my yearning to write historicals. Years later, I
decided I had to stop thinking about it and take the plunge.
By this time Michelle, a fourth grader when I celebrated my
first published novel, was now in college and trying her
hand at writing, too. Well read and a fellow Anglophile,
she also loved historical fiction, so I had her critique the
manuscript for me. She had such good ideas that I soon
suggested that she write a scene. She did, and it was so
good and blended so well with my manuscript that we decided
to write together. Thus Nicole (Michelle's middle name)
Byrd (my middle name) was born!
We both love English history, enjoy research, and love the
Regency era. (I wrote my Master's thesis on Jane Austin and
have always loved this time period). It was a partnership
we both enjoyed. We worked on several of the Nicole Byrd
books together.
Recently Michelle has decided that she wants to develop her
own voice and try some contemporary fiction on her
own—a healthy and normal step—and she also wants
more time for her young family. So—as we had agreed at
the beginning—while she tries something new, I will
continue the Nicole Byrd books, which I find a delight to
write and research. She still critiques for me, as I do for
her, so she's not totally gone, and I discuss my ideas with
her and get her feedback, which I always value. When she's
ready, there will be a link to Michelle's website here so
you can check out what Michelle is up to with her books!
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Books
A Lady Betrayed
November 6, 2007
When Adrian Carter, Viscount Weller, comes across an
unconscious woman in the rain, his attempts to aid her land
them in a compromising position.
Now, with her reputation ruined, Madeline has no choice Read more...
A Lady of Scandal
February 6, 2007
The Sinclair family's romantic adventures continue, as
the Sinclair twins—Cordelia and Ophelia—find
secrets and love on the London stage.
Ophelia and Cornelia, the Applegate twins, run away to
London to go on stage and Read more...
Seducing Sir Oliver
July 5, 2006
Nicole Byrd returns with a sparkling new Regency
historical romance that will sweep readers into a world of
danger and delight...
Whisked off to London by her newly revealed half brother,
Miss Juliana Applegate Read more...
Gilding the Lady
August 2, 2005
When her parents die, Clarissa Fallon goes from affluent
young lady to maid. That is, until her brother returns from
the high seas and rescues her.
Now she must re-learn how to be Read more...
Vision in Blue
February 1, 2005
Who is Miss Gemma Smith? No one wishes to know more than
the orphaned Gemma herself. One day, a fateful letter sends
her to London where she meets former naval Read more...
Beauty in Black
June 1, 2004
Young widow Marianne Hughes is to chaperone the even
younger Louisa Crookshanks to London for her come-out. But,
in a most awkward happenstance, it turns out that the one
gentleman Read more...
Widow in Scarlet
September 1, 2003
Lord of mystery...
Nicholas Ramsey, Viscount Richmond, has a well-earned
reputation for seduction and scandal. What isn't so widely
known is the secret mission entrusted to him by the Prince
Regent--to Read more...
Lady In Waiting
May 1, 2002
Lady in waiting...
For years, Circe Hill waited for David, earl of Westbury,
to notice her. She had loved him for so long, but it seemed
as if she loved in Read more...
Dear Impostor
July 31, 2001
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