British swimmer Luke Greenbank, 26, was disqualified from the men’s 200-m backstroke on Wednesday, despite seemingly coming in first place during the heat he competed in. Initially, Greenbank seemed happy…
Often lauded as the mother of Regency romance, Georgette Heyer is widely considered a pioneer of the booming historical romance subgenre. From 1935 to 1974, Heyer published more than two…
Scholars may celebrate Jane Austen for her pioneering use of free indirect discourse, but you don’t need an English degree to appreciate that she helped invent the romantic comedy as…
Since the release of her first book nearly 40 years ago, best-selling author Loretta Chase has earned a reputation for crafting historical romances with feisty heroines that feel ahead of…
French novelist Marc Levy’s 1999 debut, If Only It Were True, which was translated into English by Jeremy Leggatt the following year, is a quirky ghost story about love, loss,…