No Regrets

Sourcebooks, Casablance, October 2007.

Honorable Mention in ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year

When two friends enter into a marriage of convenience, they solve their financial woes, but stir up feelings they prefer to ignore.  Their path of discovery takes them to London and Paris and throws them into an intrigue designed to tear the flimsy fabric of their arrangement apart.

Caroline Torrington is large, and she wears glasses. Not the sort of woman to attract the attention of London's most notorious rake unless he is after her fortune. 

 Lucas, Lord Foxhaven, noted  for his wild and reckless behavior, is once again in dispute with his father over his financial excesses. Only his childhood friend Caro can help him out of his predicament.

Little does Caroline know that her voluptuous curves are driving Lucas to distraction.

In the midst of deepening mutual attraction, Caroline gets embroiled in a scandal and is kidnapped.  After a dangerous escape, Caroline tells Lucas the whole marriage thing was a huge mistake. Can Lucas convince her that he loves her for herself and not her fortune?

Real Women Deserve Romance Too!

Author Boldly Goes Where a Plus-Size Heroine Has Never Gone Before

It is common knowledge that women are bombarded with images of unrealistic body types. Over three-quarters of the female characters in TV situation comedies are underweight, the average model weighs 23% less than the average woman, and women can’t even pick up their favorite novels without reading about the attributes of an impossibly beautiful and slender ingénue.

 However, Michèle Ann Young has decided to shake up the world of women’s fiction with her new romance, No Regrets. Michèle’s heroine, unlike most Regency romance heroines, is not slim and sophisticated. She is plump, wears glasses, and perhaps even a little dowdy. Yet she still manages to capture the heart of the tall, dark and handsome rogue.

 More than 50% of all paperback books sold in North America are romance novels. Since the genre’s readership is, not surprisingly, predominately female, the way women are depicted in romance novels can have a powerful affect on the way they view themselves.

 Michèle is available to discuss why she believes that realistic depictions of women in the media are so important, and what inspired her to take her Regency romance into uncharted territory.

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