PLEASE WELCOME
LINORE BURKARD
TO
FICTION FRIDAY
WHY I WROTE A REGENCY ROMANCE
I wanted to write a Regency time travel for years. When I saw the movie “Kate and Leopold” with Meg
Ryan and Hugh Jackman I thought, Oh no! Someone used my idea! But I needn’t have worried. Leopold
was a Victorian gentleman, not from the Regency, first of all, and secondly, though I enjoyed the flick, I
kept thinking it missed so many opportunities for humor. (Having written a screenplay since then, I realize
now why it missed so many; tight scripts just don’t have room for all the scenes that could be fun.) When I
wrote my story, however, not only was it fundamentally different and unique, but I was able to include the
humorous scenes that had been floating around in my head for eons. This makes the book a lot of fun—
particularly when the Regency hero shows up in the present day. On a side note, I started the book years
ago and then dropped it, mostly because I wanted to write it as a Christian romance like my other
Regencies. But I kept running into roadblocks. And Christian publishers weren’t interested in time travel.
Finally, I realized I had to let God out of MY box and write the story He was giving me, not the one I
thought He should give me. After that, it came together remarkably easily, and I think in a very fun way.
Due to reader interest in a sequel, I’m now brainstorming that book
ABOUT FOREVER LATELY
1816, England
Julian St. John needs a wife. An oath to a deceased guardian must be kept. Miss Clarissa Andrews, a
vexatious beauty, has dangled after him all season, but he has no intention of choosing such a she-devil.
Maine, Present Day
Author Claire Channing is desperate to write a bestseller to save her failing career. She moves into her grandmother's abandoned cottage to write the book, but a local resort baron wants to raze the place. Without the deed, the clock is ticking on how long she can stay. She thinks she’s writing St. John's story. But when she discovers an old prayer shawl and finds herself in his Regency world, she falls in love with
him, a man she thought she invented! Miss Andrews, however, is also real—and she’d rather see Julian dead than in another woman's arms!
Claire must beat the clock to prevent a deadly tragedy, but can Love beat the limits of time itself?
Purchase links
Purchase link: ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WXB3F4C/
Purchase link: Print: https://www.amzn.to/2MDOTwn
B&N purchase link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1133341716?ean=9781733311106
ABOUT LINORE BURKARD
Linore Rose Burkard is a serious watcher of period films, a Janeite, and hopeless
romantic. An award-winning author best known for Inspirational Regency Romance, her
first book opened the genre for the CBA. Besides historical romance, Linore writes
contemporary suspense (The Pulse Effex Series, as L.R. Burkard), contemporary romance
(Falling In), and romantic short stories. Linore has a magna cum laude English Lit.
degree from CUNY which she earned while taking herself far too seriously. She now
resides in Ohio with her husband and family, where she turns her youthful angst into
character or humor-driven plots.
Linore is Vice President of the Dayton Scribes, and a Regional Director of CAN, Christian Authors Network. She
founded Lilliput Press, a vehicle for Indie Publishing, where “little dreams become books.”
Sign up for Linore's newsletter to be automatically entered in monthly book drawings. You'll also receive a free
novella, Coach and Four: Allisandra's Tale, set in the days of King Charles II!
Enter your
GHOSTS, ROMANCE, AND ENTERTAINMENT
Linda Wood Rondeau
1/14/2022
THE PURPOSE REVEALED
JULIE COSGROVE
12/24/2021
TEEN BOOK GIFT GUIDE
Candice Pedraza Yamnitz
12/17/2021
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
AMY ANGUISH
12/10/2021
WHERE'S THE CHRISTIAN TEEN FICTION
CANDICE
11/19/2021
ARMS OF FREEDOM
KATHLEEN NEELY
10/29/2021
WORD PLAY MYSTERIES
JULIE COSGROVE
10/15/2021
JOLLY ANGEL CHRISTMAS
Linda Wood Rondeau
10/5/2021
A LIFE REDEEMED
OLIVIA RAE
10/1/2021
DARIA'S DUKE
LINDA SHENTON MATCHETT
9/24/2021
FINDING THAT TENDER SPOT
CAROLE BROWN
9/17/2021
MAKING UP TIME
VALERIE BANFIELD
9/3/2021
MAKING UP TIME
VALERIE BANFIELD
9/3/2021
THE WEATHER GIRLS
JENNIFER LYNN CARY
8/27/2021
THE GIRL in the CARDBOARD BOX
JANE DALY
8/13/2021
JUSTICE AT DAWN
VALERIE MASSEY GOREE
8/6/2021
SUMMER COVER-UP
SALLY JO PITTS
7/30/2021
HEAVIER THAN BROKEN HEARTS
LEE ANN BETTS
7/23/2021
LOVE FOUND IN CRANBERRY COVE
JUNE FOSTER
7/9/2021
THE JOHNSON KNIGHTS
ROBERT QUATTLEBAUM
7/4/2021
HIS GIFT
JOAN C. BENSON
7/2/2021
THIRD AND MAIN:BEFORE AND AFTER
LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
6/29/2021
FLOWERS FROM AFGHANISTAN
SUZY PARISH
6/25/2021
ALWAYS A WEDDING PLANNER
LEE ANN BETTS
6/18/2021
THE MARITIME CURE
MICHELLE S. LOWE
6/11/2021
ON SUGAR HILL
ANE MULLIGAN
6/4/2021
WOUNDED SOLDIERS: THE PEACEFUL VALLEY ANTHOLOGY
J. CAROL NEMETH
5/28/2021
BEING ETHEL IN A WORLD THAT LOVES LUCY
Michele Olson
5/21/2021
LIVING WATER
ALLISON WELLS
5/14/2021
PAPER WOLF
CHRISSY M DENNIS
5/7/2021
SURRENDERING HEARTS SERIES
Julie Arduini
4/30/2021
BENT TREE BRIDE
Denise Weimer
4/23/2021
A SONG FOR HER ENEMIES
SHERRI STEWART
4/20/2021
HANNAH A GOLD RUSH BRIDE
LINDA SHENTON MATCHETT
4/16/2021
NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN
TERRI WANGARD
4/9/2021
PUPPY CIAO
ANNETTE OHARE
4/2/2021
SPRING BETRAYAL
SALLY JO PITTS
3/26/2021
ANCHOR MY HEART
SARA BETH WILLIAMS
3/19/2021
DEEP END OF THE LAKE
CAROL GRACE STRATTON
3/12/2021
DREAMS REKINDLED
AMANDA CABOT
3/5/2021
ANCHOR MY HEART
SARA BETH WILLIAMS
2/26/2021
SONG OF SUGAR SANDS
DEBRA COLEMAN JETER
2/19/2021
A CHANGE OF SCENERY
DAVALYN SPENCER
2/12/2021
SECOND HELPINGS
LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
2/5/2021
THE INN AT CRANBERRY COVE
JUNE FOSTER
1/29/2021
WRITING HOME
AMY ANGUISH
1/22/2021
THE PAST EVER PRESENT
DEBRA COLEMAN JETER
1/15/2021
LITTLE GREY CELLS
LEEANN BETTS
1/8/2021
MY GIGI'S HOUSE
MEREDITH SAGE KENDALL
1/1/2021
THE GAME IS AFOOT
LEEANN BETTS
12/25/2020
THE MISTLETOE CONTRACT
JENNIFER CHASTAIN
12/18/2020
Northern Protector
Laurie Wood
12/11/2020
UNTIL THEN
GAIL KITTLESON
12/5/2020
SNOWBOUND IN WINTERBERRY FALLS
ANN BRODEUR
11/27/2020
CHRISTMAS WITH THE ENEMY
MARY VEE
11/20/2020
A PINK LADY THANKSGIVING/A STORY BEHIND THE STORY
DONNA SCHLACTER
11/13/2020
TOGETHER FOR GOOD
PENEPOLE POWELL
11/6/2020
FORTUNE'S FALL
KATHERINE BARGER
10/30/2020
SECOND HELPINGS
LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
10/23/2020
SPRINKLED WITH SABOTAGE
ALLISON PEARL
10/16/2020
THE SLEUTH'S SURPRISE SPECIAL ONCORE POST
KIMBERLY ROSE JOHNSON
10/11/2020
SAVING GRACE
AMY R. ANGUISH
10/2/2020
DEADLY CONNECTION: SMALL TOWN GUARDIANS BOOK THREE
JENNIFER PIERCE
9/25/2020
MY HEART WEEPS
Pamela S. Thibodeaux
9/11/2020
THE SLEUTH'S SURPRISE
KIMBERLY ROSE JOHNSON
9/4/2020
HIS GIFT
JOAN C. BENSON
8/28/2020
THE AMISH MENORAH AND OTHER STORIES
PATRICK E. CRAIG
8/21/2020
THE HEART OF COURAGE
LYNNE BASHAM TAGAWA
8/14/2020
MURDER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
LINDA SHENTON MATCHETT
8/7/2020
DARK MOTIVES
ZANNE MARIE DYER
7/31/2020
THE STORY BEHIND DEN-A MODERN-DAY DANIEL
HOPE BOLINGER
7/24/2020
REMODELING: AN AUTHOR'S STORY
SHANNAN TAYLOR VANATTER
7/10/2020
RISK MANAGEMENT
LEEANN BETTS
7/3/2020
COOKING UP A MYSTERY
GAIL PALLOTTA
6/26/2020
THE WIDOW & THE WAR CORRESPONDENT
LINDA SHENTON MATCHETT
6/19/2020
YOU'RE BRILLIANT
JULIE ARDUINI
6/12/2020
THE GREEN DRESS
LIZ TOLSMA
6/5/2020
PURSUIT
JOHN OWENS
5/22/2020
KATE
DONNA SCHLACTER
5/15/2020
WHERE THE ROAD BENDS IN OUTBACK AUSTRALIA
DAVID RAWLINGS
5/8/2020
DEVYN'S DILEMMA
SUSAN G. MATHIS
5/1/2020
LEAF ME ALONE
JULIE B. COSGROVE
4/24/2020
JUSTICE FOR ELIZABETH
MARY VEE
4/17/2020
WHEN HEARTS ENTWINE
BONNIE ENGSTROM
4/10/2020
ROLL BACK THE CLOUDS
TERRI WANGARD
4/3/2020
RIVEN
H.L. WEGLEY
3/27/2020
RED LETTER DAY
PAT JEANNE DAVIS
3/21/2020
THE LOST COAST
PATRICK E. CRAIG
3/20/2020
THE CABIN
ERIN UNGER
3/13/2020
OUT OF THE EMBERS
AMANDA CABOT
2/28/2020
HER SHINING EYES
JEANETTE MORRIS
2/21/2020
THE STORY BEHIND OFF THE GROUND
CATHERINE RICHMOND
2/14/2020
ACTS OF MALICE
NIKE CHILLEMI
2/7/2020
THE CLOCK IS TICKING
TRACY WAINWRIGHT
1/31/2020
UNDER GROUND
LINDA SHENTON MATCHETT
1/24/2020
AN UNEXPECTED FAMILY
JUNE FOSTER
1/17/2020
WHEN VALLEYS BLOOM AGAIN
PAT JEANNE DAVIS
1/10/2020
MISSING DEPOSITS
LEEANN BETTS
1/3/2020
IN AN INSTANT
TRACY WAINWRIGHT
12/27/2019
THE PURPOSE REVEALED
JULIE COSGROVE
12/25/2019
IMPERFECT SNOWFLAKES
T.E. BRADFORD
12/20/2019
THREE FRENCH HENS
LINORE BURKARD
12/13/2019
RESTORING CHRISTMAS
JULIE ARDUINI
12/6/2019
SARA'S SURPRISE
SUSAN G. MATHIS
12/4/2019
MY GOOD SON
DONNA DeLORETTA BREANNAN
11/29/2019
FOREVER LATELY
LINORE BURKARD
11/22/2019
THE TICKET
DEBRA COLEMAN JETER
11/15/2019
MISSING PIECES
LINSEY BRACKETT
11/8/2019
CONFLICT AVOIDANCE
SUSAN G. MATHIAS
11/1/2019
PRACTICALLY MARRIED
KARIN BEERY
10/30/2019
CASSANDRA AND THE COWBOY
JANINE MICK WILLS
10/25/2019
UNWRAPPING HOPE
SANDRA ARDOIN
10/18/2019
FOOTPRINTS ON HER HEART
ANGELA BREIDENBACH
10/11/2019
"Indian Attack"
Lynne Tagawa
10/4/2019
Dreams Deferred
JUNE FOSTER
9/27/2019
A NEW YORK YANKEE ON STINKING CREEK
CAROL MCCLAIN
9/20/2019
JOY AFTER NOON
DEBRA COLEMAN JETER
9/13/2019
Match Made in Heaven: A Novella
JULIE ARDUINI
9/6/2019
THE MASTER'S PLAN
STEPHANY TULLIS
8/30/2019
SONG OF SUGAR SANDS
DEBRA COLEMAN JETER
8/23/2019
LOVE'S ALLEGIANCE
LINDA SHENTON MATCHETT
8/16/2019
WRITING THE PAST: THE DUST BOWL
CLEO LAMPOS
8/9/2019
THE STREET SINGER
KATHLEEN NEELY
8/2/2019
JANUS JOURNALS
H. L. WEGLEY
7/26/2019
WHERE I WAS PLANTED
HEATHER NORMAN SMITH
7/19/2019
TO THE RESCUE A SHORT STORY
PAT JEANNE DAVIS
7/12/2019
THE LEAST OF THESE
KATHLEEN NEELY
7/10/2019
SUMMER PLANS AND OTHER DISASTERS
KARIN BEERY
7/5/2019
AND THEN BLOOMS LOVE
SALLY JO PITTS
6/28/2019
IN THE MONEY
Leeann Betts
6/26/2019
AMMO (An Original Shorty Story)
JENNIFER HALLMARK
6/21/2019
POWER UP
JESSIE MATTIS
6/14/2019
THE PINK BONNET
LIZ TOLSMA
6/7/2019
KATELYN'S CHOICE
SUSAN G. MATHIAS
5/31/2019
HOSEA'S HEART
LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
5/24/2019
FAITH AND HOPE
AMY R. ANGUISH
5/17/2019
FALLEN LEAF
JULIE COSGROVE
5/10/2019
GRACE & LAVENDER
HEATHER NORMAN SMITH
5/3/2019
JULIA
VICKIE MCDONOUGH
4/26/2019
AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE
BARRY NAPIER
4/22/2019
KATELYN'S CHOICE
SUSAN G. MATHIAS
4/19/2019
When Valleys Bloom Again
Pat Jeanne Davis
4/12/2019
You Asked for It
STEVE STROBBLE
4/10/2019
One Door Between Us
Tom Donnan
4/5/2019
BURIED MOUNTAIN SECRETS
TERRI REED
3/29/2019
CAPTURE ME
SHERRY KYLE
3/22/2019
UNDER PRAIRIE SKIES
CYNTHIA ROEMER
3/15/2019
A Tender Hope
Amanda Cabot
3/8/2019
PARHELION
LISA LICKEL
3/1/2019
CAROLINA GRACE
REGINA MERRICK
2/22/2019
A LOVE MOST WORTHY
SANDRA ARDOIN
2/16/2019
YOU'RE AMAZING
JULIE ARDUINI
2/8/2019
LOVE'S RESCUE
LINDA SHENTON MATCHETT
2/1/2019
COURTING DANGER
NIKE CHILLEMI
1/25/2019
JOHN ALDEN ... A SHORT STORY
LYNNE BASHAM TAGAWA
1/18/2019
THE OTHER NEIGHBOR
Gail Sattler
1/11/2019
NO TURNING BACK
H. L. Wegley
1/4/2019
ALLEY'S PERFECT ANGEL
LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
12/28/2018
A SILVER MEDALLION
James Callan
12/21/2018
THE AMISH MIDWIFE'S SECRET
Rachel Good
12/14/2018
CHRISTMAS WITH THE ENEMY
Mary Vee
12/7/2018
RETURN TO WALHALLA
LAURA HODGES POOLE
11/30/2018
HOMELESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
PeggySue Wells and Marsha Wright
11/16/2018
HAIR CALAMITIES AND HOT CASH
GAIL PALLOTTA
11/9/2018
MEET ME IN GALVESTON
ANDREA BOESHAAR
10/26/2018
HARVEST OF BLESSINGS
JUNE FOSTER
10/19/2018
MEET JENNIFER SLATTERY
Jennifer Slattery
10/5/2018
He Passes By
Linda Wood Rondeau
6/15/2018
Bryan's Homecoming
Linda Wood Rondeau
6/8/2018
EMERGENCE
Linda Wood Rondeau
6/1/2018
Antiquainted Man
LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
5/11/2018
SOMETHING NEW
LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
5/4/2018