Pen name Nicola Cornick Genre historical romance Name Nicola Cornick | Nationality British Role Writer Period 1998–Present Education University of London | |
Alma mater Gateways High School Leeds Books The Heart of Christma, Whisper of Scandal, Forbidden, The Confessions of a Duch, Lord of Scandal | ||
Occupation Novelist and historian |
AUTHOR INTERVIEW | NICOLA CORNICK | THE WOMAN IN THE LAKE
Nicola Cornick (b. Yorkshire, England) is a British writer of historical romance novels and timeslip mysteries. Her books have been translated into over 40 languages and she has won a number of awards.She is also a historian specialising in public history. She also works as a consultant for TV and radio, and as a volunteer guide and historian at Ashdown House, a 17th-century National Trust hunting lodge in Oxfordshire.
Contents
- AUTHOR INTERVIEW NICOLA CORNICK THE WOMAN IN THE LAKE
- Fireside reads with Nicola Cornick
- Biography
- Recognition
- Traditional Regencies
- Blue Stocking Brides Series
- Regency Historicals
- The Brides of Fortune Series
- Scandalous Women of the Ton Series
- The Scottish Brides
- Multi Period Historical
- Steepwood Scandal Series Multi Author
- Anthologies in collaboration
- References
Nicola Cornick was elected the twenty-eight chairman (2017–2019) of the Romantic Novelists' Association. She runs writing courses and gives talks on the history of Ashdown House and on other history and writing-related topics.
Fireside reads with Nicola Cornick
Biography
Nicola Cornick was born in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. She obtained an honours degree in Medieval History from London University. She worked for many years in university administration, becoming Assistant Academic Registrar and Operations Manager at Cranfield University. She returned to college in Oxford, to study at Ruskin College. gaining a master's degree with distinction in Public History.
She published her first novel in 1998 for Mills & Boon (reedited as Harlequin Enterprises in USA). Since then she has specialized in romances set in the British Regency. In 2006 she moved to HQN Books in the United States and published longer historical romances with settings ranging from 19th century Scotland to the Arctic. In 2014 she signed with Harper Collins to write multiple time period historical mysteries, the first of which, House of Shadows, was published by Harper Collins HQ in 2015 and the second, The Phantom Tree, in 2016.
Recognition
Nicola Cornick's books have been shortlisted for a number of awards including the Romance Writers of America RITA Awards and have won the Reader's Choice Award, the Laurel Wreath and the LORIES. She has been Wiltshire Libraries Writer in Residence and has spoken at the Oxford Literary Festival on the history and development of the romance novel. Her works are recognised for their historical research and well-observed characterisation.
She lives in Oxfordshire, England.
Traditional Regencies
- True Colours (1998)
- The Virtuous Cyprian (1998)
- The Larkswood Legacy (1999)
- Lady Polly (1999)
- Miss Verey's Proposal (2000)
- Lady Allerton's Wager (2000)
- The Notorious Marriage (2002)
- The Earl's Prize (2002)
- The Chaperon Bride (2003)
- Wayward Widow (2003)
Blue Stocking Brides Series
- The Notorious Lord (2004)
- One Night of Scandal (2004)
- The Rake's Mistress (2004)
Regency Historicals
The Brides of Fortune Series
- The Secrets of a Courtesan (2009)
- The Confessions of a Duchess (2009)
- The Scandals of An Innocent (2009)
- The Undoing of a Lady (2009)
Scandalous Women of the Ton Series
- Whisper of Scandal (2010)
- One Wicked Sin (2010)
- Mistress by Midnight (2010)
- Notorious (2011)
- Desired (2011)
- Forbidden (2012)
The Scottish Brides
- The Lady and the Laird (2013)
- One night with the Laird (2013)
- Claimed by the Laird (2014)
Multi Period Historical
- House of Shadows (2015)
- The Phantom Tree (2016)