Marilyn Kelly Historical Romance Author

Marilyn Kelly
Historical Romance Author

Writing novels about extraordinary women in history
and the incredible men who capture their hearts.

Welcome to my website.

I'm Marilyn Kelly, author of sizzling historical romances set in the fascinating 1830's England. I've finished three manuscripts: Shades of Taboo, Shades of Deception, and Sounds of Love. Check out my writings page for samples of what I've written so far. I'm currently working on a sequel to Sounds of Love called Puzzles of Passion.

Please email me at marilyn@marilynkelly.net

* Looking for pictures of Fabio, Adrian Paul, and Mr. Romance? They're on 'about Marilyn'. I also have a few photos there from my recent research trip to England.

* Eleven Senses - Who Knew? To learn more about having me present this unique workshop for writers, click on the Eleven Senses Workshop link. You can now buy the Eleven Senses - Who Knew? word lists in book form at Amazon.com. I have also created a 'Workshop in a Bag - Just Add Chocolate'. Click on the workshop link for more info.

Click here to buy Workshop in a Bag - Just Add Chocolate

* Below I've listed some of my favorite writing websites. Let me know if I'm missing any you would like to see listed.

A few of my favorite research websites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/ - Thank you, volunteers!

www.etymonline.com/ - Sponsor a word.

www.thefreedictionary.com/

http://www.fangedfour.com/fangs/resources/resourcelinks.html - tons of eclectic historical and paranormal sites

http://www.writing-world.com/romance/index.shtml - tons of articles and links

http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/links.htm - slang from around the world

http://home.comcast.net/~dflawson/ - Deb's Historical Research Page - Amazing!

http://www.lonang.com/exlibris/blackstone/ - Blackstone's Laws of England in readable form

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page - Project Gutenberg gets better every day.

www.writersdigest.com

Some favorite genre websites:

rwanational.org/

www.rtbookreviews.com/

http://www.theromancereader.com/

http://romanticinks.com/home/

http://www.simegen.com/romance/ - lots of great links

A few publisher sites:

http://www.harpercollins.com/Imprints/Avon/

http://www.eharlequin.com/

My agent's site: http://www.elaineenglish.com

My favorite statue in Athens. It tells a whole story.

My favorite statue in Athens. Aphrodite is swatting her unwanted suitor with her sandal,
while Cupid wrestles his horn.
Very dynamic art.

Another dynamic Cupid and Venus statue, this one from the amazing Wallace Collection in London.

I've signed with a literary agent! Elaine English will be representing my third book, Sounds of Love, and hopefully many others.

All three of my manuscripts finalled in writing contests, and Sounds of Love won the 2009 San Francisco Heart-to-Heart contest (and led to my getting my agent!)

Here are some judge's comments on my writings:

Great set-up, wonderfully written. I was caught from the beginning

I love your voice!

I'd buy this book!

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