{"id":2146,"date":"2025-12-12T10:55:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianregency.com\/blog\/?p=2146"},"modified":"2025-12-12T10:55:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:55:57","slug":"interview-with-author-mary-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/12\/interview-with-author-mary-moore\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Author Mary Moore–Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi Everyone! We’ve got a lovely surprise for you here on Regency Reflections this week, and it involves the latest book release from one of our very own bloggers! Mary Moore’s second novel released on January 1st, and is she ever excited to tell us more about both her book, Beauty in Disguise<\/em>, and writing Regencies.<\/p>

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To commemorate the release of Beauty in Disguise, we’ll be interviewing Mary for two days in a row, and Mary has agreed to give away two copies of her book for each of those days. To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment at the bottom of the page, and you’ll be notified of the winner on Wednesday, January 16.<\/p>\n

So without further ado, here’s a little more about Mary:<\/p>\n

\"Author<\/a>I <\/i>have been writing historical fiction for more than 15 years. After battling and beating breast cancer, I\u2019ve become more excited about my writing. I want to incorporate some of my struggles \u00a0 throughout my books, and I am dedicated to encouraging others in the Lord and using my writing for God\u2019s glory.<\/i><\/p>\n

My debut novel, The Aristocrat\u2019s Lady<\/b>, won several acclaimed awards, including the 2011 Reviewers Choice Award by RT Magazine for Best Love Inspired Historical, and the 2011 Holt Medallion Award from Virginia Romance Writers for Best Book by a Virginia Author. I also received an Award of Merit for Best First Book and Best Long Inspirational by the VRW.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0I am a\u00a0 native of the Washington, DC area, but my husband and I now live in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia. When not writing, I love to read, minister in my church, and spend time with my husband and black lab, Darcy.<\/i><\/p>\n

I love to hear from readers! I can be reached on my website at www.marymooreauthor.com<\/a> or emailed at mmooreauthor@swva.net<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

1. What drew you to write during the Regency Time Period?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I read Pride and Prejudice for high school and loved it. But the real love affair began \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0when I read Georgette Heyer. I devoured her books and was devastated when I found out she was not alive, and there were no more to come! Then I discovered that Zebra (I think \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0it was Zebra) Publishing had a book club where you got four new Regencies every \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0month\u2026I signed up and was deliriously happy until it dwindled down to none.<\/p>\n

2. Tell us what year your book is set in and why you chose that particular time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was about 1817. My hero, Lord Dalton, refers to his military background several times \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0in the story. The war is over, but not so far over that it can\u2019t be alluded to comfortably \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0when needed in the story.<\/p>\n

3. What\u2019s your favorite, unique Regency aspect of the novel, something you wouldn\u2019t be able to include in a novel set in another place or time?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are two really. First, there is the fact that the Lady Kathryn is completely ruined \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0because she was alone in a carriage overnight with a man, even though nothing physical happened. For a Christian writer who wanted her heroine\u2019s reputation tarnished, it was \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0easily accomplished in the Regency Era. Second, the only two occupations for a lady of \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0quality down on her luck were a companion or governess. It fit well in the story to get her \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0far out of Society and able to don her disguise.<\/p>\n

4. What are the biggest challenges to writing in the Regency Period?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think it is telling stories that give the seasoned Regency reader satisfaction while still \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0being able to make it understandable to new Regency readers. I found myself reminding \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0the reader why Lady Kathryn was ruined for new readers and probably overdid it for \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Regency aficionados. I want to grab everyone with a story and make them fall in love \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0with the Regency period at the same time.<\/p>\n

5. Who is your favorite Regency Author?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I guess I gave that away in the first question! Georgette Heyer is my all time favorite. She \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0wrote such great stories with wonderful characters (I love her rakes!) all with wit and \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0charm from the period that I have yet to find in another. And though her stories certainly \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0are not faith-based, they satisfy the romantic in me while remaining squeaky clean. And \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0it\u2019s so silly; I thought I was the only one who knew about her! Imagine my surprise when I entered the writing world and discovered that she is loved by almost all Regency connoisseurs!<\/p>\n

6. What is your favorite Regency food, aspect of dress, and\/or expression?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, I like the language of the period best. That is one of those trials we talked about \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0above, throwing in a great expression like \u201c planted him a facer\u201d or \u201c diamond of the first water\u201d because it fits so beautifully in the story, but not wanting to water it down with an explanation in the next sentence. I think for the most part, if you can hook a reader with a great story, they will want to read more in that setting, and it doesn\u2019t take long for them to catch on to the language. It\u2019s one of the things that make a Regency so wonderful.<\/p>\n

7. What is your favorite Regency setting; e.g., London, country house, small village?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I really prefer a country house probably because I love dialogue. Once you\u2019ve given the \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0basic background and backdrop, there is a little more opportunity for intimacy; I mean \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0that in the way of one-on-one conversations, impromptu meetings, etc. But overall my \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0favorite setting is a waltz, and really that can be done in London or the country.<\/p>\n

8. What makes your hero and heroine uniquely Regency?<\/strong><\/p>\n

She is the daughter of a earl, and he is an earl, therefore there are only certain settings \u00a0\u00a0 \"Beauty<\/a>\u00a0that are available to them. But even though I like the gentility and upper echelon the best, \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0I like finding ways that they meet with or come into contact with the darker side of the \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0time period as well. It was only glittering for the \u2018upper ten thousand\u2019 \u2013 it was not a good \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0time in history for the lower classes.<\/p>\n

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Thank you so much for that lovely interview, Mary. I couldn’t agree with you more about the Regency Era being very bright for the upper echelons of society and very dark for the other classes. That’s something I enjoy exploring in my own writing as well.<\/p>\n

Mary will be with us again on Wednesday, but before we bid farewell, she wants to know what your favorite sub-genre of Regency is? Suspense? Romance? Anything involving rakes or vicars or both? Answer that question, and you’ll be entered in the chance to win one of two copies of Beauty in Disguise<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Originally posted 2013-01-08 05:00:23. <\/small><\/p>

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