New Series:
Rogue and Remarkable Women
Praise for An Earl, The Girl, and A Toddler:
An Oprah Mag.com Most Anticipated Romance of 2021
Bibliolifestyle Most Anticipated Romance of 2021
A PopSugar Best Romance of April
A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Romance of Spring 2021
"Elaborate storytelling . . . a more diverse Regency world than is traditionally found. Well-researched, with a fascinating author's note at the end . . . A historical romance of impressive heft." --Kirkus Reviews
"Fans of Shonda Rhimes" adaptation of Julia Quinn"s Bridgerton books will devour this series." --Booklist STARRED REVIEW
"Move over, Bridgertons. There's a new set of scandalous aristocrats waiting to take London society by storm." --Library Journal
Praise for A Duke, The Lady, and A Baby:
"Riley is at her best when she lets her Gothic impulses out to play...[readers] will not want to miss this." --
New York Times
"Mystery and simmering passion unite to keep you turning pages until the duke, lady and baby find their happy ever after."
--NPR
"Vanessa Riley gifts readers a sparkling love story with deep wells of faith and feeling with A Duke, The Lady, and a Baby."
--Entertainment Weekly
"Riley's light, lilting tone is all Austen, but she probes questions of madness and race like a Bronte sister. Patience could easily become Jane Eyre's Bertha, an Afro-Caribbean woman declared mad by greedy, racist men."
--Entertainment Weekly
"At its heart, The Duke, The Lady, and A Baby is about overcoming trauma, a testament to love forged in adversity -- a love that both leaves space for and hastens healing. Riley knows how to spin a yarn built on faith and trust, that lilts along with the gentility and reserve of her characters."
--Entertainment Weekly
A Duke, the Lady, and A Baby, the first novel in Vanessa Riley's Rogues and Remarkable Women series of Regency romances, is a one-stop reading experience. It delivers extraordinary storytelling with pleasing amounts of passionate kisses, winsome characters, mystery and intrigue, humor, and coconut bread (yes, a recipe is included). --
All About Romance
A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby is a brilliantly crafted Regency romance that is a must-read for #histrom fans. Readers who support women's resistance and fans of iconic nanny-employer musical romance Sound of Music will appreciate Vanessa Riley's nods to both. I am all-in on the Rogues and Remarkable Women series and eagerly await book two, which based on the teaser, should prove to be another engrossing read. --
All About Romance
"There's enough camp in this story to house an army, but debuter Riley delivers a fine first outing in what looks to be a promising new series, welcoming a determined West Indian heroine to the Regency subgenre." --
Library Journal
"If you have certain preconceived notions about African-American historical romance,
A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby will blow them out of the water. With brilliant pacing, memorable characters, and witty dialogue, the premise elevated beyond our expectations.
A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby portrays black people in a beautiful way that makes us relatable and takes us out of the stereotypical maid and slave roles. We definitely give this novel a strong five out of five stars."
--AAMBC Review
"Smart and witty... the perfect historical read." --Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Riveting from the sentence to the last. Vanessa Riley's lyrical voice shimmers in this emotional, uplifting tour de force. One of the best historicals I've read in years." Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author
"With strong heroines, swoon-worthy heroes and deeply emotional stories, Vanessa Riley is a magnificent voice in historical romance--one not to be missed!" Sarah MacLean, New York Times bestselling author