title: Creating Romantic Characters: Bringing Life To Your Romance Novel
author:  Leigh Michaels 
description: Leigh Michaels is the author of more than 80 books, including ON WRITING ROMANCE. Her romance novels have been published by Harlequin Books in 120 countries and 25 languages, with 30 million copies in print. A six-time finalist in the Romance Writers of America RITA contest for best traditional romance, she also teaches romance writing at Gotham Writers Workshop.
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  “Riveting, exciting . . . Pamela Clare delivers what readers want.”
  
  
  —Connie Mason, _New York Times_ bestselling author
  
  
  “A taut, sensual adventure . . . Sexy, sensitive, and resourceful frontiersman
  Nicholas Kenleigh, Clare’s larger-than-life hero, will seduce readers as he
  wins the heart of young widow Elspeth Stewart.”
  
  
  — _Publishers Weekly_
  
  
  “This book has everything—great sexual tension, an action-packed story, high
  stakes, compelling characters, beautiful writing, and a historical
  authenticity that you can almost touch, it’s so vivid . . . A truly
  magnificent story! Pamela Clare, take a bow!”
  
  
  — _Romance Novel TV_
  
  
  “Suited for those who like their history with grit and their romance with
  emotional power—with an added lesson about how love heals all wounds.”
  
  
  — _RT B