Welcome!

Welcome to my readers, old and new. I write sweet Regency romances—mostly novellas, because I love a quick, satisfying read and I enjoy writing them just as much! You can find a gallery of my books here.

My latest series, the Little Foxbury stories, begins with The Reluctant Countess. Diana is determined never to marry. But then her sister, the Countess of Hindmouth, is killed in a boating accident, along with her husband, and their two daughters are left in her care. The new earl, Ned Faulkes, is determined that the girls be brought up in their stately home of Swanstead, but of course Diana can’t live there without a shocking scandal. Is a convenient marriage the answer?

I love Diana—she may be my very favourite heroine. It was great fun delving into the feminism of the Regency period, and creating a hero that even Diana must love!

I post about Regency history, society, fashion and culture on Youtube, and blog over at Substack as Corsets and Coaches. Sign up for my newsletter/blog there and you receive a free Regency novella, Lost & Found, a story I really love, about second chances and unrequited love and how much better a new frock can make you feel (don’t worry, the love gets requited in the end).

You may have read some of my books before, without knowing it.

How can this be true?

I’m afraid I write in far too many genres. As Pamela Freeman, I write epic fantasy, children’s fiction and non-fiction (have a look here). As Pamela Hart, I write murder mysteries plus historical novels set in World War I and the Roaring Twenties (look here) – adding one more genre onto either name just seemed like it might break the camel’s back. So, enter Elizabeth Leydin. The name comes from my great-grandmother, and my middle name also comes from her. To tell you the truth, I always wanted to be called Elizabeth rather than Pamela, and planned to name any daughter I had Elizabeth. But I had a son instead, so this is the first opportunity I’ve had to really use the name. And I’m taking it!

I even made the logo for the site and for the Substack blog, which is above. What do you think? (Yes, corset fans, I know that’s not a Regency corset…but that will be the only bit of anachronism you will find in my stories – promise! I’m a bit addicted to research…)

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