The Duchess of York is set to launch a Historical Romance Book Club with publisher Mills & Boon.
Sarah Ferguson released her first fictional historical romance novel, titled Her Heart for A Compass, with the publisher in August.
The ex-wife of the Duke of York co-wrote the novel with Marguerite Kaye, drawing on her own life journey and incorporating research into her ancestry, is a fictional account of the life of the duchess’s great-great-aunt Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas-Scott.
But today, the 62-year-old Duchess took to Twitter to announce her new venture showcasing steamy historical romances.
The Duchess said: “I am so excited to launch a historical romance book club with my publisher Mills & Boon.
“Like them, I’m passionate about telling women’s stories, giving those who have been silenced a voice and promoting women’s literacy.
“Too often, women’s lives can be overlooked by history. In my debut novel Her Heart for A Compass, I brought one such woman – my great-great-aunt Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas-Scott – to life.
“Now I want to celebrate other authors who are telling women’s stories.
“I hope that the book club readers will be entertained, enlightened and empowered by the novels that we are going to read together.” (Daily Star)