Eliza Byrd
The Rydals Stories
The Rydals stories are slow burn historical romances set in the beautiful countryside of Sussex, where passion simmers beneath the peaceful surface of an orderly Victorian world.
Her Bold Explorer tells the tale of Sophia Brissington, who seems at first like the sparkling heroine of a Regency tale, but who soon realises she faces an unenviable future if she cannot solve her marriage dilemma.
The next book Her Brave Adventurer is a Victorian romance about a woman crushed by expectations, and struggling to break free.
Eliza Byrd loves history and she loves a real-life fairytale. The Victorians, and the emotions that pulsed beneath their respectable exteriors, fascinate her. Victorian women could not defy the world, and faced limited opportunities, but they felt as intensely as their descendants and found their own ways to seek fulfilment. When she is not writing or researching, Eliza loves reading, and she has an abiding love for the landscapes of Britain – including the Sussex Downs.