HRM Digital Premier

forgotten fun.
Welcome to the HRM family! Thank you so much for your support and for sharing our elegant obsession!
Letters
Renee Bernard
HRM Editor-in-Chief
Dear Reader,
Greetings and welcome!
Welcome to the Premier Issue of Historical Romance Magazine!
Thank you dear Renee Bernard (our Editor-in-Chief), and Gina Conkle who introduced us, and to each of our
family members and friends that said, “You know, it just might work!”
Charlotte Brothers is a pen name made of my grandmothers’ names. In addition to reading and writing, I’m a
wife, mother, artist & fair-trade advocate. I often feel overwhelmed by all there is to do to make the world a better place.
Books, art, and the garden are where I seek solace.
As an avid reader and writer of the genre, the motivation behind starting this magazine is my belief that our
community will benefit (and have a lot of fun) by grouping together. Readers will enjoy beautiful articles and columns
by authors new and known to us, and writers and other creatives that serve HR fans are more easily seen when we gather
in one place. I admit I suffer from a bit of social media fatigue as well, and long for content that allows for discovery, yet
doesn’t move so fast.
Sincerely,
Do you feel the same way?
Charlotte
HRM Founder
‘Historical Romance Magazine’ is a simple labor of love and the dream child of the wonderful Charlotte Brothers. I was
lucky enough to be asked to be a part of her vision—and as a person in love with all things involving historical romance
and history—there was only one answer: yes! HRM celebrates the books we love, the authors who write those books, the
history that inspires those stories and all the nostalgically edged pretties that we can’t get enough of…
It’s an elegant obsession and one I am thrilled to share with so many historical romance fans, Victoriana enthusiasts,
costumers, reenactors, afternoon tea fanatics and you! Our goal is to have a little something for everyone in these
beautiful pages and to create a magazine that you will be proud to receive and to keep.
We invite you to make Historical Romance Magazine your refuge from the stress of our modern world, a place to
discover new historical romance writers and novels to add to your library, and a source for wonderful historical facts and
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On this first “pilot” issue of HRM.
It’s been very exciting (and more than a little daunting) to begin a project like this magazine. There are many
working parts behind the scenes.
So many things went well, but there are few areas that were/are a struggle, and I felt like I just want to be honest about
what they are so you know where we hope to improve.
The Reviews.
The review process was really hard. It’s a job in and of itself to keep in touch with so many individuals and help
them give and receive books and remind readers to turn in reviews. We were unable to get the full number of requested
reviews for this issue, and that was disappointing. This is a major part of what HRM wants to offer you, so we plan to
change our process and add a Review Coordinator before Issue 01.
The Blurbs.
We want to offer blurb space in our next issue. The Shop Advertising of HRM will only sell spaces as the room is
available, so if you are able to secure a spot online and get us the required information, you will be included in the next
issue.
The Social Media.
Looking ahead, we would like to use HRM’s Facebook Page, Pinterest and Twitter Profile to help share book info
and reviews as well as original HRM content. We are willing to share appropriate content from our authors and advertisers
if you email us or tag us on a platform. We cannot promise we will re-post, but if we can, we will.
The Blog.
What blog? We don’t have one yet. Looking ahead, we’d like to get one started with guest bloggers. If you’d like to
write to us and make suggestions or submit a post, please feel free and welcome.
We hope you enjoy what you see today, and thank you for being among the first enthusiasts to check out HRM.
Charlotte
HRM Founder
Enjoy!
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