Eliza Redgold is an author and 'romantic academic'. Her natural pen name is based upon the old, Gaelic meaning of her name, Dr Elizabeth Reid Boyd. English folklore has it that if you help a fairy, you will be rewarded with red gold. She writes fiction as Eliza Redgold and non-fiction as Elizabeth Reid Boyd. She is represented by Joelle Delbourgo Associates US. Eliza Redgold’s bestselling historical and romance fiction includes her Ladies of Legend trilogy, starting with 'NAKED: A Novel of Lady Godiva' released internationally by St Martin’s Press New York. Her historical romances including 'Enticing Benedict Cole' and WH Smith Historical Romance bestseller 'Playing the Duke's Mistress', are published by Harlequin Historical, London (Harper Collins) and translated internationally. Her next Harlequin Historical romance will be out in 2019. Dr Elizabeth Reid Boyd is author of the Spiritual Aristocracy series that includes 'INSPIRITRIX: The Complete Spiritual Aristocracy Sourcebook' and three individual handbooks, 'The Real Princess', 'The Queen of the Castle' and 'Lady Love'. They offer women a fun and accessible way to discover their Aristocratic Archetypes, a Princess, Queen or Lady, and harness their inner wisdom with centuries-old female lore. 'The Secrets of Mindful Beauty' by Elizabeth Reid Boyd and Jessica Moncrieff-Boyd (Skyhorse, New York) provides women with mind-body techniques in mindfulness and self-care that will change how you look and how you feel. 'The Secrets of Mindful Beauty' hit number one on Amazon in both Health/Beauty and Mindfulness categories concurrently. Dr Elizabeth Reid Boyd has presented academic papers on women and romance. She has written for The Guardian (UK), The Conversation and is a contributor to the Encyclopedia of Romance Fiction. She has degrees in psychology and gender studies and has taught interpersonal skills including meditation, self-awareness, self-care, and mindfulness at university level for almost two decades. She loves to hear from readers (especially their Aristocratic Archetypes, so do take the 'Princess, Queen or Lady' quiz!) www.elizaredgold.com