Nancy Bilyeau

Rhinebeck

Magazine Editor and Writer at Freelance

SEO editor & author of historical thrillers: THE ORCHID HOUR, THE BLUE, and Joanna Stafford Tudor trilogy. THE VERSAILLES FORMULA published April 2025.

Articles

How and When to Combine Federal Student Loans & Private Loans

1 week ago | sofi.com | Nancy Bilyeau

By Nancy Bilyeau. June 18, 2025 Â· 10 minute read This content may include information about products, features, and/or services that SoFi does not provide and is intended to be educational in nature. One of the biggest student loan myths is that borrowers canâ€™t combine federal student loans and private student loans into one refinanced loan. Itâ€™s understandable why people may think that, since this wasnâ€™t always an option.
Gilded Age Mansions You Can Still Visit Today

1 week ago | townandcountrymag.com | Nancy Bilyeau

Alexander Nesbitt, The Preservation Society of Newport CountyWhile The Gilded Age, returning for its third season on HBO on June 22, may be fiction, its characters are based on real people, and its luxury-laden homes and opulent summer estates are based on American houses that once stunned the world. Some of those Gilded Age beauties can still be seen—and toured—in condition close to what they would have looked like in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
How to Refinance a Car or Auto Loan

2 weeks ago | sofi.com | Nancy Bilyeau

By Nancy Bilyeau. June 13, 2025 · 13 minute read This content may include information about products, features, and/or services that may only be available through SoFi's affiliates and is intended to be educational in nature. Refinancing an auto loan can be a smart financial move if you’re looking to lower your monthly payments, secure a better interest rate, or adjust the terms of your loan.
The Mysterious Disappearance and Lingering Legacy of Michael Rockefeller

4 weeks ago | townandcountrymag.com | Nancy Bilyeau

More than 1,800 works from five continents are showcased in the reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is set to reopen on May 31 following a multiyear renovation. Among them are pieces that the late Rockefeller personally collected from Dutch New Guinea 64 years ago, when he was 23 years old. Rockefeller, the youngest son of then-New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, never returned from that trip to a continent 9,000 miles away.
Now on Kickstarter: My Gothic Suspense Novel

1 month ago | missdemeanors.com | Nancy Bilyeau

Since Kickstarter launched in 2009, it has shown incredible success. The crowdsourced funding platform has generated over $8.5 billion. As of April, Kickstarter had 24 million backers and had successfully funded 277,302 projects, with games and comics the most popular, followed by musical and theatrical projects. But what about fiction?
Chasing Old-School Sizzle at a ’60s-Era Steakhouse

1 month ago | wsj.com | Nancy Bilyeau

A look back at a beloved Arizona hot spot where ‘power players’ knocked back MartinisFor the Traveler’s Tale series, we ask fiction and nonfiction writers to share one of their most indelible travel memories. As a child from suburban Detroit visiting my grandparents in Phoenix, I was fascinated by the city’s exotic palm trees, cactus gardens and unrelenting sunlight. But I was particularly fixated on a steakhouse called Durant’s.
My Novel 'The Versailles Formula' Is on Sale

2 months ago | nancybilyeau.blogspot.com | Nancy Bilyeau

The day has arrived!The Versailles Formula, my eighth historical novel, is available in paperback and ebook format in North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia. I've created a suspenseful story rich with atmospheric detail that I hope will plunge you deep into mid-18th-century England and France.
What Other Authors Say About 'The Versailles Formula'

2 months ago | nancybilyeau.blogspot.com | Nancy Bilyeau

With one day left before the official publication of The Versailles Formula, I would love to share the early reviews and endorsements from other novelists. Some are historical novelists, some are thriller writers, and some are historical mystery scribes. I deeply appreciate the time they took to read it and wanted to share the response to the book from my peers. "Nancy Bilyeau's Versailles Formula is the continuing compelling adventure of whip-smart and determined heroine Genevieve Planché.
How to Know if Your Bank Account Is FDIC Insured

2 months ago | sofi.com | Nancy Bilyeau

By Nancy Bilyeau. May 05, 2023 · 5 minute read This content may include information about products, features, and/or services that SoFi does not provide and is intended to be educational in nature. The role of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in protecting depositors’ bank accounts is important for everyone to understand. Most banks are insured by the FDIC, but not all.
Writing Fiction & Nonfiction Set in the Past

2 months ago | nancybilyeau.blogspot.com | Nancy Bilyeau

After I turned in my final edits on The Versailles Formula, I felt a tug of excitement over seeing what cover design my publisher's designer had created for the novel. Both The Blue and The Fugitive Colours displayed lovely covers, and I was curious to see the plan for the third in the series. To my surprise, my editor emailed me that the team at Joffe Books had come up with a bold new idea: to redesign the covers of the first two novels along with the cover of the third.