I wrote the original of this blog post six years ago, almost to the day. Even though today it reached near 60 degrees F in Northern Virginia, last week we were in the teens and the midwest had reached record … Continue reading →
(I first posted this blog on Dec 3, 2012 and, really, it still applies. I still need to prepare for Christmas….) I am the lady of this house, not an exalted country house, but a respectable one and I must … Continue reading →
We have just started seeing the beauty of autumn here in Virginia. It was 70 on November 2, but brisk and sunny since. Finally the leaves are turning and getting ready to fall. I wanted to do a Regency homage … Continue reading →
I’m in Scotland. And the wi fi here is not letting me post photos, so let me tell you a little of what we’ve done so far. I’m traveling with Kristine Hughes Patrone of Number One London Tours on her … Continue reading →
At the end of the month I will be traveling to Scotland with Kristine Hughes Patrone of Number One London Tours. We’ll be joining her Scottish Writers Retreat in Glasgow the second week, but first we’ll visit Edinburgh and sites … Continue reading →
One of the joys of writing Historical Romance is the research and the best way to research is to go to the places you write about. Some writers get a story idea and then they go to the location of … Continue reading →
It’s May. It’s May. The lusty month of May That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray… from Camelot, Lerner and Loewe Happy May! I don’t know about the rest of you, but here in Virginia we finally have our … Continue reading →
I went looking through old postings of mine for a topic for today and came across this one about the Bronte sisters, first written in 2010. I thought it was worth a second look. My latest Netflix find (it’s available … Continue reading →
I haven’t begun a book with a good shipwreck since my 2008 Harlequin Historical, The Vanishing Viscountess, but, here, ten years later, my next two books begin that very way. They even begin with a shipwreck in about the same … Continue reading →
I’m a day late but thought I’d celebrate the new year by sharing the origins of the song we sing at midnight on January 1. The lyrics are attributed to Robert Burns in 1788, but the Scottish poet said he … Continue reading →
New from the Riskies!
The Wallflower's Mistletoe Wedding by Amanda McCabe
A Pregnant Courtesan for the Rake by Diane Gaston
How to Find a Duke in Ten Days by Grace Burrowes, Shana Galen, and Carolyn Jewel
The Magnificent Marquess by Gail Eastwood
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