Regency
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Ancestry
Why is it we are so interested in where we came from? Is it just curiosity, or is it a driving need to see if there are skeletons in our closet? I must admit I was interested. I even sent away for my genealogy results. I don't know why, as there were no surprises at all...Both my mother and father's…
Regency Handbags - The Reticule
My sister collects shoes, she has so many pairs and as she's half a shoe size smaller than me it's annoying that I can't borrow them! Me, I'm a handbag girl. I have so many and what's more I barely use them all. I have a couple of favourites and usually stick to them. In the Regency era, the women…
First Romance
Someone asked me the other day what was the first romance book I ever read. That's a tough question, I'm not sure my memory is that good. What does surprise me though, is that I clearly remember reading CS Lewis, Enid Blyton, and Edward Stratemeyer as a young girl. Secret Seven, Famous Five, Narnia, and Nancy Drew....I loved stories that fired…
The Wounded at the Battle of Waterloo
In my current Regency series, The Disgraced Lords, several of the characters, their friends, and siblings, fought at the battle of Waterloo. As 2015 marks the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo 18-20th June 1815, in Belgium, I thought I’d learn a little bit about the epic battle. The battle was considered a monumental event in the early 1800’s.…
Passion - Can't Live Without It
Dear Readers A TOUCH OF PASSION is releasing this month on 24 March. Book #3 in my Disgraced Lords series. Great title when you think about it (thank you Sue Grimshaw, my editor at Random House Loveswept), because passion drives all of us. I love this quote from one of my all time favorite TV writers - Joss Whedon (Buffy,…