Author’s Blog

Wishes

However you celebrate this darkest time of year, I wish you warmth, light, joy with family and friends, and books—piles of wonderful books As to me, having celebrated Hanukkah with part of my family, I’m traveling to celebrate Christmas with the rest. I will see you after the first of the year, certainly before twelfth […]

The Cato Street Conspiracy

Aubrey Wynne joins us this week to talk about The Cato Street Conspiracy and the part it plays in her novel Crimes, Conspiracies, and Courtship. The radical Arthur Thistlewood, who appears in my novel Crimes, Conspiracies, and Courtship, was a real villain. He joined the Spencean Philanthropists in 1811. By 1816, he was considered a […]

Joy of Joys

The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light… (Isaiah 9:1) We got a real snow Saturday–the fluffy kind that makes the world look enchanting. Thanks to the kindness of neighbors and family my driveway is clear and I can get out! Kindness is always light in the world. I also got candles […]

The Holiday Rush

The Spanish Riding School

Sara Adrien joins us this week to discuss The Spanish Riding School and the story behind A Taste of Gold What was the rest of Europe like during the Regency-era? When crafting the opening chapters of A Taste of Gold, I wanted Vienna to shimmer with all the elegance, mystery, and gravitas that the period […]