Author’s Blog

Seven Holiday Gifts: Week Four

The Bluestocking Belles bring you a  gift, a bit of holiday fiction, a recipe, and some holiday information every week until January. Today I’m pleased to write about the hero and heroine from An Open Heart, my own contribution to the Belles’ anthology, Holly and Hopeful Hearts. Adam and Esther celebrate Hanukkah with friends. Don’t […]

7 Things I Learned During My Work In Progress

My current work in progress begins in India. The hero, alas, is court martial-ed unfairly and forced to resign his commission. He has no choice but to take his half-caste children to England before he… Never mind, that’s a story for another time. He returns to England. My challenge became how to get him there, […]

Midwifery in the Regency

Alina K. Field joins us today as we Highlight Historical Romance Early last spring I began noodling around with an idea for a Christmas novella which developed into The Marquess and the Midwife. Since everyone knows the work of a marquess involves meeting with his steward and estate manager, socializing at clubs and balls, and […]

Seven Holiday Gifts: Week Three

For three weeks the Bluestocking Belles have given you a bit of fiction, a recipe, and a gift.  This week we also add a December price cut for everyone. This month only Holly and Hopeful Hearts is only 99 cents. Don’t forget to check out weeks one and two as well. Today the hero of Nicole Zoltack’s […]

Today’s Numbers: 21 and 75

It has been  a productive several days here. I plunge into this week with two numbers in mind. 21 is the number of days before Christmas.  As someone who does **not** shop ahead and does **not** go anywhere near Black Friday this is about the time I usually panic. Actually, I have things under control. […]