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WIP: Separation and Loss

From The Defiant Daughter The man who brought Maddy to Wales dragging his feet, the one who avoided his family for over a decade, now insisted he couldn’t leave. “Not yet. I need more time with my brother.” Brynn shot a glance at Gavin and muttered, “About safety lanterns if nothing else.” Maddy thought he […]

Did you know: 1818 Flu

That 675,000 people died in the United States the 1918 influenza pandemic? If, like me, you wondered how that compares to our current crisis, here are some numbers. The population of the U.S. in 1918 estimated at 103 million (population is a moving target. It is always an estimate. The number of dead represented .5 […]

Coffee and a Question

Monday dawned bright enough this week, but yet another light snow is falling. It will turn to rain, no doubt by noon, just as I’m scheduled to sneak out of my Covid cave for a vaccination appointment. Grrr. But I’m not missing the opportunity. Last week was stressful and crazy with a jangling phone, many […]

Rembrandt’s Daughter

Highlighting Historical Fiction with Belle Ami who shares her research into Rembrandt’s daughter. Thank you, Caroline, for the opportunity to talk about my latest release in the Out of Time series. I adore writing this series because it’s a smorgasbord of genres: Romance, historical fiction, art history, thriller, mystery, and just for good measure I […]

A Fortune in Pearls

When Kate escapes from her brother, she takes with her a pearl necklace, her inheritance from her mother. With this, she hopes to be able to establish herself in some sort of business. Now, this may sound unrealistic in this day and age. After all, you can buy a pearl necklace for less than a […]