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A Step into Dark

Highlighting Historical Romance with Leona Bushman on Victoriana I have been in love with the Victorian Era for many years. It’s a time of great fashion and great strides for a middle class and more freedom for women as they began doing more than be wives or servants or courtesans. The innovation and technology leaps […]

Thoughts in the Air

Did you miss me? Last week this time I was flying home from a lovely weekend with old friends (those are the best kind, no?). In addition to catching up, talking non-stop, and enjoying good food, we visited some lovely spots in Saint Louis; they even got me to the top of the Gateway Arch […]

The Biggest, Longest Party

Highlighting Historical Romance with Nina Beaumont and insights into the Congress of Vienna. I have just released SAPPHIRE MAGIC, book 1 of my 5-book Fearless Women Historical Romance Series. The story takes place during the Congress of Vienna, and I would like to tell you a bit about this fascinating period. If my heroine, Arabella […]

Read It

Words, my friends, are my stock and trade. Those of you who follow this blog are part of a community of folks who share the joy of the written word. I spend part of every day honing sentences for clarity and power. I spend part of every day reading. I suspect many of you do […]

From Apple to Eau-de-Vie

Highlighting Historical Romance with Sofie Darling and–From Apple to Eau-de-Vie: a quick look at apple brandy When I set out to write about a feisty widow determined to save her estate by selling illicit apple brandy through pirates, I had the great pleasure of researching how to get from apple to eau-de-vie. First, let’s talk […]