Love is worth the risk
I’m already two mugs in today, folks. The good news is I finished a short story –it will be my gift to all my newsletter subscribers. I also finished an ebook cover for it this morning. I’ve begun writing The Cost of Money (The name is iffy. Maybe The Snare of Riches). At the same […]
Highlighting Historical Fiction with Cindy Tomamichel who discusses food in Roman Britain Reading about food is always fun, and more so when it is in the past. What did people eat, and how has food changed over time? I write time travel historical fantasy set in Roman Britain. I use various resources for research, including […]
Highlighting Historical Romance with Pamela Gibson who shares thoughts about laudanum. Laudanum has been called the aspirin of the Regency period. It was available without a prescription from apothecaries, pubs, and other places of business. Made of opium alkaloids including morphine and codeine, it came in various strengths and forms, usually as a tincture mixed […]
Highlighting Historical Romance with Becky Lower on cross-dressing, Dorchester Heights, and driving the British from Boston Even though by today’s standards a woman dressing as a boy is not necessary or even insulting, it’s important to remember that throughout history, women did not have the same rights as men. If you want to be authentic […]
I’m posting a bit early this week because I don’t want you to miss this news. The Renegade Wife is free on Amazon August 1-5. Don’t miss this opportunity. If you haven’t yet picked up a free copy of A Dangerous Nativity, the prequel novella, in which the hero of Renegade appears as a boy, […]
Highlighting Historical Romance with Bronwen Evans who addresses insane asylums—and Alzheimer’s Disease— in the Regency Era. I’ve just released INVITATION TO PLEASURE, book #3.5 a Christmas novella in my INVITATION TO series. The story revolves around my heroine’s epic battle to protect her mother who, unknown in the Regency era, has early onset Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s […]
Highlighting Historical Romance with Nadine Millard on Creating a fictional country. When planning The Royals of Aldonia series, I had a decision to make. I knew that I wanted the family to be European royalty. But I didn’t want to risk using a real family, or even a real country. The truth is that I […]
Highlighting Historical Romance with Sherry Ewing and Berwick Castle Thank you Caroline for highlighting me on your history blog today. For any of your readers who don’t know me, I’m Sherry Ewing and I write historical and time travel romances to awaken the soul one heart at a time. With a new release just around […]
“It wasn’t a typical Mother’s Day, but I’ll take it.” I heard that more than once yesterday, and I felt the same. Our phone began ringing early Sunday morning, and the electronic cards came quickly as well. Joy on all sides! Friends reported the same. Most of us would have preferred hugs and family around […]
Highlighting Historical Romance with Jude Knight on Central Asia, the Silk Road, and turmoil in Iran. When I began to write Paradise Regained, prequel to my Children of the Mountain King series, I didn’t have much of a clue about the location. The plot required that my hero and heroine live in Central Asia, somewhere […]