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Circus and Carnivale

Highlighting facts behind Historical Romance with Aubrey Wynne and Karma’s Karnivale The Big Top, Ring Master, clowns, acrobats, tightrope walkers, animal acts. The circus is still a beloved show, though its form has changed over the past centuries. Circus comes from Latin word for ring or circle. Public entertainment such as chariot or boat races […]

Broken Bones in the 18th Century

Highlighting facts behind Historical Romance with Hallie Alexander and her Widow’s Guide to Scandal. A broken ankle in the 18th Century requiring the patient to stay abed for 6-8 weeks was inconvenient at best, unless the accident causing the fracture occurred at the home of your love interest. That’s what happened to the hero in […]

The Secret Life of Dr. James Barry

Highlighting Historical Romance with Eleanor Webster and the secret life of Dr. James Barry Sir, It has been stated to me that Inspector-General Dr James Barry, who died at 14 Margaret Street on 25 July 1865, was after his death found to be female. This was included in a letter sent by the British General […]

Weeksville Uncovered

Highlighting Historical Romance with Michael Scott who uncovers Weeksville a little known part of African American History. I’m continually amazed how I as a Brooklyn-bred native New Yorker lived so ignorantly of all the history around me. Case in point: the free-Black community of Weeksville. When I pastored in Bedford-Stuyvesant almost thirty years ago I […]

Madness and Affliction

Highlighting Historical Romance with Tabetha Waite who shares thoughts on mental illness in the Regency period I have loved writing every single book of the Season of the Spinster series, this one set in autumn, but I’ve heard many of my readers tell me that this is their favorite book thus far. Most people are […]