Author’s Blog

Highlighting Historical Romance: Cheryl Bolen

Cheryl Bolen, author of OH WHAT A WEDDING NIGHT shares her research The Regency’s Most Famous Courtesan Harriette Wilson is touted as “The Greatest Courtesan of Her Age.” Indeed, she was the most celebrated demimonde of the Regency period. Those seeking a racy read within the pages of this book, however, will be disappointed. The […]

The Cruelest Month

April is the cruelest, if T.S. Eliot is to be believed, but, dead land not withstanding, I’ll take lilacs. And daffodils and bleeding heart and . . . May landed on us yesterday, and I for one face it with clenched jaw determination to enjoy it if it kills me. The weather ranges from damp […]

Highlighting Historical Romance: Anna Bradley

A hero is at the heart of every romance. Today Anna Bradley shares why she fell in love with hers. __________________________________________ There are so many things I loved about writing “A Season of Ruin,” but one thing that really stands out for me about this story is the way I fell in love with the […]

Highlighting Historical Romance: Christy Carlyle

This week an interview with historical romance author Christy Carlyle, author of CW:  Why do you write historical romance? I’ve always loved history. My grandpa was a big history buff, and he’d let me take home his books whenever I found one I liked. When I went to college, it was really hard to decide […]

Owl Research

Two research projects caught my eye recently.   In Austrailia GPS trackers have been attached to the tail feathers of native species to help environmentalists understand how much territory the powerful owl, a native species, needs to live and breed well. The question is important because urban areas offer the owl’s other great need, food, but […]