Author’s Blog

Textiles, Weaving, and the Old Ways

Highlighting Historical Romance with Rachael Miles and the facts behind her heroine’s textile arts. In Brazen in Blue, Lady Emmeline Hartley runs her estate on the newest, most efficient methods. She even reads the Farmer’s Magazine — as a point of trivia the articles she comments on really did appear in the 1819 volume of that […]

The Seven Curses of London

Highlighting the Facts Behind Historical Romance with Lana Williams When I first encountered a book called The Seven Curses of London while doing research for a book set in Victorian London that I was writing, I was fascinated. The title alone is intriguing, don’t you think? The Seven Curses of London, published in 1869 and […]

The Bootlegger’s Wife

Highlighting Historical Romance with Denise Devine and the facts behind The Bootlegger’s Wife. The house in The Bootlegger’s Wife is actually a residence in St. Paul, Minnesota that belongs to someone I know. For years, every time I visited, my writer’s mind kept thinking about how much I wanted to include it in a book. […]

Holiday Bustle

How is your December coming along. Mine is in shape. The house is decorated. There are candles in every window, and most gifts are wrapped. Of course this is greatly aided by the fact that a part of our family celebrates Hanukkah and it was early this year. I’m not a great baker so I […]

The Sounds of the Past

Highlighting the facts behind Historical Romance with Cindy Tomamichel and Druid’s Portal I write time travel set in Roman Britain. Recreating a world that has been gone for two thousand years can be difficult but rewarding. I use various resources for research, including archaeology results, ancient writers, and modern recreations of ancient times. Physical items […]