Author’s Blog

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 […]

Hosanna! And other stories

I believe human beings are story tellers by nature. (Though I tell you with a blush, that may just be because I am at heart a storyteller, and I was raised by storytellers.) We relate our experiences. We relate our parents’ experiences. We relate our grandparents experiences. Some of us begin to relate the things […]

Texas by Rail

Highlighting Historical Romance with Caroline Clemmons and her look into rail travel in Texas When I start researching a book, I can easily fall down the rabbit hole. I see something interesting and—even though the information doesn’t pertain to my book—there I go. By the time I reached MONK’S BRIDE, book 5 in the Kincaid […]