Love is worth the risk
This week Linda Rae Sande shares information about the French in Egypt, related to her novel, A Lover in Luxor. When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, he brought with him (and then abandoned them to stage his coup) 150 scientists, artists, geographers, and linguists. They orchestrated the first massive looting of Egypt, sending off the […]
Rue Allyn joins us this week with her views on reincarnation and some facts inside her fiction. I believe the last time I visited I gave you a great deal of information about how ghosts and other spectral beings might be represented in fiction. I did not try to claim that spirits are real or […]
Another year; another new start. I spent yesterday taking a wide view of 2026 and 2027. My primary goal is to get my out of print books republished as the Honor at Heart series. I’m hoping to publish books one and two in March with another to follow every two months until (GULP) Mid-2027. Other […]
Virginie Marconato joins us this week with some amazing facts behind her novel, Seducing the Warrior. A scene in chapter 4 of Seducing the Warrior is directly inspired by a true story. It took place in autumn 1066, just before the conquest of England by the Normans, the kind of story that seems too good […]
Sara Adrien joins us this week to discuss The Spanish Riding School and the story behind A Taste of Gold What was the rest of Europe like during the Regency-era? When crafting the opening chapters of A Taste of Gold, I wanted Vienna to shimmer with all the elegance, mystery, and gravitas that the period […]
In these shortest of days and darkest of nights, my three little trees light up at dusk. So do the timed candles in every window. Over the weekend, I filled my house with red ribbons, shiny things, and reminders of my faith. The latter are in the form of little nativity sets from around the […]
Jude Knight joins us this week with some facts behind the fiction in her novel, A Gift to the Heart. One of the iconic television series of my youth was a British espionage television series called The Avengers, staring Patrick McNee—bowler hatted, in a smart business suit, and armed with an umbrella, which he uses […]