Music To My Ears

The word from my editor about Duke in Name Only? “What an absolutely delightful story! … so vivid and the characters so real and three-dimensional.” That is lovely to hear, but I’m a bit terrified by, “There are very minimal edits.” I rely on a strong pair of professional eyes to keep me out of […]

Visiting Upper Upton

    After a hiatus in my travels, I was delighted this week to find myself in the quaint English village of Upper Upton. It has all the things one might expect: flower boxes, crooked lanes, gossips, mischievous children, a Easter week assembly to rival any ton ball, prominent local families, a vicarage, and marriage […]

Revolution in the Regency

Highlighting the facts behind the fiction with Elizabeth Ellen Carter The late Georgian period is known for its revolutions – most strikingly the American and French Revolutions. It was also the beginning a social revolution known today as the Enlightenment period. The turn of the 19th century marked the beginning of another revolution – the […]

Did you know England obsessed on the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire throughout the nineteenth century? They called it “The Eastern Question.” The empire begin to decline after they lost the Battle of Vienna in 1683. By 1800, the empire was greatly weakened. Imperial Russia stood to benefit from that decline. England deemed the survival […]

Khartoum is Not Ancient

Did you know that Khartoum is not ancient though important ancient sites are nearby. It was founded in 1821 by Ibraham Ali Pasha on behalf of Muhammad Ali Pasha, his father, the khedive or viceroy of Egypt when Egypt annexed what is now northern Sudan. It was largely a military outpost. 1830 it became the […]

Female Pugilism in the Regency Era

Highlighting the facts behind historical fiction with Edie Cay. Boxing was the sport of the Regency era. Pugilism was considered the noblest and manliest pursuit, and thus, the most English of pastimes. Male prizefighters were celebrities, gaining fame and fortune, but women also fought for sport. I based the character of Bess Abbott, the heroine […]

Defending England From Napoleon

Highlighting Historical Romance with Constance Hussey who shares the facts behind The Lady of Hurling Bay. Historical romance is a fluid venue for writers. Some showcase the costume and culture of a particular period, while others build on or incorporate actual events in history. Both offer interesting and delightful stories of another world and time. […]

Rembrandt’s Daughter

Highlighting Historical Fiction with Belle Ami who shares her research into Rembrandt’s daughter. Thank you, Caroline, for the opportunity to talk about my latest release in the Out of Time series. I adore writing this series because it’s a smorgasbord of genres: Romance, historical fiction, art history, thriller, mystery, and just for good measure I […]

Holiday Gifts

Several retailers are being kept busy delivering boxes to my household lately—and many other houses as well. Like many of you, I’m all virtual this year. Gifts are arriving, gifts for family, yes, but also for those who’ve been serving us during the year: church folks and friends, rubbish collectors, letter carriers and so on. […]

Food in Roman Britain

Highlighting Historical Fiction with Cindy Tomamichel who discusses food in Roman Britain Reading about food is always fun, and more so when it is in the past. What did people eat, and how has food changed over time? I write time travel historical fantasy set in Roman Britain. I use various resources for research, including […]