Love is worth the risk
Elizabeth Donne Joins us today to talk about medieval thegns and scribes, and how they impacted her story The Legend Begins, Book One of Forevers in Fenwick. Although The Legend Begins is a Regency novella, the legend itself supposedly originated in 924AD with a scribe called Alwin. Medieval scribes are commonly imagined as monks, copying […]
Tra La, it’s May, the, er…blessed month of May. My world has been exploding with birds, blossoms, and butterflies. I decided I was at the point I had to either move to one of those independent retirement apartments or hire help with the yard. I hired help. Flowers have been planted, and the squirrels are […]
Getting started on a new story—again—is never easy. I envisioned a story about Harry, the Magic Mouse for the Bluestocking Belles collection for October, Moonlight Madness. I could see my heroine seeking refuge (in a storm, of course) in a creepy house that belongs to a mysterious recluse with Harry in her pocket and no […]
For much of the eighteenth Century, Roman Catholics in England faced penalties for not attending Church of England services. They were also restricted from voting, holding public office (including as an officer in the army or a magistrate) or sitting in Parliament. The Papists Act 1778 allowed Catholics to own land, provided they took an […]
…and hoping I don’t hit rocks. My to do list is a mile long and I’m on my second coffee. Two big things this week: 1. Keep Honor at Heart moving 2. Review my schedule for Book Lovers Con in Vegas and pack. Some small ones in real life, too, before I go away. Honor […]
Rue Allyn joins us today to share her research into the British army commissariat, and the opportunities for villainy she found there. I’m currently working on a novella for a Bluestocking Belles group project. My novella is scheduled to launch in September of 2026. I had some difficulty coming up with story conflicts, until I […]
Linda Rae Sande continues her Grand Tour of the Aristocracy with facts about Rome. If you’ve ever been to the Eternal City, you’ve probably had a chance to climb the Spanish Steps or stare up at the oculus in the ceiling of the Pantheon. Maybe you’ve dunked your hand into one of the hundreds of […]
A jarring sound and a voice yelling FIRE woke me up in the middle of the night. One (but only one) of my fire alarms went off. I turned it off and checked high and low. No smoke. No fire. It happened four times, alas. I put an air filter on in the room and […]
Sun is gleaming off the smooth swath of knee deep snow outside my windows so brightly I may need sunglasses! I am relishing a stretch of days in which there is nothing to do but cozy up inside and keep warm. And write. I scurried about last week promoting Hearts in Bloom, along with my […]
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 […]