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Free Read: Second Chance at Stonybrook

CHAPTER 1: Stonybrook. Finally. She’d forgotten what climbing uphill with a full backpack felt like. Too much city living. Or as her...

Can writing what hurts lead to good romance?

I long ago decided that writing what you know isn’t the best way to begin a writing career. Sometimes writing what you know, what you...

Why do I love Romance? The Women!

Why do I love romance? It’s simple – the women! Ever since I became a published Harlequin M&B historical romance author a little over a...

Serious issues with fairy tale endings

One of the things I love about writing romance is that I can write about serious issues but still slip back into the comforting hold of a...

The History of the Pug

Did you know pugs played important roles in history? This weekend we visited an adopt-a-stray dog kennel in our ongoing search for our...

Why writing is like swimming except you don’t need a towel (or do you?)

Before I thought of trying to become a published writer I admit I regarded writing as a bit of a mystical inspiration-driven revelation...

Dreaming up books …Or how realizing my dream squished my daydreams

Last spring my first book was published by Harlequin Mills&Boon. This month my third book, The Duke’s Unexpected Bride, has hit the...

Unconventional Heroines in Art

In every corner of the Regency world I always come across some amazing women. While doing research for my third book with Harlequin, The...

Unconventional Heroines: Mary Somerville

Sometimes while doing research I come across a historical figure I absolutely wish I could sit down with. Mary Somerville is very high on...

About writing, luck, and not waiting for inspiration

Two years ago I got really, really lucky and it’s all my mother’s fault. She loves sending me snippets from magazines – some funny, some...

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