Historical Romantic Suspense

Why I Will Never Give Up My Historical Romances

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Why do I cling to historical romance? Maybe it’s the dresses—those gowns that could stop a man dead in his tracks. Maybe it’s the slow-burn tension of a hand brushing a sleeve. Or the sweeping backdrop of revolutions, arranged marriages, and the occasional ghost haunting the manor. Modern love stories don’t usually come with corsets, political chess games, or stolen glances across candlelit ballrooms. Historical romance gives us all that, and then some. Here’s why I’m not giving it up anytime soon.

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Spies, Secrets, and the Romance of Espionage: A Love Letter to X Company

Historical Romance, Historical Romantic Suspense, Magic Story Telling, Romantic Suspense, Spy Thrillers / / , , , , , , , , , , , , , , / 3 minutes of reading

If you haven’t heard of X Company, you’re not alone—but you’re missing out. This Canadian World War II spy drama combines gut-twisting espionage with quiet, powerful romance in a way that still haunts me years after watching. The storytelling is sharp, the characters unforgettable, and the romantic tension? Off the charts. Don’t let the soft-focus promo poster fool you—this one pulls no punches.

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Boudicca: The Celtic Queen Who Dared Rome

2 Comments / Fantasy Romance, Historical Romance, Historical Romantic Suspense, Historical Stuff / / , , , , , , , , , , , , , , / 4 minutes of reading

Boudicca wasn’t just a queen—she was an inferno wrapped in iron. After the Romans flogged her and assaulted her daughters, she rallied her tribe and scorched a path through Roman Britain so fierce, it still smolders in the national memory. She’s not just part of history—she is history. And maybe, just maybe, she shares blood with Arthur himself. The stories blur. The legends tangle. But oh, what a tale they tell.

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The Devil’s in the Details—and It Might Save Your Life

4 Comments / Historical Romance, Historical Romantic Suspense, Historical Stuff, Ruminating, Spy Thrillers / / , , , , , , , , , , , , , , / 3 minutes of reading

Passing for local could be life or death. A British spy in WWII might lose everything over the way a button was sewn, or how he held up three fingers. It’s the tiniest details that betray us—on the battlefield, in foreign lands, or even just trying to order coffee after moving countries. Trust me: I’ve lived it. The wrong Tuesday nearly gave me a migraine.

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And Now For Something Different!

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Phew! We’ve been talking about King Arthur for quite a while — through two releases. Now, though, we get to shift gears for a bit. The release date for Their Foreign Affair is coming up super fast, so let me remind you of the book. At the altar, facing marriage to a foreign Duke, Ann

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HIS PARISIAN MISTRESS will be removed from all non-Amazon stores tomorrow.

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In keeping with my new Kindle Unlimited publishing schedule, His Parisian Mistress, Book 1 of the Scandalous Family–The Victorians series, will be taken down from all non-Amazon bookstores tomorrow, in preparation to enter it in the Kindle Unlimited program. If you are interested in reading the series, and don’t purchase your books from Amazon, you should

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It Might Read Better In Klingon

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HEART OF VENGEANCE (GERMAN EDITION)This post first appeared on the blog on July 12, 2010.  Since then, the post has been lost.  As it’s interesting, and even more relevant today, I’m bringing it forward. — t. One of my books, Heart of Vengeance, was released in Germany this month.  It’s the first time I’ve had

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I *Do* Listen!

Historical Romance, Historical Romantic Suspense, Upcoming Books, Upcoming Events / / , , , , , / 6 minutes of reading

Happy 4th of July to all my USA readers! — I get a lot of emails from all my readers, asking a great many questions, and often registering your opinion about a great many things. Currently, everyone is a bit outraged about Amazon’s review policy, the language found in historical novels, and that the end

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Multiple Release Week Deals!

2 Comments / Deals and Discounts, Fantasy Romance, Historical Romance, Historical Romantic Suspense, New Release / / , / 5 minutes of reading

I’m in love with my characters again. It doesn’t always happen with every book, and sometimes, I get invested in a secondary character, who won’t shut up, and end up giving him his own story. The only problem with writing in a series set in a universe that is as well known as the King

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Wash Your Hands, Dammit!

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It’s pretty common and far easier to think of the “Victorian Era” as one unchanging snapshot in time, where the women wore pretty things and the men were all gentlemen and lords. The Victorian era, though, lasted 64 years, from 20 June, 1837 until Queen Victoria’s death on 22 January, 1901​.  In that time, the world

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