There’s something about a good mystery that just gets under your skin, isn’t there? The kind that makes you sit up a little straighter when it shows up in a documentary at 11:30 p.m. and suddenly you have to know what happened. Amelia Earhart is one of those mysteries. Maybe the mystery.
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When I was first researching what would become the Adelaide Becket series, I stumbled across a fascinating historical figure: Virginia Hall.
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Today, in 1912, and very close to midnight, the RMS Titanic grazed past the iceberg that would eventually sink her, nearly three hours later. Tomorrow will be the 112 anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Most of us have a romanticized perception of the Titanic, thanks to the James Cameron movie. But the Titanic
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Because I do a lot of historical research, I’m pretty familiar with the facts and consequences of World Word I, and the longer-term impacts of both World Wars. But you don’t have to be a history buff to be aware that both wars are still the biggest, most destructive conflicts, with the highest casualties the
I got an email the other day from a reader about the Once and Future Hearts series. She said, in part: Wow, I’m really blown away by all the research you’ve done! I scrambled to quickly correct her impression. Here’s a filled out version of my answer to her about my research for the series.
King Arthur Didn’t Exist. Or He Did. Or He *Might* Have… Read More »
No, not just yours. All of us! We’ve all read enough historicals and historical romances to know that the tight-lacing and corsets worn through a lot of history made women’s bodies look…different. For instance, Edwardian women with their jutting upper bodices (see right). The fashion plates of the day made them appear to be “s”
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Hi guys: I got a question from a reader this morning, and my answer was long (because anything historical automatically becomes complicated). If you’ve read the Once and Future Hearts series, you might also be interested in the answer, so here it is. I have a question: why was switching sword/knife hands during battle considered
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My goodness, you are a crafty lot, aren’t you? In a recent email, I revealed my big oops making the Gigi Hadid coat, and so many of you emailed me back with: Lots of really good tips on how to avoid such a disaster in the future, and. Requests to see the coat when it
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If you like your romances meaty, Victorian and plot-rich; and you’re also a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, then good news! Her Rebellious Prince, book 2 of the Scandalous Family – The Victorians Victorian Era Historical Romance Series, is now in Kindle Unlimited and available to download. The first book of the series is also in KU,
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Her Rebellious Prince, will have been released for three weeks on Thursday (yes, tomorrow). That is when I will take it down from all the non-Amazon books sites and enroll it in Kindle Unlimited. If you don’t or won’t shop on Amazon, and you’re even a little bit curious about the book, now is the
Her Rebellious Prince Disappears From The Shelves Soon! Read More »