“Halloween” just slides off the tongue. When you read the word or hear it, you think kids, silly costumes, pumpkins and candy. Or, if you have my addiction, you think, “candy, candy, candy, candy, candy…!” The word Halloween, though, is a shortened form of “All Hallows’ Eve”. That is, the evening before All Hallows’ Day…or, […]
My thanks to you for reading and enjoying my stories this year! Tracy.
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I honestly didn’t think I’d manage to pull this off. A few weeks ago, it was brought to my attention that November 11 this year is the one hundredth anniversary of Armistice Day — known as Remembrance Day by many western countries. As a history nut, I was appalled I had nearly missed this significant
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I am immersed in significant historical dates this week. Later in the week or next week I will be talking about a project based upon another historical event which consumed nearly a week of my time and *nothing* else got done while I finished it…but it was so worth the headaches and sleep deprivation. The
i have seen the writing on the wall… (2018 Edition) Read More »
I am participating in a small and select BookFunnel giveaway for the next few day. If you’re looking for a new historical romance also to add to your collection, head over to the promotion site, here, and pick up a sample free. Promotion ends on September 8. Enjoy! Cheers, . Get the news that no
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I first posted this in November 2015, but there has been some changes since then! Notes on the way through… There were two major influences that drove me as I wrote Heart of Vengeance, one of them positive, the other horribly negative…but I’ll get to that one in a minute. The positive one was an
The Good Story, the Bad Story and My Story – Revisited. Read More »
I came across one of the most bizarre facts I’ve ever learned about Victorians in my research for Rules of Engagement, the eighth book in the Scandalous Scions series, which I finished just a few days ago. In the late Victorian period, one of the most popular activities among the ton was mummy unwrapping parties!
And You Thought Victorians Were Straight-Laced? Read More »
This post appeared on a blog now long gone, when I was first touring for the release of Bannockburn Binding. As time travel romances are creeping back into my production schedule, I thought I’d add it here. — t. The United Kingdom today includes Scotland, Wales and Britain, but it took centuries and blood to unite
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844 years ago today, in 1174, Baldwin IV became King of Jerusalem. He was only thirteen years old and a regent, the Count of Tripoli, controlled the kingdom for two years before Baldwin reached his majority. Not only did Baldwin have to control a sprawling kingdom, but it was–even in the 12th century–one of the
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Another post in the continuing series on things we don’t have to do anymore. These days, pickling vegetables and making jam is either a quaint past time mostly within the province of women, or it is a survival skill developed by preppers for when the shit hits the fan. Time was, collection, preserving and storing
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