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Do You Like Hardcover Books? Want Some Of Mine? I have an opportunity to make case hardcover editions of my books available.  Which sounds fantastic…if you like hardcovers! There’s an image of a case hardcover book, above.  They’re the hardcovers that have the cover image printed right onto them, instead of onto a loose cover […]

A Book-Lined Room of One’s Own A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.–Virginia Woolf. I have always loved images of rooms with book-stuffed shelves.  They appeal to the reader and the writer in me.  For a great many years–decades, in fact–I dreamed about working in

Sneak Peek at The Unaccompanied Widow, and the origins of jeans. The chances are really good that you’re wearing jeans right now.  Especially since they invented stretch denim, jeans have become ubiquitous.  Nearly everyone wears them as default casual pants, and I would guess (I didn’t look this up) that the majority of people in

New historical suspense and cover reveal! I’m getting some marvelous feedback about the Adelaide Becket series, from readers and from professional reviewers, too.  Recently, Spy Guys and Gals reviewed the first two books in the series, stating:  My avocation is spy series and I am always on the lookout for new ones. I was also

This is a little bit off center, but it struck me as a great idea. I’m editing a Christmas Romance anthology that will be out in late October.  At the moment, writers are prepping to submit their stories to me. And here’s where the brilliant idea comes in. Who would YOU like to see in

Historical Suspense goodness–read the start of the book right here. I’m changing things up a little.  I don’t usually run the first chapter of an upcoming release here on the blog.  So let’s see how this goes.  Two weeks before a release, I generally provide the entire first chapter of a book for my readers

Big Ass Ships! Research for books can lead you into some very strange areas.  Recently I found myself reading up about the monster Transatlantic passenger ships build in the late Victoria and Edwardian periods.  The most famous of those is the HMS Titanic, but the Titanic  was one of the last of the big ships

I gotta admit, I had a lot of fun writing The Requisite Courage. Those of you who are subscribed to either the romantic suspense channel or the historical romance channel already know the long, convoluted reasons why I structured the new series the way I did, and what is in it for you, over the

Happy New Year! The story about Tristan and Iseult appears very late in the evolution of the Arthurian myths, and some experts say that it was only included as a morality tale, to warn Christians about the dangers of straying from the marital bed, as the story is a tragedy. In fact, there is a