The sweet and charming Sophie Perinot is not just a fabulous writer, she is a kind woman as well. She was generous enough to tag me in the ongoing game of The Next Big Thing, in which authors get to talk about their favorite thing: their work, and what their current Work in Progress is. …
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As I have mentioned, Nicola Cornick’s latest novel, FORBIDDEN, is out, and I have it in hand. I am about to dive in, and I can’t wait. What is it about the Regency period that draws us back to it again and again? Is it the clothes? There is something graceful about the Grecian …
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I was thrilled yesterday when I read this review of HOW TO TAME A WILLFUL WIFE in Publisher’s Weekly. It’s the first time I’ve ever been reviewed by PW, and I am very happy.Perfect I am not, and neither is my book, but the reviewer did delve into the world of Caroline and Anthony and …
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http://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/ Claire Ridgeway of the Anne Boleyn Files asked a question today on Facebook and Twitter that I had not given any thought to before. Namely, who was the real Thomas Boleyn? Beyond the father of Mary, George and Anne Boleyn, I mean. Was he truly the demon portrayed in The Other Boleyn Girl? Was …
I had the best time last night visiting with a book club in Raleigh, NC. And the best thing was, I didn’t have to drive to get to the meeting. I just picked up the phone, and we talked for half an hour. I felt as if I was right there in the room with …
Medieval women, even powerful queens, spent a good deal of their lives waiting. Waiting for their husbands to come home from war, for their children to be born, for their sons to grow up. In July of 1137, Eleanor of Aquitaine, newly made duchess by her father’s death, found herself waiting behind the walls of …