His Mistress by Christmas
CHAPTER ONE November 30, 1885 “He’s the one,” Veronica, Lady Smithson said softly, more to herself than to the woman beside her. She smiled with satisfaction. She did so love it when all went...
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Inspiration for Stories
I have found almost anything will inspire a story. As it turns out, something I collect has proved very inspiring. And I thought it was just fun! A couple of years ago, I went to a luncheon at a...
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Inspiration for Characters
I get inspiration for characters, everywhere but there are two characters in His Mistress by Christmas that came straight out of one of my collections. I collect old napkin rings—especially those with...
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Inspiration from travel or What a Wonderful Excuse! Part 2
Travel provides a lot of inspiration. Two years ago, we had the wonderful opportunity to spend a couple of weeks traveling around England. So when the hero of His Mistress by Christmas bought a grand...
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Inspiration from travel or What a Wonderful Excuse! Part 1
I love to travel. And I love to use some of my favorite places in my books. Like Venice. I’ve had at least two books with scenes in Venice. In When We Meet Again, the heroine had a one night...
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CHAPTER ONE December 18, 1886 “And you believe this is a good idea.” Beryl, Lady Dunwell, said to her sister. Her expression failed to reveal whether her words were in the guise of a question or...
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Where in the world is Victoria? Location #1
We seemed to have a lot of problems with transportation in this location. We couldn’t figure out how to work the vending machine to get a ticket for public transportation. The young man from Poland at...
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Where in the World is Victoria—Location #2
In this town, we were on a hotel shuttle bus when That’s Amore came on the radio. Well, what could be do? Everyone on the bus sang along. Unfortunately, no one knew more than the first line: When the...
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Where in the world is Victoria—Location #3
This is the only city where we spent the night that I did not see a bride (more about brides later). Although, our friends saw a bride and groom being teased by a mime but they failed to take a...
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Where in the world is Victoria-Location #4
This was absolutely my favorite place. We were here for a week and shared an apartment with some friends from home. View from the window. The streets were all up and down. We met the nicest...
View ArticleSERIES & CONNECTED BOOKS
Stand alone books & novellas Yesterday and Forever (time travel) The Princess and the Pea (historical) The Perfect Wife (historical) Promises to Keep, The Night Before Christmas Anthology (2nd...
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If you have been watching this page patiently, hoping for me to fulfill my New Year’s resolution (that was tentative at best if you recall) you’ll know I failed miserably. But honestly, I think we’re...
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