Historical Belles and Beaus

As I'm working on another Regency romance, I decided to do a series of blogs about this fascinating era. .  I The Dandies During the...

As many authors claim, I am frequently plagued by a very mischievous muse who chooses the most inconvenient of times to summon me - most f...

Coronets and Nobel Hierarchy: From Admirals to Generals, politicians to Royal bastards, a peerage has been the highest honour bestowed by a ...

Why are Vikings romantic? When Vikings were raiding Celtic monasteries they were not romantic. When Vikings - unkempt, insanitary, prone t...

Addresses don’t come much grander than ‘Number One London’, the popular name for Apsley House. On a recent visit to London and find...

Anne Stuart, 1705 As an American, I've always been intrigued by European monarchs. My favorite nations include: Britain, France, and...

In the seventeenth century many grander houses in England had a "still-room". This was originally a brewing chamber, but was soon ...

For many centuries in the Middle Ages the basics of fashion for men and women remained the same - a gown for women and a long or short robe ...

Article – Primary Sources   Primary sources, I feel, are a writer's best friend, especially a historical writer. I collect Victorian di...

I'm appearing on the Romance Writers of Australia blog today with a free e-book on offer for my Regency novel, Rules of Conduct.  https...

If this is blowing my own trumpet a trifle, then so be it. Today the Romantic Novelists' Association (UK) published an interview with me...

I recently took my nine-year-old nephew to the national Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The museum, which is adjacent to Wright-Patterson...

Yankee Doodle went to town, A-Riding on a pony; Stuck a feather in his cap, And called it macaroni. Macaroni? He named his feather after ...

My latest Kensington medieval romance is now out and available for sale in shops and at ebook stores (UK paperback due in August). To Touch ...

Today is the release day for my latest Regency comedy novella, Gifts Gone Astray . BLURB: A gift is a wonderful surprise. Or maybe not. At ...