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The Power of Peer Review
This blog is posted at The Ruby Slippered Sisterhood I am so excited to be here, you can’t even imagine! It is so generous of the Rubies to offer this opportunity to the class of 2011 (cue...
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Why I Write About History
This blog is posted at The Dashing Duchesses I love the intersection of science and history, particularly learning about the ground-breaking advances that have brought us to where we are today in...
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Dr. John Snow: Victorian Physician
This blog was posted on the Dashing Duchesses page on March 19, 2012. Not all Victorian heroes were tall, dark, and brooding. Come to think of it, not all Victorian heroes were handsome. Case in point?...
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Author Interview: Meredith Duran
I discovered the incomparable Meredith Duran when I was trolling Sherry Thomas’s website, and found it took me to a blog site where Sherry and Meredith post together. The following words on Meredith’s...
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What Happens in Georgia
Well y’all, it’s official. As one of my fellow Georgia Romance Writers recently tweeted, “There’s something in the water down here!” Now, on the surface, Georgia may seem like a fairly laidback...
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Florence Nightingale: Rebel in a Skirt
This post also appears at www.dashingduchesses.com I find it very interesting that recent discussions on Dear Author and Romance Writers of America (See “Rocking the Mistorical, by the lovely Duchess...
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Hero Material
Historical Romance 101 would tell you that every hero needs a horse. In my case, the heroine needed the horse. And against all odds, my hero just came through. Big Time. I grew up with horses, and as...
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An Interview With Historical Romance Author Cecilia Grant
This interview first appeared at the Dashing Duchesses blogsite. I am so pleased today to bring you this interview with new historical romance author Cecilia Grant. I discovered the lovely Lady Cecilia...
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Not So Fun in the Sun: A History of Women’s Swimsuits
This blog post appeared on the Dashing Duchesses September 17, 2012 As summer winds to a close, I always breathe a sigh of relief at being excused from public viewing. It isn’t that I don’t love the...
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On Cock-Horses, Grooms, and Blooding
*This post originally appeared on the Dashing Duchesses blogsite, www.dashingduchesses.com Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady upon a white horse; Rings on her fingers and bells on...
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Lady Georgette’s Brandy Chocolate Truffles
This post first appeared as a December 10th, 2012 feature on Avon Romance. “Though she would never admit it to polite Society, Lady Georgette Thorold hated brandy almost as much as she hated husbands....
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The Idiot’s Q&A on Horses in Historical Romance
This post appeared on the Dashing Duchesses on January 14, 2013. Guest poster Alyssa Alexander is one of my awesome critique partners. Duchess Alyssa (a.k.a. The HORSE IDIOT): I must confess, horses...
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Confessions of a Debut Author
I wish someone had warned me. You know, about the being nervous part, about the part where those supposed butterflies in your stomach actually feel more like a hamster. On a lopsided wheel. Trying to...
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What Happens in Scotland Book Trailer: A Valentine’s Day Debut!
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I bring you the smoking hot book trailer for my debut historical romance, What Happens in Scotland. As much fun as this is to watch, it was even more fun working with my...
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Let’s Get Personal with Author Sarah MacLean
*This interview was originally posted with the Dashing Duchesses, and is cross-posted with permissions. I still remember the day I first started stalking… er…. learned about Sarah MacLean. I was...
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Wordle Pic for What Happens in Scotland
Just playing around today, having fun. Seeing the synopsis for What Happens in Scotland splashed up on a Wordle picture is silly fun!
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My Cobblestone Carpet
When most folks think of a grand entrance, they might imagine a grand staircase, ascending to a crowded ballroom (think: Cinderella). Or, they imagine a red carpet rolled out in welcome (think:...
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Hero Material
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Cover Reveal: Summer is for Lovers
They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover… but I really wish you would. The cover for my next book–Summer is for Lovers–is not just slap-you-upside-the-head gorgeous, it so perfectly captures...
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Author Interview: Renegade of Romance, Donna Thorland and The Turncoat
This author interview originally appeared on the Dashing Duchesses blogsite. I discovered Donna Thorland and her incredible new historical fiction novel THE TURNCOAT the old-fashioned way. I saw her...
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