Chapter One – December 1842 Forty-five minutes! Millie Fairclough stared at the enamelled bronze carriage clock above the fireplace in astonishment. She would never have imagined such a feat of verbosity were possible, but apparently it was. Lady Fentree and her five middle-aged companions really had been talking about bonnets for forty-five minutes. Not to mention fifteen before that on hemlines
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Chapter One Lincoln, England—November 1214 Constance crouched down beside her cousin, pressing her eye to a gap in the slats of the gallery railing above the great hall. In the gauzy light of the fireside below, she studied each of the new arrivals in turn, waiting for some flash of recognition or long-distant memory to stir. None did. ‘So?’ Isabella
The Viscount’s Veiled Lady The third instalment of my Whitby Weddings series is out in February, but in the meantime, here’s a sneak peek! Chapter One Whitby, North Yorkshire—July, 1872 ‘You want me to do what?’ Frances Webster dropped the piece of jagged black stone she was polishing on to the table with a thud. ‘I want you to visit
I’ve written several blogs about what inspired my own interest in the Roman era, but I’m not the only Harlequin / Mills & Boon author who finds this period of history fascinating. Michelle Styles and Greta Gilbert have both already written some brilliant Roman-set stories. They’ve both generously agreed to write on my blog about what inspired them and why
All writers have other authors who inspire them, and one of the most inspirational for me is Blythe Gifford, who I’m thrilled to be interviewing on my blog today. She was incredibly nice to me even before I was published, so she’s a genuinely lovely person too! Blythe’s debut novel The Knave and the Maiden was a Romance Writers of
What is it about Vikings? Almost 1000 years after the end of their era, the archetype of the Viking alpha male still casts a pretty big shadow. In fact, when it comes to large, blond, wild and untameable, they have the market pretty much cornered. They’re also having a bit of a moment. From The Last Kingdom to the History
Today, I’m chatting with the nicest friend-I’ve-never-met Therese Beharrie, who writes for Harlequin Romance/Mills & Boon Cherish. Despite living in different hemispheres, we became friends via Twitter after getting our first contracts from Harlequin in the same month. We’re also release buddies, since our first and second books are out on the same days. Therese has already been interviewed by