When a Side Character Insists on Being a Hero
I knew from the outset that the charming lady’s man Jake Warriner was a spy, so in his book, A Warriner to Seduce Her, I had to create a...
A Panster's Guide to the Dreaded Dead End
Writers, we are all often reliably informed, fall broadly into two categories: plotters and pansters. A Plotter agonises over their story...
Nobody Trusts a Warriner...
I've always loved a series. I hate saying goodbye to characters and delight in colliding with them again in different books. However, I...
Defeating the Speckled Monster
The deadly disease smallpox had been feared by man for thousands of years by the 1800s, and rightly so. It was highly contagious,...
Miss Bradshaw's Bought Betrothal
I think every girl dreams of Prince Charming. The idea that one day the perfect guy for you will sweep you off your feet and you will...
Lady and the Tr-revor
For a few weeks now I have had a suspicion that Trevor is That Age. I won’t sully your mind with descriptions as to how I know this,...
My Perfect Hero
I’ll happily admit it. My favourite Regency hero of all time is Mr Darcy. Bizarrely I love his aloof stiffness. I love it because you...
A Total Shambles- Dog Style
I’ve been feeling pretty good about myself lately. Not in an overt, boasting kind of way, you understand, as that wouldn’t be British....
A Funny Thing Happened at the RNA...
This year, for the very first time I joined the Romantic Novelists Association, a splendid and supportive organisation which champions...
19th Century ‘Hysteria’ and … (ahem) Medicinal Masturbation
Yes. You did just read the words ‘medicinal masturbation’ although it certainly was never called that in the 19th century! But more of...
