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...
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,...
The Age of Agony: a beginners guide to 19th century surgery
Surgery in the early 19th century usually meant a death sentence. It was the last resort and never undertaken lightly. Statistics from...
Thank-you Mr Darcy...
I read my first romance novel somewhere around twelve, and from then on I was hooked. However, it took another thirty years for me to...
Anna Bradley: Do you want to be nosey?
HAVE A LOOK AT ANNA'S WORLD: After the success of last month's post where I showed you around my writing room, I am delighted to tell you...
Erratic Breathing and the Steely Glare...
This article was originally written for, and published on, The Romance University http://romanceuniversity.org/2016/04/08/erratic-breathi...
How the smugglers helped shape the English language…
For most of us, our knowledge of smugglers in the 18th and 19th centuries comes from the stereotype we have seen on films and television....
I guess I'm an author now...
Since I was lucky enough to receive The Call from Harlequin Mills and Boon a few weeks ago, I have gone from an amateur writer to a...
21st Century Technology & the Crispy Prawn...
I really do try not to be useless. I am great believer in the old adage that change is good and that being able to adapt to change is a...
