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Party All November Long!
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Cover Reveal: A Romantic Tale of Christmas in Venice
Hello, all! My dear friend Caroline Warfield has a treat in store for you — her delightful novella of unexpected love blossoming during a winter in Venice. Take a look at the beautiful cover of Caroline Warfield’s 2017 Christmas Novella and don’t miss this opportunity to pre-order the book. Love is the best medicine and the sweetest things in life are worth the wait, especially at Christmastime in Venice for a stranded English Lady and a dedicated doctor. About the Book Lady Charlotte Tyree clings to one dream—to see the splendor of Rome before settling for life as the spinster sister of an earl. But now her feckless brother…
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I’m Back!
For a while, I wasn’t able to access this blog — I don’t know why, but nothing worked. Anyway, now I’m able to get back to posting things. Hooray! I will start by adding a new post tomorrow. See you all then!
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I’m Guest Blogging!
Today, your humble correspondent is guest blogging over at the Bluestocking Belles! This entertaining group of ladies write stories and blog together because history is fun and love is worth working for. In today’s article, I have interviewed my fictional version of W. S. Gilbert, who plays a part in my upcoming historical mystery novel, A SHORT SHARP SHOCK. CLICK HERE to go to the Bluestocking Belles’ TeaTime Tattler to find out more about Mr. Gilbert, Lucy Turner, and the blasted country house party. I’m sure you’ll greatly enjoy my interview with The Passionate Mr. Gilbert!
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Sir Arthur Sullivan and the Lady
Arthur Sullivan’s early love affair with Rachel Scott Russell was doomed by “[her] vain mother who thought the young composer not good enough for her daughter to take in marriage.” (B.W. Findon, Sir Arthur Sullivan, p. 170) He never married. But he did have a life-long friend and lover—the American socialite and accomplished amateur contralto, Mary Frances “Fanny” Ronalds. She was considered a great beauty, with small and exquisitely regular features, abundant dark hair of a shade called châtain foncé (deep chestnut), a generous smile and beautiful teeth. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1839, by age 20 the beautiful Mary Frances Carter was already known for her singing ability when…
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Five Victorian-Set Movies to Enjoy
This time, the movies (except one) travel a little farther afield than dear old England ~ Sicily, Florence, Paris, and New York. The Leopard (1963) Director: Luchino Visconti. The Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860’s Sicily. Starring Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale The Earrings of Madame de… (1953) Director: Max Ophüls. In the Paris of the late 19th century, Louise, wife of a general, sells the earrings her husband gave her as a wedding gift: she needs money to cover her debts. The general secretly buys the earrings…
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Fall Back in Time with a Great Historical Romance Novel!
Early in the morning today, November 1, 2015, is when we in the USA turned our clocks back, marking the end of Daylight Savings Time. An extra hour of sleep is always welcome! Today is also the Historical Romance Network‘s #fallbackintime event! We have all been posting selfies of ourselves reading historical romance novels. Here is Yours Truly, reading my first Regency romance novel: There are other great historical romance novels out there that you might like. What’s your favorite? Maybe you’d like to try one or more of the following books. Check them out at the Great Escapes Books website.
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Hello and welcome to my blog!
Why have I chosen to start this blog? Because I’d like you to join me on a visit to Kensington, London, during the Victorian era. This is where the sleuth of my new cozy mystery series, eighteen-year-old Lucy Turner, lives with her widowed mother Herbertina (“Hebe”) Compton Turner. As the story starts, Lucy is in love with a newly-minted barrister named William Schwenk Gilbert. He’s tall, blond, handsome, and unfortunately thinks of her only as the young girl who lives down the street from his parents’ house. If his name sounds familiar to you, you’re right – he is William S. Gilbert, who will later achieve fame as half of…