Several years ago I read somewhere about an order of Mexican nuns who became so besotted with chocolate that they neglected their work, their works of charity, and worst of all, their prayer life. Morning, noon, and night, life revolved around making and … Continue reading →
Some Good News This morning I opened my email to some very good news–my contemporary manuscript, Breaking Down the Rules, is a finalist in the Golden Claddagh contest. This story is a sequel to my last year’s Fab Five Contest winner, … Continue reading →
Today is Memorial Day in the United States, a day set aside to honor those fallen in our country’s wars, and those who served and are now gone. Some romance authors have built whole careers on wounded heroes returning from battles ranging from Waterloo … Continue reading →
My high school European History teacher, Mr. Frein, divided our Senior class into groups and had us write papers arguing which country bore the blame for starting World War I—the Germans, the Brits, the Russians, or the Austro-Hungarians. It was … Continue reading →
In last week’s post I mentioned the huge gambling losses of Charles James Fox. Fox was a well-loved, over-indulged, we would say “spoiled” child, who grew up to be a gambler, a womanizer and a formidable politician whose goals clashed with the king’s … Continue reading →
It’s not often I stumble across a topic that indulges both my interest in the Regency era and in the American West. Today, I’m talking about gambling and the game of faro. Last week, my blogaholism brought me an interesting article … Continue reading →
Hold onto your wallet, your checkbook, your bank account password–April 15th, Tax Day, has arrived. Though taxes have been around since the first caveman gave his chief a chunk of his kill, in the U.S. income taxes weren’t imposed until the Civil War. They were … Continue reading →
On our last visit to Prescott we strolled into Matt’s Saloon on Whiskey Row on a late afternoon. We sidled up to the bar and ordered a couple of beers. A few minutes later, an older (as in septuagenarian) couple … Continue reading →
In preparation for some guest blogs, I’ve been reading up on Christmas traditions in Regency England. Turns out, the Regency observances of the holiday were quite a bit more subdued than those of the Victorian era. One glaring omission of the … Continue reading →
The Headless Horseman from Sleepy Hollow Ah but this is a deceptive title for this week’s post. Regency stories abound with tales of masked balls and costumed Vauxhall romps, but I’ve never read any that included trick-or-treating, or apple-bobbing, or ghostly … Continue reading →