Who doesn’t love a romantic Christmas story? Today my friend, author Patricia Kiyono shares her writing process and how The Partridge Christmas Collection came to be. Welcome, Patricia! Talk about the book(s) you’ve written. What was the first seed of an idea you had for your book? How did it develop? The Partridge Christmas Collection is a five-book series (with a sixth non-holiday story thrown in for good measure) that came about quite by accident. After I wrote The Partridge and the Peartree in response to a multi-author regency romance series called “The Twelve Dukes of Christmas” I was astonished Read More
Category: Regency
Enjoy Two Regency Romances in Kingsley Manor by Amanda Shalaby
Amanda Shalaby and I have been Crimson Romance “sisters” since our first books were published one month apart. Like childhood friends, authors who debuted with me will always have a special place in my heart. Welcome, Amanda. Tell us about the book you’ve written. Kingsley Manor: The Complete Series is a neat little package of my very first published book, Rhianna, and its sequel, Audra. In the first novel, Rhianna Braden finds the enigmatic Lord Guilford Kingsley on her doorstep. He escorts her to Kingsley Manor, where family secrets and scandals begin to unfold until Rhianna is forced to make Read More
Words Matter
When my grandson, Tommy, was five, my daughter, Kristin, took him to buy school supplies for kindergarten. As they walked toward the store, he yelled out, “Look, Mom! They got all the A-holes out of Walmart!’ People walking to and from their cars cast disapproving glares her way. She stooped down and asked, “Tommy, what did you say?” “The A-holes. They got all the A-holes out of Walmart!” Embarrassed, Kristin explained, “We don’t talk that way, Tommy.” He looked confused. “Show me what you mean,” she said. Tommy pointed to the new Walmart sign. “See? All the A-holes, where the Read More
Crossing The Pond
My friend, Becky Lower, loves writing American historical romance novels as much as I do. I’ve enjoyed every one of her books, and I’m so pleased she is visiting me today. Welcome, Becky. Tell us about your new venture. When I first began to write novels, I hadn’t done too much research into the genres that sell best. I just knew what I loved to read–American historicals and English romances. I cut my teeth on Laura Ingalls Wilder and later on The Kent Family Chronicles by John Jakes, but I also loved reading about English aristocracy with the Cotillion balls, Read More