I’m just back from Washington Romance Writers Spring Retreat in beautiful Harpers Ferry*, West VA, one of the writing highlights of my year. On Thursday, April 26, I had the pleasure of transporting guest speaker Julia Quinn and her sister … Continue reading →

“…burn, burn, burn, like fabulous roman candles, like spiders across the stars…” I’m writing this post from an Internet cafe in Santa Fe, where I’ve come for a much-needed vacation (all that writing–196 pages so far!–and Dancing With the Stars … Continue reading →

Last week I blogged about how I was about to spend a weekend as a housemaid/lady at Riversdale House Museum’s Ladies Regency weekend. I’m happy to report I had a great time and I now know what theorem painting* is, … Continue reading →

I recently finished CLANDESTINE, by one of my favorite authors, Julia Ross (aka Jean Ross Ewing). As usual I adored her lush, poetic prose, the depth of her characterizations, the intrigue and the elegant sensuality. CLANDESTINE is set in 1829, … Continue reading →

We all have traumatic formative experiences as children. If you don’t mind me getting personal here, sharing my pain and showing my (metaphorical) scars, then…then I will. (I can feel the love of all the Risky readers buoying me up, … Continue reading →

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This marble bas-relief by Antonio Lombardo in 1508 is called “The Contest Between Minerva and Neptune,” which has very little to do with my topic. I did, however, feel I must crop this image or figure out how to add … Continue reading →

Kalen Hughes is a debut historical author and former Golden Heart finalist. Always a voracious reader, Kalen didn’t discover the world of romance until her godmother handed her a Georgette Heyer novel during her freshman year of college. While she … Continue reading →