Over the recent long weekend, I started a major cleanup and reorganization of my writing room. As it’s also our home office, it had gotten cluttered with all sorts of stuff, most of it not writing-related. Anyway, the task is … Continue reading →
Time to let the inner curmudgeon out for some exercise. So first of all we had Young Adult. Okay. Inner curmudgeon: Couldn’t they read Wuthering Heights? Then New Adult. Okay. I think. Inner curmudgeon: Couldn’t they just get over themselves … Continue reading →
The winner of a copy of The English Lily is….niteofblu at gmail dot com!!  Congrats! Send your contact info to Kathe AT klwheeler.com…
For me, the early stage of writing a book tends to be the most difficult. The story I see and feel in my head is not what’s getting down on paper and, despite the fact that I know better, I … Continue reading →
Last week I finally got the cover for my September Harlequin Historicals release, The Runaway Countess!! It’s such a suspenseful moment just before opening those new cover files. Will it be hideous? Beautiful? Make my heroine look weirdly like Miley … Continue reading →
Today is Memorial Day in the USA, a day of remembrance that began as Decoration Day, a day freemen (freed slaves) decorated the graves of Union soldiers. The holiday eventually became a day to include remembrance of all who have … Continue reading →
Well, Lydia Bennet wanted to go to Brighton. Â And by the time Pride & Prejudice was published, Brighton was a thriving seaside resort and, apparently, the location of some highly desirable soldiers – Lydia’s main reason for wanting to go. … Continue reading →
…these are not. This picture is of some of the Prince Regent’s friends, several of whom are dukes and proof that “Duke=Hawt” is an invention of Romancelandia. I’m thinking about this in the wake of all the good discussions we’ve … Continue reading →
Sad to say I have caught a cold from my nearest and dearest. I am so glad that I do not live in the Austen household in Chawton where dear Martha Lloyd would have dosed me with this concoction, courtesy … Continue reading →
I’ve been working away on my next Sinclair Sister’s novel. I keep getting interrupted with other work. Hoo boy. However, having realized the other day that I had started the book in the wrong place— Actually, that gives an incorrect … Continue reading →
New from the Riskies!
Lord of Misrule by Gail Eastwood
The Wallflower's Mistletoe Wedding by Amanda McCabe
A Pregnant Courtesan for the Rake by Diane Gaston
How to Find a Duke in Ten Days by Grace Burrowes, Shana Galen, and Carolyn Jewel
Look for some changes in the Riskies community soon!
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