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A Passion for History
Webmaster - Andrew Cornick |
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Thank you for coming to meet me! I live in the English countryside with my husband and a menagerie of cats and dogs. I have been a published author since 1998 and these days I write single title Regency historicals for HQN books and historical romance for Harlequin Mills and Boon. I also critique manuscripts for aspiring authors via the Romantic Novelists' Society New Writers' Scheme and the Beau Monde mentor scheme and have run several courses and workshops on writing romance. I developed a passion for history at an early age and nurtured it through reading and watching BBC costume dramas! I graduated in History from London and have recently been awarded a Masters in Public History with Distinction from Ruskin College, Oxford. My dissertation was on heroes - it was tough researching the subject but someone has to do these things! I worked for many years in university administration, my final job being as Assistant Academic Registrar and Operations Manager before I gave it all up to be a full time author. In my spare time I work as a guide for the National Trust at Ashdown House. Ashdown is one of my current passions and I am researching its history. I find the complementary activities of historian and author of historical fiction to be a stimulating one. My favourite way of unwinding is to take my dog for long walks in the countryside. |
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Read my official Mills & Boon Bio here |
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| The songs of the
books: A lot of authors say that they are inspired by music when they are writing. Each of my books has a "theme" song which I listen to when I'm writing and which encapsulate for me the ideas behind the book. Here are a few of my inspirational tracks: The Earl's Prize - Ace of Spades by Motorhead. This might seem a long way away from a Regency romance but for me it summed up the idea of compulsive gambling that was behind the book. Lord of Scandal - Feel by Robbie Williams. Fabulous track which represented the conflicting desires within the hero of the book. Unmasked - Read my Mind by the Killers. Another brilliant piece of music. The Last Rake in London - Leaving So Soon - Keane. This book is set in the Edwardian period and for me the song sums up the glittering world that was blown away by the First World War and the whirlwind romance between hero and heroine. The Duchess and the Toy Boy - Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones. Raffish, exciting and sexy!
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