2025 was a great year for reading for me. I’ve read so many wonderful books. I don’t have an actual count, but it was probably double the number of books …
Ask Me Anything!
In anticipation of a back surgery that I had a week ago, I asked my newsletter subscribers to send me some questions last month so I could do an Ask …
The Spirits of Route 66
Since my blog post was due around Halloween, I pondered what I could write that was Halloween related. Then I remembered—I wrote a book of ghost stories! How could I …
More Research, Oh boy!
One of the things I enjoy most about writing is research. I really do love it and I want to make that perfectly clear, because the rest of this post …
Where Do You Come Up With Your Story Ideas?
I just turned in the ninth Countess of Harleigh mystery to my publisher earlier this month and since it’s the last book in the contract, I am at that weird …
How Much is too Much?
It seems like A Daughter’s Guide to Mothers and Murder just released—well it was only three weeks ago—but I am just polishing up the next book which is due August …
The Latest Countess of Harleigh is out!
A Daughter’s Guide to Mothers and Murder releases Tuesday, June 24th. To celebrate, I thought I’d share an excerpt. To set the scene; Frances is back in Paris and she …
Mothers and Daughters and Murder!
I love history and enjoy the research I do to create the Countess of Harleigh mysteries. Similarly, I love writing mysteries—the hiding of clues, the twists, and putting it all …
Victorians on Vacation
The Victorian era was a time of sweeping change. Advances in science and medicine, industry, commerce, transportation meant life was constantly changing. One of the advances eagerly embraced was the …
George and Frances Roll the Dice
The newest Countess of Harleigh mystery is available now in ebook and audio! From USA Today bestselling author Dianne Freeman, the Countess of Harleigh Mysteries are a witty romp through the …