June always means a new book in the Countess of Harleigh series! This time I have a few live events planned. Please check my “Appearances” tab. If you are in …
Historical Mystery and the Amateur Sleuth
Sorry I’m late. I’m back in Michigan for the summer and that move takes a bit of work. In addition to my regular post, I have a little news this …
Queen Victoria’s Drawing Room
In my upcoming book, A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder, Frances agrees to do a favor for a friend and present her niece to the queen. Court presentations ended …
A Not so Kinder, Gentler Time
I was a presenting author at Tucson Festival of Books a couple of weeks ago. The topics of the two panels I was on involved heinous crimes from history and …
Casting My Characters
I never feel that I know my characters very well until I finish the first draft of a manuscript. That’s one of the great things about writing a series. Characters …
Death by Laudanum
Photo credit: Welcome Images, Science Museum, London, UK It would be the height of neglect for me to set a series in Victorian England and not include a plot that …
A Very Victorian Holiday
Happy Holidays! I don’t know about you, but this is one of the busiest times of the year for me, so I’m giving myself a break and reposting a blog …
Research Trip!
By the time A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder came out in 2018, I had already done enough research to plot three books. At the time, I didn’t know …
Cover Reveal!
I just returned from a fabulous research trip which I will share next month. This month, I have some art for you! It seems so early to do a cover …
The Enduring Royal Family
I’ve never been a royals watcher, but I do have a lot of respect for Queen Elizabeth II and the fact that she devoted 70 years of her life to …