… on History Hoydens, with a rather neat picture from 1803.

In a little over a week, I have to give a paper at the Popular Culture Association on the interplay of history and fiction. As I’ve been parsing the topic out (and managing to work myself into a muddle), I’ve posted on the topic today on both History Hoydens and Access Romance. On History Hoydens, [...]

… the other great prisons of the French Revolution, about which I posted today on History Hoydens. It does seem unfair that the Bastille gets all the attention, when there are so many lovely dungeons to be had.

Hi, all! As an addendum to the fascinating discussion below about Mary and the influences that shaped her, I posted today on History Hoydens about Mary, matrimony, and the changing face of ambition (not necessarily in that order).

For those who are interested in a wee dram of procrastination, I posted today on History Hoydens about Bonnie Prince Charlie, and more specifically on whether or not he deserves that oh so bonnie reputation he has managed to carry down with him through the ages. (Check out the comments section for a discussion of [...]

over at History Hoydens, where I’m rambling on about the more ridiculous bits of history. You can sort of see where that mindset comes to play in the Pink Carnation books…. For reasons of space, I left out one of my favorite moments of historical slapstick: Napoleon’s wedding night, in which the future master of [...]

Hi, again! For those who are interested, there’s a fascinating discussion of the Libertine Hero up on History Hoydens, courtesy of one of my favorite authors, Tracy Grant. Since my own libertine hero made his way into print last year (Lord Vaughn in Crimson Rose), this is a topic particularly dear to my heart. I [...]

Hello, my fellow procrastinators! I’d like to invite you over to History Hoydens, where one of my favorite authors, Tasha Alexander, kindly consented to take over my blog for the day. Tasha is an author of many talents. (And I’m not just saying this because she relieved me of having to do my post for [...]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that when an author has a new book to write, other peoples’ books suddenly become much more attractive. In other words, I went on a Barnes & Nobles spree yesterday. I should be working on Book VI this weekend– but I have a feeling I’ll be reading these instead: [...]

As of this month, I am officially a History Hoyden! This doesn’t refer to my behavior (it’s very hard to be a hoyden in a business suit), but to a very talented group of authors of historical fiction who were kind enough to let me join them on their blog, the History Hoydens. Come visit [...]