My revisions to Veronica Speedwell #2 are almost finished. I have a due date of August 31 that was graciously extended to September 7 since editor is on vacation, but as that overlaps book tour–and I don’t write when I travel–the end of August it is! And I’m grateful. This book has been a beast,…

I love the idea of retreat, don’t you? Particularly at times like these when I’ve got a deadline looming and book tour coming up. Writing is such a solitary occupation that being thrust out of that is occasionally a daunting thing. Sometimes the carousel of activity whirls a bit too fast for me and I…

Tonight I’ll be over at Night Owl Reviews chatting about A CURIOUS BEGINNING. Chat begins at 8pm Eastern–join me!

Which sounds like a really AWESOME rodeo, doesn’t it? But we’re rounding up links, not cattle. I’m posting a few places you might like to visit if you love all things Victorian. *Postal delivery times. Did you know that Londoners could receive mail delivery up to seven times a day? Makes our six times a…

We haven’t had an ancestor post recently, and the visit to Westminster Abbey to see the tomb of Edward I was a chance to give a thought to his wife, Margaret of France. (Unfortunately, her tomb isn’t there. She was buried at Christ Church Greyfriars in London, but her burial place was despoiled during the…

We have finalized tour plans, chickens! The tour kicks off on September 2 in Florida and continues through Texas, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, and Maryland with multiple stops in a few of those states. Check the listing below to see when and we’re I’m going to be popping up. None of these near you? No…

Sometimes when I travel to a place I love, I get homesick for it when I return and settle back into my normal life. I was raised on a steady diet of English children’s books and Earl Grey, and I can say I was homesick for England before I ever went. There are a few…

Picking up where we left off yesterday with chapters three and four of A CURIOUS BEGINNING, the first Veronica Speedwell mystery!

Those of you who subscribe to the newsletters have already gotten your exclusive sneak peek at A CURIOUS BEGINNING, the first Veronica Speedwell mystery. Now it’s time to share with everybody! Here are chapters one and two, and stay tuned Tuesday for chapters three and four…

One of the things I love most about England is the food. Yep, I am THAT committed of an Anglophile. But English food gets a bad rap. It may not be thought of as dazzlingly innovative or exotic (or flavorful), but people who think the English don’t know how to eat haven’t been looking in…