What’s in a Name: The Sun-Nymph Bride
And here are the hidden meanings behind the names in The Sun-Nymph Bride… The heroine is Philippa Grace Hawke, although she goes by Pippa. Philippa, a feminine form of Philip, means lover of horses, although…
What’s in a Name: The Goddess’s Illusion
And here are the hidden meanings behind the names in The Goddess’s Illusion… The heroine is Katherine Elizabeth Gernand (née Sutton), the Countess of Blaine, although she goes by Kit. All of Kit’s birth names…
What’s in a Name: The Secret Soulbond
And here are the hidden meanings behind the names in The Secret Soulbond… The heroine is Lady Annalise Brigid Greysnowe, daughter of the Count of Greysnowe. Annalise is a formal-sounding name, combining Anna (“grace”) and…
What’s in a Name: The Nightmara Affair
As I wrote in an earlier post, I like to make my characters names have hidden meaning. Here’s the meanings behind the names of the main characters from The Nightmara Affair: The heroine is Kiera….
What’s in a Name: The Enchanted Bird
Names are important. They define who we are and how we think of ourselves. When my brother and I were growing up, our parents decided to call us by our proper names and let us…
What’s in a Name: The Spellbinding Courtship
When I name my characters, I love giving their names hidden meanings. Often these meanings aren’t mentioned in the story, but I know they’re there. 😉 In The Spellbinding Courtship, the heroine is Selena Nieve…