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…
On the Way to The Sun-Nymph Bride
The journey to writing Pippa and Edouard’s story is different than my usual process. Typically, when I create side characters, I know what story I want to tell for them (and with whom) when they…
Behind Community Programs
When thinking about community priests and the charities they’d run for the community, I created several service organizations. However, most of them weren’t inspired by charities in Regency England, but charities we have now. (The…
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…
Behind The Goddess’s Illusion
To Mom—the only pastor whose sermons I always listened to without daydreaming about my latest story, even when my childhood antics being used as examples made me blush. The dedication for The Goddess’s Illusion. The…
Behind the Characters’ Quirks
In addition to giving my characters personality types and color seasons, I also like to give them a hobby, trait, or preference that’s one of mine to help connect me to the characters. Here are…
Behind the Characters’ Personalities
When writing, I like to get to know my characters before I start, so I know how they’ll react in certain situations. In addition to considering the past events that shaped them and their goals/needs,…
Kelpie Races
a deleted scene from the end of Chapter 12 in The Secret Soulbond When Dare joined the Campbells and their other friends from Lady Ducharme’s fencing salon at the kelpie races on the coast south…
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…
Behind the Magic
In my stories, magic is used every day, but it always costs something (Newton’s third law, you know), and that cost can be difficult to control or predict except for small spells. (Although sometimes even…