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Season’s Greetings

Hello Everyone,

It’s been awhile since I posted. Life is busy for us all now that we are able to get back to some resemblance of normal. I’m so looking forward to this holiday season. Thanksgiving is coming up in our country and it will feel good to get together with family and friends. I’ll be preparing to bring to my daughter’s home the usual — stuffing and pies. The stuffing recipe is my Dad’s and is his version of an English recipe. It includes potatoes with the bread cubes, onions and celery and a good amount of poultry seasoning. Everyone loves it.

I’m in the middle of writing my fourth book. It takes a character from Sacred Terrain, the second in my Traveled Hearts series. Jane Cabot is her name and if you’ve read the book you know she has her eyes on Caleb. Caleb is true to Jessica even though she hasn’t been found yet. Everyone is losing hope except Caleb, but Jane is a tempting diversion.

As a character I found her so interesting but had to cut most of her life out as it didn’t pertain to the story at hand. I’m having a great time writing this and can’t wait to come to the part where she meets Caleb and we get to experience her side of that episode. For the most part it will be about her life as a wealthy woman losing what she thought was valuable to find something more real and lasting. Look for it in 2022/23.

Loads of card making. Love this hobby and all that goes with it. Still watercoloring and teaching my grandchildren art once a week. My love for reading takes its place at night cozied up to my husband who reads also. I just finished the second book in a series by Susie Murphey. A Matter of Class and A Class Entwined. If you’re looking for some good historical fiction with heart this series fits the bill. A page turner.

Until next time– Have a wonderful day (or night depending on where you are)

Peace and Love,

Veronica

Author's World, Bookshelf

Writer’s Thoughts

Good Monday Morning All,

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Happy New Year!

What a beautiful Christmas  we had. The grandkids were beyond excited and my house was filled with children’s wonder and energy! Christmas day, Jeff and I exchanged our gifts … and relaxed. I felt completely spoiled because I got to lie on the couch, read a good book – The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak – A Novel of Catherine the Great- and indulge in chocolate and left-over goodies from our party.

As I read more and more historical fiction with romance it makes me think about the genre of Romance. I think a lot of people who don’t know the genre see it only as the stories about Dukes and Earls, maids and their chances of snatching a royal, always with a fairytale ending. Fun reading for sure, but there is so much more to Historical Romance!

Take for instant three novels by Karleen Koen: Through a Glass Darkly, Dark Angels and Now Face to Face. They’re full of Countesses, Dukes, Duchesses, A French Court…etc. They are a great read, well written and researched and for a historical fiction fan I was in heaven! There is intrigue, lust, love, and romance a plenty, yet anyone who loves historical fiction, can also find them satisfying.

My books certainly meet the genre of Historical Romance yet, The Traveled Heart is set in America in the late 1800’s.  Some English influence is brought in with the devious Frederick Moore, but mainly the romance, lust, wealth and adventures take place in America.

My hope is that historical romance will be known as a more diverse genre. So many of us have a lot to contribute to this entertaining part of literature.

Happy writing and reading in 2019!

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Peace and Love,

Veronica

Author's World, Bookshelf, Favorite Reads

My Book shelf

Good Monday Morning to you!

Is it time for turkey yet? I’m mostly vegetarian and have been all of my adult life, but I cannot resist a good ol’ fashion Thanksgiving dinner!! Well, this post isn’t about that … ok V focus!!

I will be sharing some of my good reads with you. I like history… a lot… so I love reading about the lives of those lived in other centuries.  And it’s always so great to read the author’s notes and find out that the person or persons in the novel were based on actual people.

That was the case in my latest read: Confessions of a Courtesan by Deborah Hale, writing as Elizabeth Charles. Talk about a page turner. It could be found under Historical Fiction, but also I would add Historical Romance too.

It’s about a young woman in 18th century who rises up from living on the filthy streets of London to become one of the most sought after courtesans in England. Her struggles make you think of how awful is was for women back in the day before we stood up for our rights. And I questioned what I would do to survive given the same circumstances.

It’s steamy, sexy, gritty and so compelling. I rooted for Lizzy and at times wanted to sit her down and give her some sane advice! That’s good character development!

The plots are riveting and I couldn’t put it down. If you like this type of novel- check this one out.

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Have a good day and a great week!

Peace and Love,

Veronica