St Mark’s Basilica and the history of mosaics
My heroine in The Echoes of Love, Venetia, is by profession a professional restorer of mosaics, a job requiring a great deal of skill, care
My heroine in The Echoes of Love, Venetia, is by profession a professional restorer of mosaics, a job requiring a great deal of skill, care
Gelato – soft, creamy ice-cream – is a popular dessert in Italy, and such a wonderfully wide array of flavours is available: pistachio, almond, hazelnut,
For as long as I can remember, I have loved fairytales. I recall so vividly those told to me by my governess, Zula – the
Actor Matt Addis talks about making the audiobook version of my novel The Echoes of Love.
Any romance author faces a challenge in his or her writing: The character’s journey to falling in love, from feeling the first stirrings of attraction
My love affair with Venice started at an early age when I visited the city of romance with my family as a child. Even then,
Since I was a young girl, tucked up in bed and listening avidly to my governess weaving bedtime tales, I have loved legends. Fairytales too,
From the blurb: A tragedy brought Eva Brookwell and Samuel Shaw back into each other’s lives. But will lies from the past destroy their chances
San Antonio, USA. Home to the famous San Antonio Spurs, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, the Alamo, the Tower of the Americas, Marriage
Cooking, and enjoying the results, is one of my pleasures in life, so when I am writing a novel I very much relish the research
For me, when creating a new heroine for a romance novel, occupation is essential. First and foremost, she must have a career of some sort,
I was delighted recently to discover a new adaption of my favourite English novel, Jane Eyre. Have you seen the 2011 movie, which stars Mia
In my new novel, The Echoes of Love, Paolo owns a home in Tuscany, and he persuades Venetia to take on a contract based there
Did you know that scattered across Europe are dozens of ‘devil’s bridges’ – ancient stone arch bridges crossing waterways, each with its own particular, spooky
In each of my novels I weave in a wiser, older character whose role is to guide my heroine (in part, I do so in
From the blurb: Spirited, young scribe Flavia hopes for freedom. She and her fellow slaves in Aquae Sulis (modern Bath) have served the Lady Valeria
There were only four or five ladies of the highest rank; all the others, who were more or less pretty, were favourites of the prince,
Today I’m delighted to be participating in I Am a Reader, Not a Writer’s ‘No Strings Attached Giveaway Hop’.
My favourite place in Venice has to be the St Mark’s Square (Piazza San Marco), and a major reason for the draw is the stunning
Back when my debut novel, Burning Embers, was newly released, I found on the internet a song with the same title, and was quite taken
I love the Romantic poets – Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats – but perhaps, for me, the most romantic of them all is Percy Bysshe
I’m commonly asked, ‘How much of yourself do you put into your writing? How far are your
A typical Kentish scene around where I live. When the sun is shining, it’s just magical!
What is it, exactly, that so many people fall in love with when they visit Venice? What makes this historic city quite so romantic, so
On 6 January, as part of the celebrations for their Epiphany Festival, Venetian will line the paths alongside the Grand Canal to watch a boat
No doubt you’re very familiar with this coffee-flavoured dessert, which features on countless restaurant menus worldwide. You probably also know that, like zabaglione and gelato,
From the blurb: Tucker’s Point three-day forecast: stormy with a chance of romance. HEART OF THE STORM by Shannon Stacey Brody Rollins is back in
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