Where there’s a Will …

Thank you, good friend Janet Gover, for tagging me to take part in this fun series of blog postings, and Hello, Australian readers and writers of rural romance, and others. If this is your first visit to my blog, Welcome! Today I plan to introduce you to lean,...

Yes, it’s the RNA Conference, July 2014

Harper Adams in Edgmond, Shropshire, was the venue for this year’s excellent RNA conference, and the perfect ambiance it proved to be. Before the conference proper began, RNA members gave talks and held workshops in the Wellington Library on the Thursday, and on...

Turning family fact and myth into a novel

I’ve known Heather Rosser for more than ten years. During that period of time, I’ve watched as her novel, In the Line of Duty, has grown from its inception to its publication a few weeks ago.   I’m delighted, therefore, to welcome Heather to my...

How much historical vocabulary is too much?

No, I’m not the person who’s going to discuss this very interesting question with you – it’s my good friend, Alison Morton.   I’ve timed Alison’s interview, if that’s the right word, to coincide with her launch of SUCCESSIO,...

A WESTERN HEART. Yes, I’ve gone back to Wyoming

The story Wyoming, 1880 Will Hyde and Rose McKinley, the older son and the older daughter of successful neighbouring ranches, have grown up together like brother and sister, knowing that one day they’ll marry and thereby unite their two ranches. Their families and...