A Fine (Georgian) Showmance...and its very embarrassing endEvery so often in the UK, with it being a monarchy, there comes the madness of a royal wedding and the increasingly insane media circus...
Kidnapping the man you love: medieval romance!Now here's a surprise. These days we expect our heroines to take the lead at times, or at least not to sit about being passive drips -...
Beautiful castle, not a love storyIt’s a beautiful day here, and a perfect one to go somewhere just as beautiful, famous for its great romance. Behold the splendour of...
Not a Ladies' ManIt's always fun when writing a hero to decide his characteristics - for all my top ten essentials on what he needs to have, the variation...
True Romance: Lord MarchWho says that love at first sight doesn't exist? And who says that historical tales of aristocrats falling madly in love forever are...
Mystery medieval romance chez Elise!I live in an old house. It’s 500 years old, it leans all over the place, and it still has the original Tudor bread oven working. It’s a...
Top places for *that* kiss...when you're normalOn top of the Empire State Building. On an obscure beach in Kiribati. In the gardens of a palace you will never be allowed into. You...
Keeping a stiff upper lip?So My Lady Governess comes out today – hurrah!!! I am joyous! Tam and Marina are unleashed upon the world, and I hope they make some...
Real Life Romance 1: Peter and FrancescaIn June 1999, I met my husband. I walked into an Edinburgh pub on my first night at work there, someone said, "Oh, he'll look after...
She married beneath her: a Tale of Two MarriagesWhen reading historical fiction, it isn’t uncommon to have a man marrying someone ‘beneath him’ – witness Mr Darcy, who for all...