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As a long-time fan of Georgette Heyer, it comes as no surprise that my first novel, The Rainbow Gypsy, was set during the Regency period. A historical romance with a spy-thriller subplot, the novel was based on a scene I kept daydreaming, one that actually didn't make it into the book.

I love writing historical fiction, and love the research. Most of my interests and hobbies have roots in research. For example, I've created a number of gardens over the years; all have contained old roses, herbs and perennials, each selected for a legend or story associated with them. Every time I saw my rosemary, I thought of the legend that the plant's flowers had once been white but turned blue when the Virgin Mary lay her cloack atop a rosemary bush. The Research section is filled with similar stories as well as links and references to my favorite research sites.

"There's no fun in having nothing to do. The fun is having lots to do and not doing it."

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