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Moonlight Mistress Excerpt - Secondary Characters

Moonlight Mistress is out NOW from Harlequin Spice. In this scene, Hailey is carrying a message to Meyer and Daglish, who are on leave in Paris. Note there's been a change to this excerpt to protect a plot detail.#The road to Paris was in awful shape. Hailey clung desperately to the zouave piloting the motorbike and tried to ignore the fragments of cold mud whipping his cheek and splatting on

Regencies and Amish Romance

What about the Regency Romnace appeals, in the past and now? Here are some thoughts. I'm not sure I entirely agree with myself on every point, if that makes sense...but I'm going to ramble on anyway, going one way and the other.I think there's a difference between historical romance novels that are set during the Regency period and the Regency Romance, a sub-genre that I've heard people say

Blackadder Goes Forth

Rather than summarize the British dark comedy series Blackadder Goes Forth for those who've never seen the series, I'll provide a link to the detailed Wikipedia page. It's set on the Western Front in 1917, and starred Rowan Atkinson. A comedy set in the trenches? Why, yes. It does work.Fans of the American television show House, M.D. should note that its star, Hugh Laurie, played Lieutenant

Visiting Smutketeers for an Interview

I'm being interviewed today by The Smutketeers, so please drop by! One of the questions they asked me was my dream movie cast for The Moonlight Mistress.And yesterday's winner of a copy of the book is Lapis! Congratulations!

Happy Book Birthday, Moonlight Mistress!!!

Leave a comment about your favorite werewolf book or movie, and tomorrow morning I'll choose one name randomly to win a free copy.The Moonlight MistressRead some excerpts, and more about the book, in these posts.

Have His Carcase - Peter Wimsey on tv

I'm guestblogging today over at Crista McHugh's blog, on "Take All Chances."Have His Carcase stars Edward Petherbridge as Peter Wimsey. The production is notable, for me, for the excellence of the sexual tension portrayed by Petherbridge and Harriet Walter, who plays Harriet Vane. Some of it arises from the book, most importantly their big fight, which can be summed up as "saving a woman from

Strong Poison - Peter Wimsey on tv

The Edward Petherbridge adaptations of the Peter Wimsey novels follow the books less closely than the Ian Carmichael adaptations; there are still huge chunks of verbatim dialogue, but these later ones move scenes around a bit more freely, not really to the detriment of the story as seen on screen.As far as casting goes, Harriet Walter makes a wonderful Harriet, even without a deep, husky voice

Gaudy Night - Peter Wimsey on tv

The most recent Wimsey series, so far as I know (shown in America on PBS' "Mystery"), starred Edward Petherbridge and Harriet Walter. It includes Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, and Gaudy Night. I'll start with the last one because it's my least favorite.I first saw the Gaudy Night adaptation when it aired in the United States for the first time. I remember being bitterly disappointed, because

Murder Must Advertise - Peter Wimsey on tv

Dorothy Sayers' Murder Must Advertise was adapted for television in 1973 with Ian Carmichael as Peter Wimsey. Other notables guesting were Peter Bowles as Major Milligan, Fiona Walker as Miss Meteyard, John Hallam as Ingleby, Christopher Timothy as Willis, and Paul Darrow as Tallboy. Mark Eden and Rachel Herbert are wonderful as Charles and Mary Parker (i.e., Peter's sister, nicknamed Polly). I

An Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club - Peter Wimsey on tv

This adaptation of Dorothy Sayers' Peter Wimsey mystery An Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club features Derek Newark, whom I rather liked, as Bunter. He and Ian Carmichael as Peter have a wonderful scene as they prepare to begin questioning the denizens of the Bellona Club about the General's death; Newark manages to look quite offended when Ian Carmichael tells him he's too tidy to be disguised