Mariel Grey's Blog, page 8
June 1, 2013
What’s real in Surrender of Trust? Blog series #4 A Scandal from the Past as if We Didn’t Have Enough Today!
Preface to today’s topic…… You may not realize it if you read my last romance novel Surrender of Trust which is set in England in the early 1800′s, but there is a great deal of research which went into the background. I literally spent hours researching obscure details because I wanted those details to [...]
May 25, 2013
What’s real in Surrender of Trust? Blog series #3 The Jockey Club Then and Now
Preface to today’s topic…… You may not realize it if you read my last romance novel, Surrender of Trust, which is set in England in the early 1800′s, but there is a great deal of research which went into the background. I literally spent hours researching obscure details because I wanted those details to be [...]
May 20, 2013
What’s real in Surrender of Trust? Blog Post #2 Ladies whose Names are in the Book (No not THAT kind of book!)
Because King Charles II was enamored with horse racing, the phrase, “The Sport of Kings” was coined. When King Charles II married Catherine of Braganza, part of her dowry included Bombay and Tangier (can you imagine that as part of your dowry?). The king imported mares from Tangier, which came to be known as the [...]
May 16, 2013
What’s real in Surrender of Trust? Blog series #1 (Origins of Thoroughbreds)
Preface to today’s topic…… You may not realize it if you read my last romance novel Surrender of Trust which is set in England in the early 1800′s, but there is a great deal of research which went into the background. I literally spent hours researching obscure details because I wanted those details to be [...]
May 5, 2013
Oh Goodie! Another Facebook Rant. Do You “like” Me Now?
I’ve posted several times about Facebook. I’m just not that wild about it. And before you ask, yes, I’m on there. It seems almost obligatory. Maybe that’s why I don’t like it. For many, I know Facebook truly is wonderful. It allows people to stay in touch with friends and family who may be flung [...]
April 30, 2013
Bitter Responses to an Email World?
There was a recent study conducted by Contactually which correlated email respondents and their messaging habits. The study is not peer reviewed, and so therefore, not strictly scientific. However, considering they studied more than 100 million email threads, that was enough for me! Contactually, if I understand their business correctly, is a company which focuses [...]
April 29, 2013
Relationships and the Struggle (I’d recommend romances)
The divorce rate in the United States in one of the highest in the world. It seems we’ve forgotten how to get along, or maybe it’s more that we’ve forgotten how to put someone else first. I’m not really sure, but it’s a disturbing trend which doesn’t seem to be getting any better. I’ve heard [...]
April 22, 2013
A Tribute to the Joy and Agony of Love, and to Those We Love
Love can be so wonderful, and oh, so heartbreaking when we watch the people and pets we love suffer from disease or infirmity. Their decline pierces our hearts and shatters it into so many, tiny pieces. I have a cat, Rosie, my faithful companion of 17 years, who is wasting away before my eyes. Her [...]
April 13, 2013
Women are good for men, but we knew that! How Romance Gets You in Sync
Couples in relationships are in sync. No really! A study conducted on 32 couples in a relationship found that when they were in tune with one another on an emotional level, they were also in tune on a physiological level. The study had couples gaze at each other for a period of three minutes without [...]
April 7, 2013
A Rose is a Rose, but a Title is Not Just a Title
It’s kind of depressing to think how much time, sweat, love and energy you can pour into writing a great book only to find you’ve sabotaged yourself by not coming up with a great title. It may sound easy, but finding a great title can be difficult. In my soon to be released book, Surrender [...]
