1–What is the title of your latest release? THE LOVE REMEDY 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Woman apothecary needs the help of a grumpy private investigator to find a missing formula. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? All my historical romances have been set in London in the early 1800’s. I find this part of Victoria’s reign to be fascinating. One of the reasons I write historical romance is to draw parallels between history and the present. This specific period and place is ripe with examples of what has changed —and what hasn’t for women in society. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Oh, absolutely. I have a soft spot for over achievers who never put themselves first. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Lucy Peterson is empathetic, wry, and genuine. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned that the Chelsea Botanical Garden was once the Apothecaries Garden and off-limits to anyone not a member of the Apothocaries Society! 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I tell myself to just draft and then edit later,…

1–What is the title of your latest release? A LOVE BY DESIGN 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A second-chance romance between a no-nonsense woman engineer and the cinnamon-roll earl who broke her youthful heart. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The entire series, The Secret Scientists of London, is set in London in 1842-1843 – the early Victorian era. I wanted to set the series in a time of socio-economic and political flux, much like our own. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely! Margaret is much like the women engineers I know in real life – she is straightforward, task centered, and takes no guff. What’s not to like? 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Gorgeous, goofy, big-hearted 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? The most interesting part of my research was learning about how the original Thames tunnel was constructed and what happened to it afterward. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I always tell myself when I sit down to write that editing can come later, then spend the entire time self-editing. Sigh….