Book research: Infectious disease

Although not all of our contemporary romances feature doctors, we do have two infectious disease doctors as the leads in Sick of You and Cruising for You. At the time, neither of us had ever worked in medicine (but in yet another case of our lives imitating our art, Diana does now work in the … Read more

18th century games: tic-tac-toe . . . ?

In Freedom’s Ring, Temperance Hayes loves games of strategy—whether they’re board games or games of the heart. Check out all the games we refer to! Believe it or not, one of the very first games a child learns to play actually led me to a research rabbit hole when I couldn’t figure out what my … Read more

Historical Fun Facts from A Gentleman’s Daughter!

For character names, I found a set of tax and constable records from 1772 Philadelphia and analyzed them. I was looking at the list and decided David would perfect for him. Cassandra’s name was chosen because I was looking at some historical fiction and was reminded that Jane Austen’s sister was named Cassandra—and in Greek mythology, Cassandra was … Read more