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

Research rabbit hole: the highwayman

As a kid, I remember watching Anne of Green Gables deliver a dramatic reading of (part of) “The Highwayman.” I could tell it was a very romantic portrayal—so much so that I wasn’t sure what a highwayman was. This is authentic to the time: in the 19th and 20th centuries, as the threat of actual … 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