The Companion of Lady Holmeshire

1. What types of books do you write?
I write English historical suspense with a touch of sweet romance. My stories are set about the time that Queen Victoria took the throne, 1837 to 1840.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
My debut novel is The Companion of Lady Holmeshire. A foundling grows to become a servant girl and is chosen by the Countess of Holmeshire to become her companion. She is dragged along into polite society where she is rudely rejected.Full details can be found on my site


3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
Companion is not part of a series, although my second book does begin a series. I am adding some characters from Companion in to the third book, the second of the series. It works into the story well, so why not?

4. When did you start writing?
Just two years ago. I spent earlier years in other fields.

5. Why did you start writing?
I had a jewelry business for many years, and as I would sit making jewelry I would watch period movies. I ran out of movies at the same time as I tired of making jewelry, so just decided to write my own story. I was pleasantly surprised when it was accepted by a publisher.

6. Who are your influences?
Jane Austen and Charles Dickens.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
I will start to do signings in the (Northern Hemsiphere) spring, but for now, I am focusing on my online presence. I run the English Historical Fiction Authors blog which posts daily on a British history topic. We also have a Facebook group by the same name which anyone who is interested in history or historical fiction is welcome to join. I hope that my new book named For the Skylark will soon be released. It is the story of twins raised in isolation on a great estate. Evangeline is happy and content in their abnormal situation. As her brother seeks to see the world outside the estate, life begins to normalize and she cannot cope. She begins to spend her days in a tower dome with their mother. The mother is modeled after Charles Dickens' Miss Havisham.