Q: As a writer, what would be your ideal vacation?

I love how open-ended this question is! My ideal vacation would be to The Shire. Yes, the same Shire...

Q: How and what gardening research was needed for The Isle of Devils?

Plants are plants, right? That’s what I thought when I started researching what seeds or medicinal herbs would have...

Women & Girls: Gertrude Jekyll

GERTRUDE JEKYLL was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer, and artist. She is best known as a...

Q: How do you find inspiration?

I have a feeling I may be answering this for a very long time, as there are many ways...

Q: What genre would you write if you weren’t writing historical fiction?

Horror. No doubt about it. Don’t even have to think about it. My go-to for pleasure reading is horror....

Women & Girls: Valentina Tereshkova

Meet VALENTINA TERESHKOVA, the first woman to travel into space. Born March 6, 1937, Tereshkova left school at 16...

Women & Girls: Virginia Randolph

VIRGINIA RANDOLPH was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, during Reconstruction. She began her education at Baker School, the...

Q: Do you put yourself into your books…sometimes?

My knee-jerk response is no. I do not put myself into my books. I write fiction. I let my...

Women & Girls: Badass Filmmaker

Born in 1879 to German immigrants, LOIS WEBER was the leading female director of the early 20th century. She...

Q: Do you have any authors who influenced you to write?

I love this question—it made me dig deep and think about who has influenced me. It made me reflect...