I was born and raised in England and grew up with a passion for history. It is hard not to be influenced when it surrounds you every day. I grew up devouring every kind of book I could get my hands on, but developed a special fondness for Georgette Heyer, Catherine Cookson and Chaucer. Don't know why Chaucer. I think because he called a spade a spade. My writing is both romance and what one might call straight historical but so far all set within the Regency period. I try to tackle problems that affect women today and see how they would play out in times past. There were lots of strong wome more...