Go behind the scenes and between the sheets with Erica Ridley as she discusses the making of The Viscount’s Christmas Temptation, a laugh-out-loud standalone prequel to the new Dukes of War historical romance series, featuring roguish peers and dashing war heroes who return from battle only to be thrust into the splendor and madness of…
What the heck is a kissing ball? A kissing ball is the 19th century equivalent of hanging a sprig of mistletoe beneath a doorframe in the hopes of surprising an unsuspecting passer-by with a kiss! How did that happen?? Kissing balls began as “pomanders” in the Middle Ages—aromatic balls filled with ambergris or other fragrances—and…
A linguistics professor was lecturing to his English class one day. “In English,” he said, “a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, though, such as Spanish, a double negative is still a negative. However, there is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative.” A voice from the back of the…
“A book worth reading only in childhood is not worth reading even then.” – C.S. Lewis “Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” – Anton Chekhov “I try to leave out the parts that people skip.” – Elmore Leonard “I find television very educational. Every time…
