I love history. I love romances. I cut my teeth on historical romances and I'm thrilled to hear that readers want more of them. In "The Collector 5: The Crystal Flacon", history played an integral part of the story/romance. But of course, I had to add a paranormal twist. ;~p
Although "The Collector 5: The Crystal Flacon" takes place in the present day, it's grounded in the past with visions, dreams and journal entries from the Renaissance during the time of Lucrezia Borgia.
I researched the heck for this story. I recently counted the number of individual websites I'd placed in my folder for the Borgia Book as I called it ;~D. the number was an amazing one hundred and fifty plus! They included everything from dress, food, perfume (vital to the story), music, politics, geography, stolen Nazi art, dance, the papacy, orgies, plane travel, security systems, floor plans for the castles, topography of the area around Ferrara, Italy and - the find of the century - I tracked down a multi-page geneology chart of the d'Este family including, of course, the most famous person to marry into the family: Lucrezia Borgia. All this to make the history and setting come alive.
I think this research paid off. Here's a recent note from a reader that I cherish:
You do a wonderful job with the settings in your books. It is one of the reasons I enjoy reading them so much.
Thank you, Cherie. Hearing this from a reader makes all the research worthwhile.
So, tell me, if you could visit any period of history, when and where would you go?
"The Collector 5: The Crystal Flacon" is available at http://www.loose-id.com/detail.aspx?ID=410
Watch for more paranormal erotic historical romance coming from me this year.
Mar 16, 2008
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4 comments:
Late 1700's early 1800's England. I just love that time period and that country.
Me, too!
Thanks for sahring, Trista
The Italian historical era sounds interesting, something new to explore.
I'm an ancient Greek fan. The arenas, Mt.Olypmus's temples, men scantily clad,laborers,and the list goes on.
Hugs, danette
What a wonderful note from your reader. And wow, that's a lot of websites!
There are tons of places I'd love to visit. *ponders* Probably the time of Henry the 8th would be my choice. So much intrigue and pomp and circumstance.
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