Have I ever extolled the many virtues of Kaylee Baldwin? Well, she's my critique partner and totally awesome. And she tagged me for a post called "The Next Big Thing" about your current WIP.
Where did the idea
come from for the book?
I have always loved
historical romances, but never considered myself one of those people who could
pull it off -- until I wrote a half-historical, half-contemporary romance about
a girl who travels back to 1909. Once I realized that, oh yeah, I am a historian
and I can do this, I took a stab at Regency.
The inspiration
actually came from a scene in a Georgette Heyer book -gah, can't remember the
name, but I know it's one of my favorites. One of the love interests talks
about always intending to offer for the heroine. She doesn't end up with him,
but it got me thinking. How would a girl respond to a guy who's been charming
and in her life, wooed her a time or two, but never made the big step until it
was too late for him. Eventually the characters all evolved into a crazy
different story!
