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Rosemary Morris's Blog – April 2008 Archive (5)

That Charming, Plaguey Justin

When planning my novels I live on ‘Cloud Nine’ and give a lot of thought to my characters. (Of course, although, a lot of hard work lies ahead this part is nothing but fun.)



My new hero, Justin, is intrusive. He won't go away. He is so demanding that when thinking of him I nearly burned the spaghetti sauce.



Justin’s partner to be is taking shape in my mind - both her characteristics and physical appearance.



Oh dear, amongst other things, Justin wants me to go on… Continue

Added by Rosemary Morris on April 28, 2008 at 3:10am — No Comments

Queen Anne - 1702 -1714 - Part One by Rosemary Morris Author of Tangled Hearts

Queen Anne – Part 2



Princess Anne’s mother died and her father, James, Duke of York, had taken the unpopular step of becoming a Roman Catholic. Her uncle, the childless King Charles II, knew politics demanded his heirs, Anne and her elder sister, Mary, be raised in the Protestant faith. He appointed Lady Frances Villiers, a committed Anglican, as their governess and leased Richmond palace to Frances and her husband.



The princesses benefited from country air and were… Continue

Added by Rosemary Morris on April 24, 2008 at 11:08am — No Comments

Butterfly Farm

Recently, I visited a butterfly farm forty-five minutes from my house, on the way to the university town, Cambridge, England. A writer's mind is never idle. I imagined the land as it was once was with wildflower meadows over which butterflies flitted. Alas

there are fewer of these beautiful creatures today due to chemical sprays.

As well as butterflies there are other creatures on the farm amongst which is a peregrine falcon. I am writing a novel set in the reign of Edward IInd and… Continue

Added by Rosemary Morris on April 17, 2008 at 1:02am — No Comments

Visit to Ham House, Richmond, England

I research my romantic historicals intensively, reading, using the website and visiting places of interest. In the summer, Anita Davison, author of Duking Days, and I visited Ham House, near Richmond in Surrey, England.



Built in 1610 for Sir Thomas Vavasour, Knight Marshal to James 1st, and subsequently owned by the Duke and Duchess of Lauderdale, Ham House is now owned by the National Trust.



I imagined the hero, Chesney, and the heroine, Richelda, of my novel Tangled… Continue

Added by Rosemary Morris on April 16, 2008 at 2:28am — No Comments

Tangled Hearts Chapter Two

Tangled Hearts by Rosemary Morris



Chapter Two





Chesney stepped from Lady Ware’s spacious house into King Street and walked towards Whitehall. Although the proposal to marry Mistress Shaw took him by surprise, he gave further thought to accepting it. Yet he would not wait for Mistress Shaw to come to town and parade in the latest fashions, powder and patch. Where did she live? He searched his memory.

Ah, now he remembered. She lived at Bellemont. Lady Ware had… Continue

Added by Rosemary Morris on April 12, 2008 at 12:54am — No Comments

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