Vanessa Couchman (@Vanessainfrance ), on her writing goals: "I also love to root out what I call the 'little' stories" from history." ow.ly/jqkF30mD6FY #authorQA #historicalfiction #historicalromance #historicalfictionwriter #romancewriter #romanceauthor #corsica #france

This time of year, I’m remembering the excitement (and dread!) of the kids realizing back-to-school is fast approaching.

Here’s one of my favorite pictures of Jon and me one summer many moons ago.

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Christmas came early when we hosted a Not the Booker Prize longlist author on our blog -- get to know Hilary Shepherd, author of "Albi" and other acclaimed novels! ow.ly/9Oqm30lDqTY #authorQA #historicalfictionauthor #historicalfictionwriter #historicalfiction