A Beautiful Book—Inside and Out I’m so excited to show you the Special Edition hardcover of Lady Wynwood’s Spies, Volume 2: Berserker ! This edition was originally available through my Kickstarter, and thanks to the amazing support of readers like you, it’s nearly ready for print. If you missed the Kickstarter, you can still make a late pledge to get these exclusive editions before they’re gone—more on that below! 🖋️ Dual-Sided Dust Jacket Design My graphic designer recently finished the full dust jacket design, and I just had to share it! This wraparound artwork features both the front and back covers in a richly elegant design. We’re waiting on the rest of the graphic design elements before ordering the proof copies (these are being printed in the UK!), but this jacket is almost final. 📖 Full-Color Interior Chapter Headers The Special Edition hardcover interior is fully designed—and this is the part I had the most fun with! Each chapter begins with a two-page full-color s...

If you’re new to my Lady Wynwood’s Spies series, welcome! This Christian historical fiction series blends the charm of a clean Regency romance with the excitement of espionage and mystery. You’ll find clever heroines, slow-burn romance, and twists of danger—all set in a faith-infused, richly detailed world. For the cover of Lady Wynwood’s Spies, Volume 2: Berserker , I chose a model to represent one of my favorite characters—Mr. Septimus Ackett. He’s quiet, lean, and has a subtle intensity that made this Regency-era spy the perfect visual for this story. The model’s name is Andrey, and you can see the original stock photo here . Why Septimus? While another character, Thorne, also has a major storyline in this book, I ultimately chose Sep for this cover—he has a rough time in this volume, and I wanted to highlight his journey. (Don’t worry, Thorne fans! He and Isabella are featured more prominently in a future book.) Here’s the back cover description: Part two in a Christian Reg...

Why I knit this shawl: I wanted to knit the sunset-colored shawl Keriah was wearing in chapter 5 of my book, Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 2: Berserker , so I looked for an antique pattern that might have been used during the Regency era. This one caught my eye, even though it was published in a knitting book a few decades later than the Regency era. The Spider-Net border pattern was most definitely in use in the Regency period, but it’s also remotely possible that the Alice-Maud stitch and the lacy border stitch patterns were also in use during the Regency, being passed on from knitter to knitter via hand-written receipts, by verbal instruction, or with knitted sampler squares (like how many Shetland lace patterns and Bavarian cable patterns were shared). My/Keriah’s version of this shawl would have been lacy but warm because it is knit with fingering yarn on small needles. Since Keriah was cold, I think she would have grabbed this shawl rather than something more elegant and airy. ...

I’m excited to announce that the second volume in my Christian Regency Adventure epic serial novel, Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 2: Berserker , released on February 17th! Those of you who read Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 1: Archer will be happy that the wait is finally over and you can find out what happens next! Here’s the back cover description: Part two in a Christian Regency Romantic Adventure epic serial novel with a supernatural twist Lady Wynwood’s Spies volume 2 A dire situation Mr. Solomon Drydale and his team are reeling. After only a single act of mayhem by underworld lord Apothecary Jack, one of their group is down and another is missing. An urgent plea Desperate, Sol acts on his forbidden knowledge of an agent for the Crown who is known only to the highest levels of government— le petit prince , master of disguises. He defies his superiors and asks the Prince for help. A hazardous hunt Now, the team must learn to work with a new member to save one of the...

If you read my Christian Regency Romantic Suspense novel, Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 2: Berserker , you will have noticed that Miss Tolberton brings humble treacle buns to eat with tea at the church. Not only that, but the treacle bun appears in a surprising way in Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 3: Aggressor . I got the idea for treacle buns from looking through old cookbooks from the 1800s. Commercial dry yeast cakes for making breads were not available until 1825, which is 15 years after the date of my book, so most breads during the Regency period were made with sourdough starters. “Black treacle” is the same thing as molasses, and was mentioned in cookbooks published during the Regency period, but in those books, I couldn’t find a recipe for treacle bread or treacle buns or brown bread. This seemed a bit strange to me since brown bread (made with whole wheat and black treacle) has been around since before the Regency period, but I am guessing that it was such a common food, m...