One of the first things you learn when you come to York is that streets are called gates, and gates are called bars. Monk Bar is one of the four great gates into the walled […]
Finding the right name for a character is one of the most important stages in writing a book, particularly when it comes to historical fiction when names must feel authentic. I’m often asked where I found […]
I’m delighted to announce that Time’s Echo has been short-listed by the Romantic Novelists’ Association for one of their coveted RoNA Awards in the Historical Romantic Novel category. Here’s the complete shortlist : Charlotte Betts, The Apothecary’s […]
So much for my plan to keep this blog updated weekly! But between Christmas and revisions, something had to give, and this was it. But the holidays are over, the revisions are done, and I’m […]
I’ve been writing romance as Jessica Hart for more than 20 years now, and I regularly receive copies of my books translated into other languages, but it’s still a thrill to flick through a copy […]
It’s been one of those weeks. I made the mistake of having my boiler serviced the other day, and nothing has gone right with it since. First the pressure started dropping, and then the hot water […]
It’s a sad fact that whenever I read a newspaper, the word most likely to catch my eye is ‘rubbish’. I blame this on the fact that my PhD thesis, in spite of its grand […]
Sometimes known as St Martin-le-Grand, and situated in one of the most important streets in the medieval city, St Martin’s must have once been an imposing church. As one of the wealthiest merchants in the […]
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