I make a little game for myself in my books: I name some secondary or even tertiary character Penelope, after my beloved dog. I can’t remember if she’s represented in The Heir And The Spare (does anyone know?!). But I do know she’s appeared in all the [...]
Continue Reading →Let’s face it: publishing is a slow business. It can take years from proposal and pitch to published book. But I’m not going to complain about pokiness because sometimes this can make for wonderful surprises. Like today, when the spanish editions of The Heir And The Spare and Continue Reading →
When writing my first villain in The Heir And The Spare, I gave Lord Phillip every possible vice and flaw I could think of. I wanted it to be very, very clear that he was bad. So he drinks, gambles, is a bad kisser and has allegedly ruined numerous [...]
Continue Reading →“A lively and delightful Regency romance.” – Fresh Fiction
“Maya Rodale has written a fascinating story with a rich plot that is filled with the beauty of passion and romance. The Heir and the Spare is a definite keeper.”–Romance Reader At Heart
“This is a debut novel that is going to be hard to beat [...]
Continue Reading →A fellow author once suggested putting a bit of myself into each character, as a way to make them seem more real to me, and thus to the reader. So…
Lady Palmerston was given my love of gossip magazines. Like LP, I can effortlessly remember every bit of gossip I have ever read or heard, [...]
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