TWO stories quickly evolved from there - The Gentleman Physician and The Earl and His Lady. That was the story I kept telling myself, anyway.īut then my imagination introduced me to Virginia, a young widow with two sons, in desperate need of rescuing. Julia was a very natural fit because for so long she was going to discover new love at Lucas's side. She came darn close to being the lady for him. He's been on and off my mind, in and out of plots, mentally interacting with all my other characters like a guest at a wedding reception.Īfter readers finished my first novel, The Social Tutor, several people guessed that Julia Devon would wind up with Lucas. I didn't know who Lucas was supposed to fall in love with until last November. I think about the characters, imagine their life story, then I put them into different situations again and again until something clicks.īecause this is my somewhat-unorthodox planning method, I often create and discard several plot lines and characters before I get it right.
I always tell the stories to myself, mentally, over and over again until I'm ready to write them. It took me a long time to get his story right.
Lucas has existed in my head for FOUR years. I actually started working on a story about the earl, Lucas Calvert, four years ago. My most recent novel, The Earl and His Lady, features a hero who has been on my mind for a long time.
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