I have a small office with a very uncomfortable desk and chair. Unlike Honora who adores tarts, I love pizza. As I write I get to know my characters and their motivations better, so I end up changing my beginning to match my new ending.Ĩ-What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? I try to outline but it never works out for me. That hippos are far more dangerous than crocodiles on the Nile.ħ-Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?Įdit as I go. He values her intelligence while also cutting off her corset.Ħ-What’s something you learned while writing this book? What I like most is that Southwell liked Honora when she was chubby and awkward. He’s Indiana Jones if Indiana Jones was an earl who liked to make maps and travel the Amazon. And she’s a hopeful romantic, which I can appreciate.ĥ-What are three words that describe your hero? Honora has a great sense of humor, loves history, and wants to set off and explore the world. I write early Victorian (1837-1845) and love lords and ladies, so England was the obvious choiceĤ-Would you hang out with your heroine in real life?Ībsolutely. Years later as a beautiful, sought-after widow, Honora vows to make Southwell fall in love with her and extract her revenge.ģ-How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Honora Drevenport is a young, awkward, young lady who falls in love with the dashing Earl of Southwell and is humiliated in the process. It is the first book in a 3-book series of novellas about three very arrogant earls and the women who tame them.Ģ-What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? 1-What is the title of your latest release?įORGETTING THE EARL.

A Recipe for a Rogue by Kathleen Ayers