We’re on a roll! This week I’m back again with my fellow Romance Writers Weekly crew. Leslie Hachtel wants to know; If you could ask any author (living or dead) one question, what would it be?

If you didn’t come over from Leslie’s blog, be sure to hop back.

I know, I know… I’ve said it before. Still, my obsession with Jane Austen continues. She had this beautiful way of making the daily mundane things in her life and the lives of her characters interesting and wondrous.

Ex: Three sisters. One only a child, one of marriageable age and very pretty and the oldest beyond consideration as her “bloom had faded”. Their father dies and all his assets are entailed to an older brother from a previous marriage. They move into a cottage on the property of their mother’s cousin. This should not be a great story, but somehow we care about what happens to Elinor and Marianne. We want them to be happy and find love in spite of all the odds being against them, or maybe because they are. If I could go back and find out what happened to little Margaret when she grew up, I would.

Jane has inspired me in every way, in every word. If she were here today I would ask her if she was happy in her own life or did she only find happiness in the lives of her characters?

She never married though had two suitors that we know of. She chose to fend for herself rather than marry where she didn’t love. I probably would pepper her with questions. LOL.

What about you? Do you have questions for authors? You may feel free to ask me anything. 😀

What question is Brenda Margriet asking and to whom? Find out Here.

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With Foolish Bride only 3 weeks away, take a look at Tainted Bride.

Only trust can save her….

Sailing to London, Sophia Braighton only hopes to escape certain ruin. But when she arrives, her Great Aunt Daphne has other plans for the American-born beauty.  Determined to marry off her niece to a man of means, she propels Sophia into London society, not knowing that the young woman’s trust in men is shattered. In fact, Sophia never expects to ever feel anything for a man. Then again, she never expects to find herself in the
company of the dashing earl of Marlton….

From the moment he sees Sophia, Daniel Fallon feels alive in a way he has not since his broken engagement.  Though the vulnerable beauty shies from the passion burning bright between them, Daniel is determined to court her and make her his bride. And when he learns of the painful secret she harbors, he is equally determined to take revenge on the man responsible. But will the quest destroy him—and his future with his beloved?