FROM LORETTA CHASE

answer to comment # 11 (drakon75)

Thank you, Drakon75!  Since my earliest books, I seem to be moving later and later into the 19th century.  Although I haven’t reached the Victorian era yet,  I may eventually get there.  I’ve also toyed with the idea of setting a story a little earlier, like the 1780s-1790s.  But I haven’t yet felt tempted to try a completely different time period.  The 19th century has fascinated me since I was a teenager, and so I’m truly writing what I love!

answer to comment # 12 (Lory)

Lory, thank you!  It’s hard to say what characters will capture my imagination.  I’ve considered going back in time, and dealing with the older generations.  For instance, one or two readers have wondered about Lord and Lady Hargate, and how they fell in love.  I think that could be interesting, but, like any other idea,  it will depend on whether or not my imagination grants me the right story for them.  For now, though, my mind is on one project—the designing women who might be Olivia’s distant cousins.