Moreover, I’ve hardly read any historical fiction set in America (beyond Gone with the Wind) and so Dragonwyck went some way towards filling that gap. Now, I’ll be frank and admit that I didn’t enjoy this as much as Katherine, and in fact found the heroine a bit of a wimp, but it was still fun to read as an undemanding piece of Gothic sensationalism. Of course it initially caught my eye for its rather hideous 1970s cover, but then I realised that it was by Anya Seton, who wrote Katherine, which I’d read and enjoyed, and so I thought I’d give it a go. It’s about time I read Dragonwyck: I bought it at last year’s village fete and we’ve just, last Saturday, had this year’s fete.

I'm also working on an ebook, SILENT ECHO, that is coming out with Kindle later this year.Does anyone know of a better photo of Anya Seton than this showing her on her wedding day? I'm in the process of writing my next book for Harlequin Presents. What are you working on now? What is your next project? Time, time, discipline, discipline, satisfaction. What are five words that describe your writing process? There's nothing destructive about writing. I started scribbling in exercise books as soon as I could write and my stories grew as I did.

I don't remember having to learn to write. What did you find most useful in learning to write? What was least useful or most destructive? I think one of my favourite scenes was when Sean was confronted by Lisa's ghost. What was your favorite scene to write in A Forbidden Temptation? Why?

I love where I live now, and although I enjoy travelling and seeing different places, I wouldn't choose to live anywhere else. If you could live anywhere on this planet, and take everything that you love with you, where would you choose to live? Tell us about your choice. The only slogan for life I believe is Charles Darwin's 'IT IS NOT THE STRONGEST OF THE SPECIES THAT SURVIVES, NOR THE MOST INTELLIGENT, BUT THE ONE MOST RESPONSIVE TO CHANGE'. If you were to create a slogan for your life, what would it be? I love the film, DIRTY DANCING, and there are many lines from that script I could nominate, not least the most famous 'nobody puts Baby in the corner.' What’s your favorite line from any movie? I always make a note of any ideas I have, and in consequence I have a notebook full of them! You get a brilliant phrase/idea/thought at an inappropriate time (while driving, drifting off to sleep/in the shower).

No, A FORBIDDEN TEMPTATION is not based on any real life experiences, but I can say that the Northumbrian Coast is one of the most beautiful coastlines in the UK and incidentally, I do believe in ghosts. Is anything in A Forbidden Temptation based on real life experiences or purely all imagination? I have dozens of favourite love stories, but GREEN DARKNESS and KATHERINE by Anya Seton are high on my list. What’s your favorite love story? Fiction or non-fiction.

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