I lived in the French Riviera for five years, and the houses there have very distinctive architecture, especially when you live in rural areas, or live close to old villages.For the novel, I created Gabriela’s home from a melange of houses I had seen in the region. I copied and pasted architectural designs of many … Read more
The village of Gourdon comes up in the prologue to the novel. So that you can visualize better what’s being discussed, as well as visualize the area, I am attaching two pictures of the village of Gourdon.Gourdon is a beautiful little village, perched on top of a promontory in the middle of the Pre-Maritime Alps. … Read more
For those of you interested in learning a little bit about me, check this page out. It is a new addition on the left hand side of the blog, under “About the Novel…”
In my novel, Gabriela lives near Grasse, and describes it to Richard. Here is some information about that city.
Grasse, FranceThis city, perched on top of a hill overlooking the valley of Le Plan de Grasse, is the hub of the fragrance industry. This is where essences are distilled for perfumes, soaps, candies (yes, there are rose, violet, and other candies made from the flowers’ petals), candles, and everything perfumed. This region still has … Read more
Here you can post favorite photographs of the area
I am extremely excited to share my blog with you, which is dedicated to my award-winning, written work, The Coin, The Book of Hours, and The Fish Tank: And Other Short Stories. My novels are romantic suspense. The first, The Coin, is set in the Côte d’Azur, France (where I lived for five years) and where the action … Read more
