In what way is it similar to the others?

I hope Discreet Young Gentleman is as romantic as The Price of Temptation was, and that I was able to inject enough humor for the occasional laugh. The two books are set in the same era (the English Regency), although Discreet Young Gentleman actually takes place a year before the action in The Price of Temptation.

What will your next book be about?

The one I'm working on for NaNoWriMo is about an English soldier who falls — hard — for a Frenchman who is (supposedly) working with the English army during the Napoleonic Wars. Then the Frenchman steals some important documents and flees to the other side... It's got war. Intrigue. Betrayal. A little cross-dressing. And despite the circumstances, I promise — there will be a happy ending.

What would you say has been your most significant achievement as a writer?

It was a big day for me when I learned I'd made the finals in the romance category of the Lambda Literary Awards - and for my first book. That was a "Wow!" moment I'll never forget.

How did you get there?

I learned to write first and foremost by being an avid reader for my entire life. Then I worked hard at creating the best book I could, and after that I credit my agent, Sharene Martin, and my publisher, Ken Harrison at Seventh Window, for believing in me and giving me a chance to get published. I couldn't have done it without them.