FROM LORETTA CHASE

answer comment # 1 (Fanny71)

Thank you, Fanny 71! It is a wonderful feeling, to know that you can return to my book again and again, as though it's a good friend.

answer comment # 2 (Marianna)

Marianna, I know what you're talking about. Sometimes, when everyone praises, say, a movie, it raises my expectations too much. Then when I see the movie, it's not all that I thought it would be or it's different from what I imagined. When people ask me about Lord of Scoundrels, I simply say it's a Beauty and the Beast story. We try to write the description on the back cover to make it tempting, but I have no idea how well that works. ;-)

answer comment # 3 (Chiaromattino - Cris)

Cris, thank you for giving special attention to Lord Hargate and his wife and their worries about their sons. I hoped that readers would see them as like any other caring parents, who worry about their children and want them to be happy. They have a strong, loving marriage, and want the same for their children. I do believe that some basic things about human nature don't change very much. The pursuit of happiness is one of those things. Back in the 18th century, it was even written into the U.S. Declaration of Independence!

answer comment # 4 (MarchRose)

Maria Rosa, you are quite right. They are different. The Lion's Daughter was my first historical romance. Before that I wrote traditional Regencies--much shorter books (with very little sex ;-) ) My writing is constantly evolving, but it's not something I do consciously. The story tends to dictate the style. But I think you could put certain of my books into different groups--and yes, Lord of Scoundrels and the book that came

after that (The Last Hellion), have more similarities than the two earlier books. And then the Carsington series is different from the others.

answer comment # 5 ( Hatshepsut81)

Hello, Hatshepsut81--and thank you!

With that screen name, I'm thinking you'll enjoy the 2nd Carsington book, Mr. Impossible, which is set in Egypt. I can easily see how The Lion's Daughter and Lord of Scoundrels seem to be written by two different authors.

That's my personality, perhaps. (I am a Gemini, BTW). I have to say, I like the Italian cover for The Lion's Daughter better than the last U.S.

cover for that book. And I like the Italian cover for Lord of Scoundrels

better than the original U.S. cover. But the newer U.S. cover for LOS is my favorite so far.

answer comment # 6 (maet1)

Maet, thank you! The compliments are not banal to me. They are precious, believe me.

I do enjoy writing love stories, so my ideal story would have at least one love story in it. But it might have more history in it--a little more like a historical novel than a historical romance. If I had all the time in the world, it would also be a mystery. As to the characters, I don' t know. I have no ideal character in mind. One of the most satisfying forms of reading for me is non-fiction, though. I love historical research and biographies. I love to learn about the past, about other places, about people. I used to love to read the traditional Regencies, and had a number of authors I admired, but those books are nearly extinct these days. For a number of reasons, I don't read much in my own genre, so I'm not at all up to date. But I've had a great time with the books of Jennifer Crusie and Susan Elizabeth Phillips. I do like authors who make me laugh.

Loretta