Author Note

Some books take years in planning. First there is the spark of an idea, slowly nurtured as it builds and grows into a fully fleshed story. Other books I find are quite the opposite. A Housemaid to Redeem Him was one of the latter. One late spring evening, I was walking through the wildflower meadows between St Ives and Hemingford Grey in my beautiful little corner of Cambridgeshire. It was one of those idyllic days with golden light and a gentle breeze, and I suddenly thought what a wonderful setting for romance. Even before I had decided on the characters or their stories, I knew I wanted to write about two people, battered and bruised by the world, finding peace and being healed in a place most dear to me.

From there everything built quickly, and even before I was home I knew what Rose and Richard would be like, what they had suffered and how they could make one another happy. I am sure the next book will be one that takes longer to plan, but I am always grateful for those stories that seem to rise almost fully formed.

I hope you enjoy A Housemaid to Redeem Him, and as you read I am certain you will fall in love with the meadows of Cambridgeshire as I have.