I hope you enjoyed Edwina and Prescott’s story. I always knew that What to Wear to a Seduction would be about Prescott Devane. First introduced in More Than a Scandal as Catherine’s best friend, he developed into a man tortured by his parents’ mistakes and in need of the right woman to unlock his heart.
I don’t recall the instant that his story came to me; there was no “aha” moment. It was more of a natural evolution, originating with one of my favorite characters, Sir Lee Devane.
First presented in All Men Are Rogues, Sir Lee was inspired by my cousin Lee. Sir Lee is nothing like my cousin, in temperament, age, physical stature or in his panache for manipulation. My Sir Lee is an old gent burdened with regrets of mistakes past and trying to do better in his sunset years. Nothing remotely like my cousin Lee. But Sir Lee has that bit of prankster, of good-humored sensibility, that had its origins in his namesake. Inspiration is in the eye of the writer, I suppose.
So thank you, Lee, for the seed of a concept that blossomed into Prescott’s story. Edwina and I are both grateful.