Sometimes location drives the plot in a book.  When I saw La Fenice in Venice, I though to myself.  ‘What a romantic place for a scene’ and it stuck in my head for several years.  Now it is in The Stolen Chalice. 

Watching political events unfold in Egypt this morning. Last year it was so quiet.  Now turmoil.

My buddies, just hanging around waiting for me to jump off the back of the boat.  Highbourne Cay, Bahamas

I usually go to the Bahamas right after Christmas to relax and write.  Her is the beautiful view from Sampson Cay

the New York Botanical Garden Train show is a great way to get in the holiday spirit.

The Christmas Tree at the Metropolitan Opera is so festive.  yesterday I heard Aida, which is the opera my character John Sinclair hears in THE STOLEN CHALICE. 

Wow!  THE STOLEN CHALICE is now in Estonian!

In Mayfair,London, there are no end of wonderful places to have afternoon tea –  Brown’s Hotel is traditional.

Part of the romance of the Queen Mary 2 is dressing for dinner.  The grand staircase in the dining room makes for quite an entrance.