


Laura divides her time between Santa Fe and Dallas. From 1985 to 1994, she wrote one book a year, but shedecided she needed more time to write her books. She spend long periodsof time, attempting to figure out What-Happens-Next, and she confesses thather husband, David, greatly assists her in figuring out how to end a scene.She says: "Really, his name should go also on the cover too, but he refuses.I wonder why?". Shesays: "It's well known that I think making the heroine too perfect is agreat way to create a character readers will hate!".

Her heroes are full offlaws or with physical problems, and her heroines also are imperfect. Laura Kinsale became a winner and multiple nominee for the Best Book of theYear award given by the Romance Writers of America. She didn't really consider writting as a seriouscareer until she figured out her first plot, at thirty-five years after sixsix years as a geologist. Laura Kinsale The Medieval Hearts Series The Regency Romances Midsummer Moon Seize the Fire Uncertain Magic The Prince of Midnight My Sweet Folly For My. She worked as petroleum geologist, a career which consisted ofgetting out of bed in the middle of the night and driving hundreds of milesalone across west Texas to sit at drilling rigs, wear a hard hat, andattempt to boss around oil-covered males considerably larger than herself.While working, also spending a great deal of time sitting rigs and living inhorrid little motel courts in small towns, and she started reading a lot. Laura obtained a Master of Science in Geology from the University of Texasat Austin. But, she becameinterested into geology because near her grandmother's house, there was aroad-cut, that it showed the layers of limestone clearly, and there were fossils in it. Click on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Time/era of story - 1600 to 1899įorbidden/mismatched love? - Yes Action/suspense subplot? - Yes Action: - war bringing lovers together - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer - rescue kidnapped secondary character - stranded in isolated area Virgin, dramatically devirginized - Yes Inner struggle subplot - Yes If one lover chases another.Laura Kinsale grew up in a small country town, surrounded by the influenceof her family's women: her mother, her grandmother and some maiden aunts.During her childhood she dreamed to be a painter, own a twenty-thousand acrehorse ranch in Arizona or the first woman president.
