March 2018: Runaway Characters
~ Mariana Gabrielle ~

CTR asked:
How do you handle characters who change personality without your say so? Or, how do you handle characters whose spontaneous actions change the plot or course of the story?

Mariana Gabrielle said:
Characters know their stories better than I do. My job is to choose the most relevant parts of the information they give me and craft them into an entertaining and believable narrative. So, when a character tells me I’m doing something wrong, I listen and change my approach.

– Website – http://www.MariAnneChristie.com
– Twitter – @mchristieauthor

Royal Regard, Sailing Home Series, Book One

[Historical Romance]

When Bella Holsworthy returns to England after fifteen years roaming the globe with her husband, an elderly diplomat, she quickly finds herself in a place more perilous than any in her travels—the Court of King George IV. As the newly elevated Earl and Countess settle into an unfamiliar life in London, this shy, not-so-young lady faces wicked agendas, society’s censure, and the realities of a woman soon to be alone in England.

Unaccustomed to the ways of the beau monde, she is disarmed and deceived by a dissolute duke and a noble French émigré with a silver tongue. Hindered by the meddling of her dying husband, not to mention the King himself, Bella must decide whether to choose one of her fascinating new suitors or the quiet country life she has searched the world to find.

Available in Ebook:

– Kindle – https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Regard-Mariana-Gabrielle-ebook/dp/B00OM3VLCC
– Nook – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/royal-regard-mariana-gabrielle/1120614726
– Kobo – https://www.kobo.com/ebook/royal-regard
– iBooks – https://geo.itunes.apple.com/book/x/id931771765
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– Scribd – https://www.scribd.com/book/247022003/Royal-Regard

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