Marissa Garner asked Anne Barton:

I love how your books make me comfortable in another time period even though I'm not very good at history. Is that hard to do?

Anne Barton Hi Marissa, thanks for the sweet compliment and the question. It's so much fun to write stories set in the Regency period--especially when it comes to balls, gowns, house parties, and soirees. It's an escape for me, and I hope it is for readers too.

To answer your question, it can be a little tricky to balance historical details with the expectations of a modern reader. So whenever I'm struggling with that aspect, I just try to remember that all romance novels are really about the emotional journeys of two people falling in love--which is a timeless thing. I want readers to feel a connection to characters living in another time and place, and I think emotions--not an overabundance of history--are the key.

Thanks for the great question! --Anne

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