Cath Russell

“Reading historical fiction from a very young age, fired my imagination. I loved the history, the development of the characters and almost always, the romance filling the many pages. I try to write with feeling and compassion, of a world as I would like it to be, with adventure, suspense and, of course, romance. I'm a sucker for a love story, and what's a love story without a few tears. I think they are always good for the soul. As the author, I am in complete control of my work and with everything I write, I let the words flow from my heart. Very few days go by that I don't get an idea arising from a historical event and say: 'What If? ...”
― Sheldon Friedman

“There is nothing more dangerous than self-diagnosis”
― Emma Dibdin, The Room by the Lake

“Although every fibre of his body bristled against it and an inner voice screamed at him not to do it, Till couldn't resist the open cell door. If you gave a bottle to someone dying of thirst they would drink it no matter how brown the liquid sloshing inside”
― Sebastian Fitzek, Der Insasse

“Yes but your little village is something else. Everyone knows each other. I mean, everyone knew each other at Oxford, but this is like a proper community.' He had the enthusiasm for the English village of somebody who has never lived in one”
― Rachel Burton, The Mystery of Haverford House