When I decided to add an elderly feminist to the mixture, I wanted her beliefs to have depth, which meant she could not just parrot the words of well-known late-18th-century feminist Mary Wollstonecraft (whose actions so rarely matched her ideas), so I began to search for other books Lady Ophelia might have read that could form a foundation for her opinions. Imagine how astonished I was to learn that novelists like Eliza Haywood had advocated women’s rights as early as 1750, using many arguments we still hear today (including those favoring a woman’s right to choose).
Of course, as many writers point out when asked the source of their ideas, getting them is the easy part. Expressing them on paper is much more difficult, and there was still a great deal of work to do after I came up with that first kernel of an idea and that first character—minor details like creating a hero, a heroine, and a plot! Everything did fall into place in the end, and my earnest hope is that Dangerous Illusions has provided you with a few hours of entertainment, including some laughter and a chance or two to boo the villain and cheer the hero and heroine. That, after all, was the true purpose of the book.
Sincerely yours,
P.S. If you enjoyed Dangerous Illusions, I hope you will look for Highland Fling in your bookstore.
About the Author
A fourth-generation Californian of Scottish descent, Amanda Scott is the author of more than fifty romantic novels, many of which appeared on the USA Today bestseller list. Her Scottish heritage and love of history (she received undergraduate and graduate degrees in history at Mills College and California State University, San Jose, respectively) inspired her to write historical fiction. Credited by Library Journal with starting the Scottish romance subgenre, Scott has also won acclaim for her sparkling Regency romances. She is the recipient of the Romance Writers of America’s RITA Award (for Lord Abberley’s Nemesis, 1986) and the RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award. She lives in central California with her husband.
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