Donna Lea Simpson

Lycanthropy – Disease or Genetics?

by Keira 07.28.2011

When it comes to paranormal world building there are two major philosophies on how a character can have lycanthropy. Both, depending on the author, have some connection with the moon. The first theory is that it can be caught. This makes it a disease. Catching lycanthropy is usually caused from a bite of a were-creature. [...]

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Review: Love and Scandal by Donna Lea Simpson

by Keira 07.09.2011

A lady in Victorian times had little options when it came to acceptable jobs. Writing novels was simply not one of them and certainly not publishing them. That’s why Collette Jardiniere hides her authorship of The Last Days of a Rake behind the pseudonym Collin Jenkins. That is until some trumped-up peacock of a rake [...]

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Review: Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark by Donna Lea Simpson

by Keira 06.20.2011

I have a funny story with this book and by story I mean an epic fail. I was returning some books back to the library and somehow Lady Anne sneaked back with them. When I realized what I’d done it was as if I’d been amputated! So painful. Of course I returned the books on [...]

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Charlotte as Currer and Collette as Colin: Why Women Used Male Pseudonyms in the Victorian Era

by Guest Blogger 06.22.2010

by Donna Lea Simpson, guest blogger and author of The Last Days of a Rake and Love and Scandal Today it’s hard to imagine that once, writing was not considered a suitable career or even pastime for women. Jane Austen hid the fact that she wrote, partly because of a need for privacy, but also [...]

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Get into Bed with Donna Lea Simpson (Author Interview)

by Keira 12.18.2009

Q – I had so much fun reading Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark; what was your inspiration for the book? Do you have any photos you worked from for the imposing castle and grounds? A – Thank you, Keira… I appreciate the kind words! I am a rational person, and so is [...]

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Donna Lea Simpson on Gothic Romance

by Guest Blogger 12.16.2009

by Donna Lea Simpson, guest blogger I read a few gothic romances when I was much younger… you know, the kind with the cover that shows the girl running from a castle wearing a floaty dress. I keep getting, from readers and reviewers, that I write Gothic historicals, but I never set out to do [...]

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Winner of Donna Lea Simpson Giveaway

by Keira 04.01.2009

Out of those who commented yesterday on Donna Lea Simpson’s guest post on Gothic Romance we (and by we I mean me and the trusty Random.org Integer Generator) have selected a winner. Lucky number 8 corresponds with Susan who wrote: I love gothic romance novels for its ability to include elements of mystery romance. We [...]