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Here I am as Rosalinde in Strauss' Die Fledermaus. After this costume, I totally relate to my corseted heroines!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is my DH of many happy years, with Star, the little paint mare I rode and loved when we lived in Wyoming.

 

 

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FUN FACTS

 

Emily has done 9 of the 10 things listed below.

Can you guess which ones are true and which is the bald-faced lie?

 

~ graduated summa cum laude from the University of Northern Iowa.

      

~ sang at Carnegie Hall.

 

~ drove a snowmachine across Yellowstone Park without freezing anything important off.

      

~ flew in a Cessna 182 from Seattle to Kansas City and lived to tell the tale.

     

~ has eleven years experience in teaching.

    

~ was surprised by a barracuda while snorkeling in the Caribbean.

    

~ has moved more times than any mortal ever should.

    

~ has ridden an elephant. (not recommended. Very bony spine!)

    

~ worked one summer on an archeological dig in Greenland.

    

~ learned to surf in Honolulu.

 

Did you pick out the whopper?

 

No, she's not telling here. What fun would that be?

 

Send Emily an email with your guess and she'll let you know if you're right!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Emily is a cancer survivor. Early detection is the key. Listen to your doctor and keep your screening appointments!

 

 

"Delicious and witty romance!"  RT BookReviews                                    MEET EMILY  

 
 

Award-winning author Emily Bryan learned much of what she knows about writing from singing. A classically trained soprano, she gleaned the elements of storytelling while performing operatic roles. She describes her light-hearted stories as Gilbert & Sullivan . . . with sex!

 

Emily’s books have been translated into German, Dutch, Italian, Russian and Spanish. She regularly receives fan mail from around the globe. Emily and her husband have lived in nine different states, but she now makes her home in the heart of New England.

 

Emily loves to hear from readers. Please drop by her blog or send her a note at Contact Em.

 
 

 

Ask Emily

 

Q: Did you collaborate quite a bit with Jennifer Ashley and Alissa Johnson for your trio of Regency novellas in A Christmas Ball?

 

  A: None of our stories are connected except for the fact that all our characters attend the same Christmas Ball given by Lord and Lady Hartwell.

 

So we did have to agree on a few things. Like the date (December 19, 1922), the floor plan for Harwell House (which we modeled on Spencer House, the home of Princess Diana's family in London) and the type of decorations, (no Christmas trees, but plenty of greenery including a "kissing bough").

   

 

Q: Each chapter in Vexing the Viscount starts with a quote from a French courtesan's memoirs. Was there a real Blanche La Tour? Did you find a her journal?

 

  A: No, Blanche is my own invention, as are the quotes from her imaginary journal. (If you'd like a little taste of some of them, please visit Mlle. La Tour's Memoirs.)

 

Since Daisy masquerades as a courtesan, she needs Blanche's journal to make her portrayal believable.

 

Both Daisy and Lucian are virgins at the beginning of this story, so I wanted to provide a little sensual guidance for them and a courtesan's memoirs seemed perfect. 

Blanche had plenty to remember.

   

 

Q: Was Pirates of the Caribbean your inspiration for Pleasuring the Pirate?

 

  A: No, though who didn't enjoy the charmingly spacey Jack Sparrow or the drool-worthy Will Turner?

 

Pleasuring the Pirate is actually a prodigal son story. Gabriel has turned away from his life of piracy, but finds a pirate's heart isn't so easy to leave behind.

 

I had a great time researching this story, so check out Pirate Booty, Pirate Pick-up Lines and Talk like a Pirate for a little nautical fun!

   

 

Q: Distracting the Duchess features an artistic heroine who's trying to make her mark on the Victorian art world. Do you paint as well?

 

  A: Heavens, no! Though I noodle a bit with drawing and have been known to fill up the margins of pages with doodles when I'm supposed to be taking notes. I'm fascinated with art and how artists view the world, but my abilities lean toward appreciation instead of accomplishment.

 

But if I had a hunk like Trevelyn Deveridge posing in the buff for me, perhaps I'd be moved to give painting a try!

   

    

Q: What's coming next?

 

  A: My next release is Stroke of Genius, due to hit the bookstore shelves on May 25, 2010. I love this romantic cover and it's perfect for my sculptor hero, Crispin Hawke. His home in the heart of the seedy London neighborhood Cheapside is a bit of a mystery. It's designed around an interior courtyard with sensual statuary and a garden that blooms year round!

 

It just goes to show you can't judge a house by the outside and you can't judge a man until you catch a glimpse of his heart.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: You also write as Diana Groe. Why two names?

 

  A: I began writing angsty, Viking historicals set in the Dark Ages as Diana Groe.

 

When I wrote Distracting the Duchess, its light-hearted and frankly sexier style was such a departure from the first three books, my editor suggested a different penname.

 

Emily Bryan was born. Light or dark, serious or silly—we need equal portions of laughter and tears to stay balanced. I hope you make room on your bookshelves for both Diana Groe and Emily Bryan. And if you enjoy them, please share my books with your friends!

    

Isn't it fun to spread the 'happily ever after' around?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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