Every once in a while, a character who appears in my stories who catches my interest right away. Esmeraude was just such a character. Although she was only two when she first fell from my fingertips–in The Countess– and even though she was willful, she charmed me from the start. From the very beginning of writing The Countess, I knew that I would have to write Esmeraude’s story–and I knew that she would present some man with a challenge, even as she captivated him.
Every once in a while, a character who appears in my stories who catches my interest right away. Esmeraude was just such a character. Although she was only two when she first fell from my fingertips–in The Countess– and even though she was willful, she charmed me from the start. From the very beginning of writing The Countess,
