I haven’t had a Shelley Adina website in a while, mostly because I couldn’t settle on a look … I like changing things around too much (which is why this blog has gone through a couple of iterations in its short life). But as I was thinking about the books I write, I realized that…
One of the commenters on my recent interview post at Coffee Time Romance asked how I chose my character names, and so I thought that would be a good subject to talk about here. Naming your character correctly is one of the most important choices a writer makes in her novel. It might not be…
Coffee Time Romance is a long-established review site. They contacted me some time ago to say they were establishing a whole new section for the steampunk genre, and would I like to be one of their featured authors to help them launch the site? Needless to say, I told them I would love to be…
The beginning of a new book for the beginning of a new year! Brilliant Devices copyright 2013 by Shelley Adina Chapter 1 The Evening Standard October 9, 1889 TITANS OF MODERN INDUSTRY DIE IN TRAIN CATASTROPHE In a tragedy that strikes at the very foundations of society on two continents, one of London’s brightest…
A lady of resources has the power to change the world—if she can stay alive long enough to do it. Lady Claire Trevelyan had been looking forward to glittering balls, congenial society, and relief from pursuit during her stay with Lord and Lady Dunsmuir in the Canadas. Well, perhaps not entirely. Being pursued by a…