Me and My Sari

on July 18, 2010

About a year ago, my husband and I got the chance to travel to India for a wedding. While there, I took the opportunity to do some research for my Drake’s Rakes series. So far Grace and Harry Lidge both lived there. So I hunted down the places they would have lived, and I interrogated… Read More


Winners!

on July 12, 2010

Congratulations to both Karen and Linda! You’ve each won a signed copy of Barely A Lady. Please email my assistant at kimscastillo @msn.com (no spaces) with your mailing address. She’ll get your prize out to you. Stay tuned next month for another contest.


You Get a Page

on July 9, 2010

My friend Karyn and I used to play a game. We were mall-walkers in those days. Half-a mile up, half a mile back. We did the first circuit fast, scouting out the stores, and then, if we needed to, we’d stop on the way back and make our purchases. We were deadly Christmas shoppers. The… Read More


In Praise of Big Bus Tours

on July 7, 2010

Now, as anybody knows who either knows me or has been reading my travel blogs, I am not the kind of person who usually joins tours. I’m too impatient, and too impulsive. If I want to stop to take a picture(and I do. Often), I want to stop. Then and there. Not so possible on… Read More


Let’s Cut to the Chase

on July 2, 2010

I was going to write something esoteric about the fact that my book, BARELY A LADY, came out this week. I thought to wax rhapsodic about the joys of publishing. Maybe next week. For now, I’m going to give you a break and skip straight to the good stuff. The contest. BARELY A LADY is… Read More