by Joyce Lamb)
Ella Quinn found herself in a bit of a predicament when writing her new release, Desiring Lady Caro. She turned to fellow historical author Cara Elliott, author of Passionately Yours, for some help ...
Ella: While I was writing Desiring Lady Caro, book No. 4 in my series The Marriage Game, I discovered that my heroine loved chocolate. Fortunately, my friend and fellow Regency author, Cara Elliott, was able to help. The conversation when something like this:
Cara: I hear the heroine in your new Regency historical has a sweet tooth.
Ella: She does — and so far he's been extremely good at finding chocolate. In Italy he found chocolate tiramisu, a chocolate cake with ground almonds, and cake made on a spit. In Innsbruck, Austria, there is a café that's been famous for its chocolate torte for over 200 years. But we're in Strasbourg now and they don't have any local chocolate desserts. He's getting pretty desperate.
Cara: Oh, that's easy — he should get her a box of Debauve chocolates.
Ella: Boxed chocolates? But, Cara ... there weren't edible chocolates in the Regency.
Cara: Actually, there was! It was invented by Marie Antoinette's pharmacist!
Ella: You are brilliant! He could give her something she's never seen before. Ummm, do you think he has a shop in Strasbourg?
Cara: Hmm — maybe your hero could Google it?
Ella: Great idea! Or maybe I should do it. I'm pretty sure they didn't have the Internet back then.
Find out more about Ella and her books at www.ellaquinnauthor.com. Find out more about Cara and her books at www.caraelliott.com.
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