KayLee Patterson, author

What begins as a first date at the Jane Austen Festival in Bath takes a startling turn when Sophie and Ryan are thrust more than 200 years into the past. Suddenly stranded in Regency England, they must scramble to find food, clothing, and shelter while learning to pass as members of polite society—all while searching for a way back home. Their predicament grows more complicated when they realize the blood oath that carried them into the past can only be broken if a mysterious death is avenged. With few options, they’re forced to hide in an empty house, recently vacated by the late Lady Trowbridge, and hope that they can find a way home before its rightful owner, Lord Trowbridge, returns from India. Can they solve a centuries-old mystery and undo the oath before they’re discovered and cast out—or trapped in the past forever? This was my second true attempt at writing a novel that eventually was published (the first being It Happened One Flight, which changed names and had a massive over...

In addition to this writing hobby, I read a lot.  I read 137 books last year, and 20 so far this year.  I know I'm a little behind the pace if I want to read over 100, but I'll get caught up when I'm on a few long flights and trips this summer. Strange things can sometimes come up in a search history, and the least innocuous is "Popular Names of people born in 1940." Why is this on my mind, you ask? While writing, I try to find names that suit the characters.  Sometimes, yes, the bad guy gets a name from someone in my past (bwa-ha-ha!).  Or the hero gets a name from someone I admire.  Although, more often than not, I make the character to resemble someone I love  or admire, and give them a different name; maybe one that is trendy now, or reflects the age of the character in the story.  Sometimes the story is much more...ahem...exciting than real life. Imagine writing about your bestie using her name, and that character is getting it on with her boss in...