I had such fun writing Lavender Blue. The idea for this novel, set
during the Civil War on the Texas/Mexican Gulf near the Rio Grande, was
inspired by a novel I had read in junior high ~ The Scarlet Pimpernel,
which was set during the French Revolution. I learned a fascinating
tidbit while researching Lavender Blue ~ that the Civil War's last
battle was fought on the Rio Grande, weeks after the Civil War had
officially ended because word of General Lee's surrender had yet to
reach South Texas. Lavender Blue involves a daring French privateer and
a dear friend from Jeanette St. John's youth, now a bumbling dandy.
Our heroine does not know which man fascinates her most. Worse, she
does not known that both are . . . well, I hope you'll read Lavender
Blue to discover what shocking pleasure awaits Jeanette. Many of my
historical novels are entitled with song titles with colors - Deep
Purple, Blue Bayou, Mood Indigo, Blue Moon, etc., but I will admit
Lavender Blue is one of my favorite.
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