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Lord of Secrets inspiration

Inspirations for the regency romance Lord of Secrets, available from Carina Press, Audible.com, and major e-book retailers.
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Another inspiration for David was James Mason's performance as Nicholas Cunningham in The Seventh Veil (1945). If you haven't seen it, you should. Mason is fascinating as the wealthy, controlling, frequently cruel, emotionally scarred guardian to his distant cousin, a vulnerable young concert pianist. Herbert Lom, Film Watch, Mcdermott, The Seven, Nicholas, Vulnerability, Veil, Seventh, Mason
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Another inspiration for David was James Mason's performance as Nicholas Cunningham in The Seventh Veil (1945). If you haven't seen it, you should. Mason is fascinating as the wealthy, controlling, frequently cruel, emotionally scarred guardian to his distant cousin, a vulnerable young concert pianist.
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The cover for Lord of Secrets.
Interior view of a saloon on a packet ship. Though this picture is from a slightly later date, David and Rosalie would have taken their meals around a table like this one during their transatlantic crossing. American Cruises, Floating Hotel, Below Deck, Love Boat, Visit Europe, Britannia, South Pacific, The Highlands, Saloon
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Interior view of a saloon on a packet ship. Though this picture is from a slightly later date, David and Rosalie would have taken their meals around a table like this one during their transatlantic crossing.
I pictured Rosalie Whitwell looking like the actress Emmy Rossum. Beautiful Celebrities, Beautiful Actresses, Celebrities Female, Celebs, Female Actresses, Celebrities Fashion, Pretty People, Beautiful People, Phantom Of The Opera
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I pictured Rosalie Whitwell looking like the actress Emmy Rossum.
The hero, David, looks like British actor Henry Cavill. Henry Cavill, Colin Firth, Christian Grey, Most Beautiful Man, Gorgeous Men, Beautiful Things, Stunning, Paullina
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The hero, David, looks like British actor Henry Cavill.
Just as the Marquess of Northampton's tudor estate inspired Lyningthorp, this 1821 painting by Henry Raeburn of Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton, was one inspiration for the aloof hero of Lord of Secrets. Compton Wynyates, Ages Of Man, 18th Century Paintings, Scottish Artists, Don Juan, Northampton, Aristocracy, Portrait Art
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Just as the Marquess of Northampton's tudor estate inspired Lyningthorp, this 1821 painting by Henry Raeburn of Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton, was one inspiration for the aloof hero of Lord of Secrets.
Henry Raeburn's companion portrait of Margaret, Marchioness of Northampton, also served as an inspiration for the heroine. Woman Painting, Portrait Painting, Painting & Drawing, Thomas Gainsborough, William Hogarth, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, William Turner, George Romney
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The Marchioness of Northampton, Playing a Harp, circa 1820
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Great Easton in Essex began as an estate villlage (a residential village for the workers on a country house estate) like the one belonging to Lyningthorp. Dream Cottage, Easton, Belonging, Lottery, Cottages, Country House, Rural, Onion, Residential
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Great Easton in Essex began as an estate villlage (a residential village for the workers on a country house estate) like the one belonging to Lyningthorp.
He'd have to bleach his hair and do a British accent, but I think Logan Lerman could play Rosalie's cousin, Charlie Templeton. Underwater Kiss, I See Stars, British Accent, Logan Lerman, Percy Jackson And The Olympians, Half Blood, Pretty Eyes
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He'd have to bleach his hair and do a British accent, but I think Logan Lerman could play Rosalie's cousin, Charlie Templeton.
I like to imagine Russell Tovey playing David's neighbor, Robert Melton. I wasn't really picturing him as I was writing the story, but I love Russell Tovey so much I had to find a role for him somewhere. Best Series, Tv Series, Doctor Who Confidential, Mike The Knight, Russell Tovey, Gavin And Stacey, Men Tv, A Discovery Of Witches, Sundance Film
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I like to imagine Russell Tovey playing David's neighbor, Robert Melton. I wasn't really picturing him as I was writing the story, but I love Russell Tovey so much I had to find a role for him somewhere.
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Tudor gatehouse (the Bottle Lodges and west gate, Burghley House, Stamford).
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A spaniel like Burr, the dog David lost.
Rosalie has spent most of her life living out of a trunk like this one. Rosalie, Hope Chest, Antiques, Interior, Furniture, Design, Home Decor
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Rosalie has spent most of her life living out of a trunk like this one.
Compton Wynyates, the Warwickshire home of the Marquess of Northampton, was the inspiration for Lyningthorp. Bodiam Castle, Alnwick Castle, Leeds Castle, English Manor Houses, English Castles, Hohenzollern Castle, Castles In England, Castle House
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Compton Wynyates, the Warwickshire home of the Marquess of Northampton, was the inspiration for Lyningthorp.