Jacinta Carey

Biography

Jacinta Carey is the author of The Starbuck Saga (Victorian), The Ravishing Romans series (Ancient Rome), The Wild Heart series (Western), The Gordons of Gretna series (Regency) and The Kerrs of Kelso series (Regency) . She loves to cook for her large family and all her friends, and adores cats, and history.

Fun Facts

Hobbies

Cooking, knitting

Most Exotic Place Visited

New Zealand, Bay of Islands-Research for the Starbucks series. I didn't want to leave!

What Shampoo Do You Use?

Anything I find in the cabinet

Your Dream Car

Black Jaguar E-type

Favorite Sport

Tennis

Mountains or Beach? Why?

Both--depends on my mood

Pet Peeve

Hard to open packages! Like those oyster things. Practically cut your fingers off.

Number of Published Books

30+

Book that Changed Your Life

Shakespeare-a little anthology when I was about 9. It's his fault I became an English teacher!

Favorite Place to Write

Anywhere, really, especially if I get to travel somewhere.

Do You Listen to Music While Writing? What Kind?

Beethoven when I am really concentrating

Favorite Character You Created

I love all my sexy heroes! But I have to say Robert, who is in the Gordons and Kerrs series-really funny and larger than life. Am hoping I will have a series about he and the family when he grows up a bit more and it's time for him to marry.