Angie Derek

Hi, I'm Suzi Love, an Australian historical romance author, and the year is 1843. The heroine of my latest book, Embracing Scandal, is racing around London trying to collect documented proof of the illegal activities of some of her peers so her friends at Scotland Yard will be able to arrest them for stock market fraud. But, as you can imagine, accusing members of the beau monde - upper class society - has put Lady Rebecca Jamison, along with her five scientifically-gifted siblings, in grave danger. People with intellect and skill, like Becca, are investing in the towns and counties where new railway tracks are being laid, and in the factories producing machinery and steel products. New railway bridges are springing up everywhere, making train travel  the quickest way to reach country areas which were only accessible before on poorly maintained roads. Steam trains are cutting across large tracts of country land and this enormous railway expansion has opened up ...