Hello, and happy new year! It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post—and a year and a half (!) since the publication of my first novel, The Girl Who Tried to Change History. I can’t believe it!

Thank you so much to everyone who read my novel, recommended it to friends, left reviews on amazon, and helped me get my creation out into the world. Your enjoyment and enthusiasm for the story means the world to me, and I will forever be grateful for your support.

It seems like just yesterday that I was living a totally different life--in another city, in a foreign yet familiar country, where every day seemed to bring a new adventure.

The year was 2007, and I was a young(er) graduate student living in London. I was studying for a graduate degree in European Politics, immersing myself daily in the history and struggles of the European Union and the countries of Central Europe, which was the focus of my degree.