Kathy H D Kingsbury is, in real life, a retired telephone company employee who now divides her time between two of her greatest passions – history and reading. She is fascinated with ancient and medieval history, and has been a Ricardian for some 40 years and is a member of the American Branch of the Richard III Society. Her reading tastes include works on the Wars of the Roses (both fiction and non-fiction), Victorian literature, historical mysteries, and modern-day paranormal romances. Previous writing efforts include several Phantom of the Opera romances and a couple early attempts at Ricardian inspired stories in which, like too many others, she got the Stanley brothers mixed up.