My name is Hillary Fields. Both by trade and in spirit, I am a romantic, and this, my website, is devoted to all things I find most passionately stirring. Primarily, that means my novels, from my maiden venture, The Maiden's Revenge, to my current release, Heart of a Lion, and extends as well to my works in progress, both historical and contemporary. But here in the beginning, I thought I'd tell you a little about me. I grew up in Manhattan, with Central Park as my playground and some of the finest restaurants, museums, and shops at my fingertips. (And, judging by my shoe collection, you can tell I love shopping!) I attended college to study the "Great Books" program at St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and that city is still one of my favorite spots on earth.

She had once been a beautiful noblewoman called Lady Isabeau, betrothed at birth to the handsome squire Jared de Navarre. Read Excerpt > Read Reviews >

Rafe Sunderland, the handsome, rakish duke of Ravenhurst, has it all - power, position, and all the pleasures of proper Society... Read Excerpt > Read Reviews >

I'm back in New York now, writing full-time, though I still travel as often as I can to seek inspiration.Ever since I was little, I have been fascinated by history, from the languages and monuments left by great civilizations like Egypt and ancient Greece, to the costumes, castles, and cultures of Europe throughout the ages. I love to visit new places, and have found myself inspired over and over again to write by the beauty and majesty of the world. Both the natural wonders nature has shaped and the astonishing feats of architecture created by man spur my imagination to spin tales of heroic damsels and their knights in distress...(And no, that isn't a typo, as those of you who know my feminist slant can attest!) I simply can't be in the world without building stories to fit around the things I've seen and done and wished I could do. And that's where writing comes in, to help me live my dreams. Sometimes I play pirate, brandishing a sword and holding a dashing young ship's captain for ransom, ala The Maiden's Revenge. Sometimes, I'm an archaeologist with a mind to carve out a place for women in the study of ancient Egypt, as my heroine did in Marrying Jezebel. Through my writing, I can be a martial arts expert, a renegade, a rock star, or any old thing I please. And the best part of it, of course, are the heroes I get to create! After all, what would a romance novel be without a heartthrob to heat up the heroine? At the heart of every story I write is the hero, whether tall, dark, and handsome or fair, fun, and smiling. In my dreams and in my novels, create men who are everything a girl could want - loyal and true, passionate and powerful, tender and intelligent. Not to mention hunky! And in the guise of my heroines, I get to spend all day with these lovely men between the pages of my novels (or, more accurately, betwixt the letters of my keyboard), whether making love in silk-draped boudoirs or racing camels across the open desert, fighting side by side to combat a common enemy or scheming against one another in the struggle for passionate dominance. There's always plenty of love and lust to go around! Wow. I really do have the best job in the world... But in the end, it's you, who read my stories, who really make the task worthwhile.

Rafe Sunderland, the handsome, rakish duke of Ravenhurst, has it all - power, position, and all the pleasures of proper Society... Read Excerpt > Read Reviews >