My next e-book Pleasured by the English Spy is out Feb. 1 as a harlequin historical undone! It's a fun romp in Italy, Florence to be exact. Also, exciting news is that Pickpocket Countess came out in Italian recently. I just got my copies in the mail a couple of days ago and it was a thrill.
On p. 185 in Chapter 14, Valerian and Phillippa and her brother, Beldon, have a dinner conversation about a man named Bickford who is patenting a new kind of fuse for blasting in the mines. Valerian and Beldon decide to ride over the next day and talk with him about his invention. The Bickford fuse was a big step forward for mining safety since it took away a significant amount of risk miners faced when lighting the traditional reed fuses. Bickford did exist, he did craft this fuse and did design his own production line for mass producing that fuse in the 1830s. If you're interested in reading about this piece of Cornish mining history, try this link: http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/famous-cornish-people/bickford.htm
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