I research intensely for each of my books, using a combination of primary sources (documents from the era, letters, etc.) and secondary sources (biographies, historical accounts) as well as on-site research, which involves traveling to each of the places I write about. She's not easily pigeonholed: she had both the darkness we carry in our blood, as well as the stamina and courage. I think Isabel is uniquely Spanish in her character and that can be challenging for some readers she had that emotional complexity and, at times, rigidity in her way of thinking. Me encanta oir de mis lectores en Espana! Yes, I was raised in southern Spain and my mom is from Madrid, so I'm half-Spanish.
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