<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Cheryl R. Lane, Author]]></title><description><![CDATA[cheryllaneauthor]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:15:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Lachlan McGregor, the Scotsman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lachlan McGregor is a Scotsman who is Baldwin Wellington's friend since childhood.  Born in 1745 during the Battle of Culloden, his...]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/lachlan-mcgregor-the-scotsman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e971cc91aa5cf0017586915</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:53:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_86ed02134129474b9dbd38e6041009ce~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Rowena Thorowgood of Wellingshire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rowena Thorowgood is a spoiled rich young lady from Wellingshire, England, who is being forced into an unwanted marriage by her father. ...]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/rich-rowena-thorowgood</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e5306138bbc46003bfd8085</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:56:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_deb18a28cdda4cbdb804a5395bb5251d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Bronwyn the Brave]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Voyage of the Heart, Bronwyn Kerrigan is a Scots-Irish lass whose father dies and she has to make an important decision about her...]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/meet-bronwyn-the-brave</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e42077f2d0c9100178f6435</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:00:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_7b2099e18a3a468c96542c58a6c3a3a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Baldwin, son of Lord Wellington]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baldwin Albert Hugh Wellington was the great-grandfather of Ethan Wellington from my Wellington Cross Series.  Baldwin, if you have read...]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/meet-baldwin-son-of-lord-wellington</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e29a704610ded0018872286</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:09:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_01e1ce4f86e246728e6a30c997d6343c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Grayson, Dual Citizen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grayson is a teen character from my new book, Whispers From the Past.  He is a senior in high school, getting ready to graduate, and he...]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/2018/11/23/meet-grayson-dual-citizen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e29a6c2f7f6b70017a4ddfc</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_1672a11741de44218e8edb0ee5d669a6~mv2_d_1200_1800_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Tori, the Ghost Whisperer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's character from my latest novel, Whispers From the Past, is Victoria Barnes, or Tori as she prefers to be called. ...]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/2018/11/21/meet-tori-the-ghost-whisperer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e29a6c2d4b71f0017217bd3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_f15ecb12566440279c6cd995fd64f000~mv2_d_1200_1800_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Jason]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's character I'd like you to meet is Jason Barnes. 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I normally do a Meet the Characters with each book release, and this time I'm...]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/2018/11/19/meet-sarah-wellington-barnes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e29a6c256b4d90017bd254f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 13:51:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_52d4ce9d778f4afaaf1e970d5cacbc1b~mv2_d_1200_1800_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Covers Inspiration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being a self-published author, I do my own book covers.  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It is a beautifully...]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/2017/04/14/plantation-on-the-river</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e29a6c20b5f3b0017a7866f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2017 12:22:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_3e09a55a4a2d429e8563f3668604c7cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Library Romance Readers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was invited to attend the monthly Romance Readers book group at the Pungo-Blackwater Library today to talk about me and my books.  I...]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/2016/12/07/library-romance-readers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e29a6c22d74860017a48cab</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:29:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_2c87d0c7a1fa4ac1a615f151996061c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving at Berkeley]]></title><description><![CDATA[I participated as a vendor at this past weekend's Virginia Thanksgiving Festival, held annually at Berkeley Plantation in Charles City,...]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/2016/11/09/thanksgiving-at-berkeley</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e29a6c223c350001758a0a2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 19:36:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_ab2ff2102d5e4339904f0ae9eadb0365~mv2_d_3264_2448_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inn for Cover]]></title><description><![CDATA[My latest book, Wellington Belle, is now available in paperback and preorder for Kindle on Amazon.  On the cover of this historical...]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/2016/09/14/inn-for-cover</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e29a6c2bab2d900178119f1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:17:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_99c3b279ecde45c3ad5af31fe3f50889~mv2_d_3264_2448_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kayaking at False Cape]]></title><description><![CDATA[My good friend and fellow author, S. W. 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W....]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/2016/07/26/book-signing-in-tennessee</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e29a6c2b4dd5d001756c8e5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 20:15:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_023b3f064e2a4719821494556aeba926~mv2_d_2194_1300_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspiration for Harry]]></title><description><![CDATA[My dog, Shadow, is my inspiration for the dog, Harry, that Jackson gives to Scarlett in my book, Sunrise Kisses.  Shadow is a Havanese...]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/2016/06/28/inspiration-for-harry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e29a6c2ad58fe001746e255</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2016 12:38:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_8f81bc5f0a324785b04836723bd74f9b~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barbotine in Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[I often turn the pages of my Victoria Magazines for inspiration with my writing.  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Imagine 14 ladies all trying to get...]]></description><link>https://www.cheryllaneauthor.com/post/2016/06/08/girls-weekend-in-wine-country</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e29a6c247e35c00173659c8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 00:40:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4882_087416d27cac471d93d0a9936120beb4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pungo White House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last weekend, my family and I attended the annual Pungo Strawberry Festival here in Virginia Beach.  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