Blog | Cheryl R. Lane, Author

Cheryl R. Lane

Having cancer is not the end of romance

My mother developed breast cancer at the age of 81. I’m not sure she had ever had a mammogram before. She was very old-fashioned and...

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Jonesborough Train

In my book, "Wellington Rose," I write about my character, Ian Banks, running from a bank robbery in the historic town of Jonesborough,...

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Virginia Beach Lighthouses

In my Angel books, "Starlight Wishes" and "Sunrise Kisses," I mention a lighthouse called False Cape Light. This is a fictitious...

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Picnicking in Williamsburg

On the Fourth of July in 2013, I took my family to the same spot where Ethan took Madeline to picnic in chapter nine of my book,...

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Historic Weston Church

In my book "Wellington Cross," I mention a church called Westover Church. This was a real church and still holds services today. It was...

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Dismal Swamp Communities

In my book, Wellington Cross, I refer to an ex-slave, Fanny, going to a community with other ex-slaves down at the Great Dismal Swamp....

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Union Army in East Tennessee

I grew up in East Tennessee, and although I live in and love Virginia now, I wanted to tie the book back to my roots. So I let my...

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Wet Nurse

"I found a wet nurse." ~from Chapter 37, "Wellington Cross". My friend Sherrie, who is also an author, helped me come up with the idea...