Welcome! I am Linda Hines and kindly thank the lovely folks of DreamCraft for this beautiful site. The sunny and warm Deep South of the United States is my home. Long-married, my energetic husband and two fine sons are supportive in all I do.

Like many of you, I live to read and love to write. Words – the meanings of words – fascinate me. Oh, the joy when a character grabs the reins! And no matter the time or situation, one must strive heroically to convey his intent before the dramatic words he whispers might too quickly fade away.

The unique bond strong men share has always intrigued me. Exploring the depth and nature of that special bond is what my literary exercises are now about.

I write what I love, and the dynamic and innovative Nineteenth Century, with its audacious entrepreneurs and literary giants, is my favorite period in which to play. There I can entwine in some form or fashion all my fancies! The ranchers and renegades of the Wild West; the military history of the European and American wars; the poetry, literature and music of the Romantic Period and, most especially, tales of the horses I adore.

I collect antique books. Surrounded by these jewels of the past, in bindings sumptuous or shabby, I am most content. German Romantic Literature is my particular passion – specifically, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century translations of the exquisite lyric poetry which inspired the Romantic composers to create their German Lieder … the glorious Songs of Art.

Historic authors like Goethe and Schiller were servants of princes during revolutionary periods. Nobleman Friedrich von Hardenberg, known as Novalis, conceptualized the yearning of a generation into the Blue Flower. Warrior-Poet Theodor Körner wrote swordsongs, rode with Lützow’s Free Corps, and died at a tender age upon a Napoleonic battlefield. Holding pride of place among my treasured collection are more than a score of the earliest English translations of Goethe’s masterwork “Faust.”

These are just a few of the Literary Princes who command my shelves and inspire my thoughts.

Strong, complex yet flawed individuals in challenging relationships interest me most. Many of the characters portrayed in my tales have evolved in my heart and mind since I was a girl. Now, after the experiences of a lifetime, I present their stories to you.

“A Daring, Devoted Heart” is my first offering. “Phantom Suns” will soon follow.” I hope you will be pleased.