Now that I am in possession of a manuscript consisting entirely of dialogue (with a few stage notes and interior monologue prompts) it is time to write the rest of the thing. Here’s what else is needed, I reckon:

The hero’s thoughts of the heroine: She is trouble, and thus must be avoided. Except that he cannot stay away….Include lusty thoughts and typical Alpha-male bullheaded logic.

The heroine’s thoughts of the hero: He is not the man she thought he was, and it’s impossible they could be together, and yet she cannot stay away…Hint at lusty thoughts, explore emotional depths, dress to impress.

Descriptions of: gorgeous silk and satin dresses (particularly wedding dresses) how perfectly his breeches fit him (so very perfectly), the weather (warm, summery), the taste of champagne at a ball, intense fencing matches between the hero and his rival, the thrill of opening a secret letter from a secret lover…

Setting: It’s Regency London, of course! That means splendiferous ducal mansions, vast ballrooms, crowded city streets, the theater, Harry Angelo’s fencing school, and the duke’s bedchambers, and particularly to these books: the fleet street office of the most popular newspaper in London.

And we mustn’t forget to describe heated glances from across a crowded ballroom, rapturous kisses and love making, which is a blog of it’s own.