Happy to talk about it. It was an idea I'd been percolating for about 30 years, and I finally started researching it about 5 years ago - bookstores, libraries, online, I even went down to Brownsville where my action takes place, and got access to the Historical Association archives, so I could read original journals and letters. Started coming up with characters, and plotlines. After that it took me about 2 years to write... and rewrite and rewrite and rewrite. It's been a labor of love, frustration, depression and exhilaration. I'm pretty happy with the final result, and I'm glad it's done.