Margaret's Curiosities – Romantic suspense rooted in the hidden histories of the American West

Margaret’s Curiosities

Romantic suspense rooted in the hidden histories of the American West

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What you’ll find here…

Whisky barrel in black and white in worn condition

Surprising and humorous things about Prohibition in the American West.

A sketchbook with an artistic line drawing of a face in pink ink on an open page, accompanied by flowing cursive writing. A branch with green leaves is placed across the book. The sketchbook rests on a dark surface with a red closed book partially visible in the foreground.

Bootleg Hearts Series: Book 1 – The Snake Charmer

Grey cat laying in grass in the summertime

Margaret’s writing companions: The Midnight Fluff Trio

Meet Margaret

Margaret Oliver writes romantic suspense set in the hidden corners of the American West, including the Bootleg Hearts series on Ream. This blog is where she shares the world behind the fiction—historical research, creative process, and the ideas that shape her characters and settings. Looking to work with Margaret, or to know about upcoming events?

From the Writing Desk...

“I write historical sapphic romances that contain thriller and suspense elements. The world for my characters in the Bootleg Hearts series is set in 1920s northern California wine country during Prohibition. I love researching women bootleggers and book 1 of this series, The Snake Charmer, features an age-gap romance, a bootlegger and an heiress, and all the wickedness and thrills of the Jazz Age.”
~Margaret Oliver

Snapshots

Moments captured on hikes, wine country, and rural outdoor markets.