Like the earlier story, The Dragon Lady of Stockbridge is a historical fantasy, set in a historical environment with a dose of magic. If people can practice magic, what does that do to their perception of the world? What ethics might they develop? Would they hang out with each other? How would they pass on their knowledge? Dragon Lady addresses these questions. But it is not a dry meditation on these subjects. It’s an adventure story. You live in a summer cottage in the Berkshires and one of your laundry maids comes to you with an extraordinary and improbable request. What do you do? And what are the consequences of your actions?