“written in” several locals, including shop owner Marion Maggiolo. Publisher’s Weekly said it best: “Suspects abound among the wellheeled and well-mounted….”    Nani Power’s Feed the Hungry: A Memoir with Recipes is due out in April. Her previous books were Crawling at Night, The Good Remains and The Sea of Tears – a character-driven novel set in a Washington hotel. Noel Grove was a staff writer at National Geographic for 25 years. While there, he wrote numerous articles and two books. Noel and his wife, Barbara Payne (managing editor of the Loudoun Times Mirror in Leesburg), have lived in this area for 28 years. Noel’s latest book, The Lure of Loudoun: Centuries of Change in Virginia’s Emerald County, is rich in detail and is sure to serve as a historical reference for years to come. Coauthor Charles Poland, Ph.D., a Loudoun native, contributed information based on his academic dissertation. While researching the book, Noel says he was “astounded to learn that, contrary to everything I’d ever been taught, the European colonists did not defeat the Indians with superior technology. They killed them off inadvertently by diseases against which the natives did not any immunity.”     Chapters in the book include: “Horse Country” and “The Last Days of Unchallenged Agrarianism.” The vintage photos, maps, and ephemera – along with color photos – add to the context.      Noel is currently doing final edits on a novelistic true story of a murder trial he covered years ago. “I trace the killer’s life and try to explain his actions,” he relates. He’s also starting research for another book, this one about two women – one of whom had poor health, ghastly looks, and yet became admired – and one who seemingly had everything and yet ended up in prison.      Journalist and historian Marc Leepson’s latest book is Desperate Engagement: How a Little Known Civil War Battle Saved Washington, D.C. and Changed American History. It’s an account of the Civil War Battle of Monocacy and Confederate General Jubal Early’s march on Washington.      Marc and wife Janna live at Chilton, the former home of late Washington attorney Hobart Taylor.      Marc says of his research revelations: “It really was a matter of hours, maybe a day at most. If Wallace had not held Early up for an entire day at Monocacy (July 9, 1864), Grant would not have had time to bring troops from Richmond to defend the city.”      Charley Matheson, an architect by training, reveals his artistic side in a handsome tome: Hunting Sketches on the Run, a collection inspired by his following of the hounds. A life long foxhunter, Charley began riding with Casanova Hunt, where his grandparents owned Spring Hill Farm. He has ridden with Orange County Hunt since 1970.      Charley began these sketches in September 2006. “I thought it’d make an interesting visual diary,” he says. The elegant artwork, notes and narrative are printed on super-fine eggshell paper by Mowhawk. The most enjoyable part of his project? “Sitting alone in advance of hounds and preparing to sketch the moment when a fox breaks.” Tally Ho. WHO’S NEXT? Five for Jane Stockton WL: Occupation? JS: Professional photographer and owner of The True Studio in Middleburg, Va. WL: What are you most proud of? JS: Professionally: The work that we did with Habitat for Humanity and Oprah Winfrey in aid of the families that experienced such tragedy on the Gulf Coast. Personally: my marriage. WL: What is your favorite restaurant and meal? JS: Chez Francois, Great Falls, Va. The meal: mushroom soup, mushroom crepe, and the vegetarian special. WL: What is something most people don’t know about you? JS: I am a huge fan of karaoke. I didn’t say I was good, just a fan! WL: What do you most love about D.C.? JS: I love its proximity to everything. We are surrounded by the beauty of land and country as well as the buzz of the city, and we’re not too far from the beaches or mountains.