Tag: Christmas

Advent Calendar Day 4 ~ A Festive Dish

Hi! Today’s Advent treats are a brass band, a vignette and a virtual bite of Christmas pudding and the festive dish that went before it. Did you know that the Sunday before last (22 Nov) was Stir-up Sunday? That’s when families (those who still make their own Christmas pudding instead of buying it from the shop) …

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Unexpected Gifts! A New Darcy Family Christmas read

The Darcy Family Christmas series continues!

12 Days of Christmas – 4th Day!

Happy 4th Day of Christmas!! In my newest novel, The Knight Before Christmas, my characters, Emma Westwood & Austin Knightley, make a special dessert — a chocolate-apricot torte, reminiscent of the famous Viennese Sachertorte. My husband and I were in Austria back in the mid-1990s, and we each enjoyed a generous and oh-so-chocolaty piece of …

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12 Days of Christmas ~ Day 2

Two turtledoves and dreams of their merry, merry Christmastimes at Pemberley or at their house in town. In early wedded bliss, perhaps – or surrounded by (more or less welcome) guests – or later, when there are children at Pemberley and the new custom Prince Albert had brought from his home country had begun to catch …

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Nosy November ~ Who’s the nosiest of all?

So, Nosy November… 😊. Three cheers for Amy D’Orazio for suggesting such a fun theme for this month! ‘Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can,’ Elizabeth said to Mr Darcy, and we have good reason to believe that Jane Austen shared that view, …

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The Knight Before Christmas – Book Release Celebration!

Dear Austen Friends, It’s been over two years since I released a new novel…but I’m absolutely thrilled to share this Austen-inspired Christmas romance with you all! I’ve wanted to write a story with a modern Emma & Knightley for ages—there’s just something deliciously fun about an independent woman who has almost everything, except for the …

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Advent Calendar – Day 21 – 1812: The Darcys’ First Christmas and the Grinch

Thanks for stopping by to read my second post in the Advent Calendar. If you missed the first, you can find it here. I thought it would be nice if my two posts were about ‘before and after’: Mr Darcy’s Christmastide in the years before and after his marriage. My take on his 1811 Advent …

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Advent Calendar – Day 19 – 1811: Mr Darcy’s Advent Season

Good morning! Hope you’re having a wonderful Advent Season so far. I thought this might be a good time to think of Mr Darcy (isn’t it always? 😉 ) and imagine how he might have fared in the run-up to Christmas, once he had left temptation behind and had been oh-so-successful in persuading both his …

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Advent Calendar Day 10: The Cajun Cheesehead Critic Returns!

The Cajun Cheesehead Critic Takes on Christmas Songs Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Wait! This isn’t a post about Jane Austen adaptations! You’re right. The next one got moved to December 27. Watch for it. Now, on with the show. Honestly, is there a better season in the United States than the holiday season? Starting …

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Cover Reveal: Unwrapping Mr. Darcy

It’s here! I can’t believe release day is so close. It’s a crazy busy time but I’m so excited to show you what I’ve been working on. I hope everyone loves it as much as I do. First thing is first! The cover! I couldn’t resist featuring Grunt. I found some illustrations on a stock …

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